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Psychoanalytic Therapy

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Psychoanalytic Therapy

Don't Let Your Thoughts Control Your Life

Psychoanalytic therapy is a deep, reflective approach that helps you understand how unconscious thoughts, early experiences, and past relationships influence your current emotions, behaviors, and beliefs. It goes beyond surface-level symptoms to uncover the patterns shaping how you think, relate, and feel.

WHAT WE OFFER FOR YOU

At Cornerstone Wellness Center, psychoanalytic therapy gives you a space to explore your inner life—so you can heal what’s hidden, release what no longer serves you, and live with greater emotional freedom.

Why Play Therapy Is Used

Sometimes, we repeat painful patterns without knowing why.

We attract the same unhealthy relationships, react too strongly to certain triggers, or sabotage our progress—despite wanting to grow.


Psychoanalytic therapy helps you uncover the roots of these patterns and rewrite them.

It’s especially helpful for:

  • Long-term anxiety, depression, or emotional stuckness

  • Repeating relationship conflicts or attachment issues

  • Childhood trauma, neglect, or unmet emotional needs

  • Self-esteem challenges or identity confusion

  • Unexplained anger, guilt, or fear

  • People seeking deeper self-understanding and transformation

This isn’t a quick fix. It’s meaningful, layered work—for people who are ready to go deep.

ACT therapy session at Cornerstone Wellness Center in Medina, OH, with therapist Amanda Hill and a young African American male client in a peaceful therapy room.
ACT therapy session at Cornerstone Wellness Center in Medina, OH, with therapist Christine Zeh and a middle-aged Asian American female client in a welcoming environment.
ACT therapy session at Cornerstone Wellness Center in Medina, OH, with therapist David Reece and a Latina teen client in a bright, encouraging therapy space.

The Goal of Psychoanalytic Therapy

The goal of psychoanalytic therapy is to help you:

  • Understand how past experiences shape current struggles

  • Recognize unconscious thoughts and emotional defenses

  • Process unresolved pain in a safe, supportive space

  • Develop more freedom to feel, relate, and choose consciously

  • Build long-term emotional resilience and insight

Rather than managing symptoms, this approach supports lasting emotional change from the inside out.

How Psychoanalytic Therapy Helps You Grow

Psychoanalytic therapy isn’t about advice—it’s about insight. You don’t just learn coping skills—you learn why you feel, think, and act the way you do, and how to change it.

At Cornerstone Wellness Center, our therapists are trained to help you navigate your inner world with care, respect, and patience. We guide, but you lead. You bring the story—we help uncover the meaning.

A Simple Story:
Meet Samuel

Samuel is 36 and successful in his career—but his relationships keep falling apart. He often feels emotionally distant, avoids conflict, and doesn’t understand why he feels empty when things are going well.

At Cornerstone Wellness Center, Samuel started psychoanalytic therapy. Over time, he uncovered old patterns from childhood—a belief that vulnerability was unsafe and love required performance. With his therapist’s support, Samuel slowly began to trust, feel, and relate more authentically.

For the first time, his relationships felt real—and so did his sense of self.

A supportive ACT therapy moment at Cornerstone Wellness Center in Medina, OH, depicting a therapist and client during a transformative breakthrough in a caring setting.

Disclaimer

The story shared above is a fictional example created for educational purposes. It does not represent a real client or actual session at Cornerstone Wellness Center. We are fully committed to maintaining your privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations. Any resemblance to real persons, living or deceased, is purely coincidental.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is psychoanalytic therapy?

Psychoanalytic therapy helps you explore unconscious thoughts and early life experiences to understand and change deep emotional patterns.

How is this different from regular talk therapy?

This approach goes deeper than symptom management. It helps you uncover the root causes of emotional struggles and develop long-term insight and healing.

How often are sessions held?

Children naturally use play to express thoughts and emotions. A therapist helps them make sense of that play and learn new ways to cope and communicate.

Will I have to talk about childhood?

Possibly—but only when you’re ready. Exploring early experiences often brings clarity to current struggles, but we always go at your pace.

How long does this therapy take?

It’s typically a longer-term approach. Real transformation takes time, but many clients find deep and lasting growth through this process.

Is psychoanalytic therapy right for trauma?

Yes. This approach is often used for developmental or complex trauma, helping clients process what words alone often can’t explain.

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