Struggling with anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, or self-doubt?
When the same difficulties keep returning, it can help to explore why.
Psychoanalytic therapy in Sydney and online.
Struggling with anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, or self-doubt?
When the same difficulties keep returning, it can help to explore why.
Psychoanalytic therapy in Sydney and online.
WHAT MAY BE BRINGING YOU HERE
01
Anxiety and life pressure
You feel overwhelmed, constantly worried, or unable to switch off.
02
Relationship problems
You keep having the same conflicts, feel disconnected, or struggle to make things work.
03
Feeling stuck
You want things to change, but keep ending up in the same place.
04
Self-doubt
You question yourself, your decisions, or whether you’re good enough.
05
Something doesn’t feel right
Life may look fine, but you still feel unhappy, dissatisfied, or unsettled.
What keeps happening may have something to say.
PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY IN SYDNEY
You may know what is happening. But do you know why it keeps happening?
You may know exactly what you want to change, yet find yourself repeating the same patterns.
You may understand your history and still wonder why it continues to affect your relationships, your choices, or the way you feel about yourself.
Psychoanalytic therapy works with these contradictions rather than simply trying to eliminate them.
By paying attention to what you say, what you repeat, and what is difficult to put into words, we can begin to understand what may be keeping the pattern in place.
You do not need to know exactly what to say. You can simply begin with what is on your mind.
When something doesn’t change, there may be a reason.
Psychoanalysis creates a space to talk openly, think things through, and work towards a more pleasurable way of living and relating to others.
ABOUT THE PRACTICE
Fernando Rocha
Psychoanalytic Therapist & Counsellor
PACFA Certified Practising Counsellor
ACA Member (level 2)
I work with adults who find themselves caught in patterns they understand intellectually but struggle to change.
My work is grounded in psychoanalysis and informed by a longstanding engagement with Freud and Lacan.
YOUR FIRST CONVERSATION
A quiet space to begin.
A 50-minute initial conversation is offered free of charge, with no obligation to continue afterwards.
Sessions are available in person in Sydney or online across Australia.
No referral is required.
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