THE PRACTICE
A place for what has not yet been understood.
The Underthought is a psychoanalysis practice in Sydney, offering psychoanalytic therapy and counselling in person and online across Australia.
THE WORK
Listening differently
Psychoanalytic therapy begins with what brings you to speak. Sometimes there is a clear difficulty. At other times there is only a feeling that something is not quite right.
The work is to stay with what emerges, and to think differently about what repeats, troubles, or feels unclear. It is not about finding quick solution, but about creating a space where something new can take shape.
FERNANDO ROCHA
The practitioner
I am a psychoanalytic therapist and counsellor based in Sydney. My interest in psychoanalysis began more than twenty years ago and continues to guide my work.
I remain interested in how each person’s suffering takes shape in a unique way, and how it can change through psychoanalytic therapy. My work is not based on giving advice or techniques, but on creating a space where something new can emerge through speech.
ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL FOUNDATION
Academic Background and Psychoanalytic Formation
My academic background includes a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and postgraduate training in Clinical Psychology, with a major in Psychoanalysis, both completed overseas.
My engagement with psychoanalysis spans more than twenty years and continues to inform my clinical work. My practice is grounded in sustained study of psychoanalytic theory, ongoing supervision, discussions with peers, and attention to how psychoanalysis speaks to the singular experiences of each person.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
I am a PACFA Registered Certified Practising Counsellor and an ACA Level 2 member.
BEGINNING
A first conversation
A first meeting is an oportunity to speak about what brings you here and to consider whether psychoanalytic therapy is right for you.
50 minutes • Free • No obligation to continue