Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy can be very useful when helping patients who have had a traumatic experience either in their past or even currently. Initially introduced by Sigmund Freud over eighty years ago, psychodynamic therapy is still being used today. As the American Journal of Psychotherapy says, "short-term psychodynamic therapy is indicated for...adjustment disorders, grief reactions, and recent onset of traumatic stress disorder" (Kennedy & Tanenbaum, 2000). They also say that setting a time limit of about fifteen session is also helpful. …