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What Is Lacanian Psychoanalysis?
Lacanian psychoanalysis is among the most theoretically rigorous and clinically distinctive traditions within the broader field of depth psychology. It is also, in Melbourne, among the rarest. This article offers an introduction, not a simplification. It is written for people who have already encountered some version of this question and want a serious answer to it.
Acting Out and Acting In : What a Young Person’s Behaviour Is Actually Saying
When a young person explodes in rage, refuses to leave their bedroom, or starts complaining of stomach pains that no paediatrician can explain, the instinct is to look for a cause. A diagnosis, a trigger, a deficit. This article argues for a different starting point: that what we call emotional dysregulation in children and adolescents is often a form of speech, and that understanding what is being said – rather than immediately trying to stop it – opens a more durable path forward.
What Is Psychoanalytic Therapy?
Psychoanalytic therapy is one of the oldest and most depth-oriented approaches in the clinical field. It is also one of the most misunderstood. This article explains what psychoanalytic therapy actually is, how it differs from related approaches, what happens in practice, and how to know whether it might be the right fit for you – including a brief account of the Lacanian tradition and its particular way of working with speech and the unconscious.
Complex Trauma, CPTSD, and Psychoanalysis
Complex PTSD develops from prolonged or repeated traumatic experience, and its effects reach far deeper than a single event. This article explores what CPTSD is, how it differs from PTSD, and why a psychoanalytic approach offers something that symptom-focused treatments often cannot: a genuine encounter with the meaning and history embedded in suffering.
Adolescence and the Family: A Psychoanalytic Reading
Adolescence is not a problem to be solved, but for many Melbourne families the intensity of this period can leave parents feeling shut out, helpless, or frightened. Clinical psychologist Myles Medwell offers a psychoanalytic perspective on what teenagers are really navigating, why the conflict with parents is often necessary, and how families can find support before the distance becomes too wide to bridge.
Psychoanalysis vs ‘Healing Culture’
Modern wellness culture promises to regulate, optimise, and return you to wholeness — but psychoanalysis begins from a fundamentally different place. Rather than strengthening the ego or silencing your symptoms, a psychoanalytic approach invites you to listen to what your unconscious is already saying. If you’ve ever felt that conventional therapy wasn’t quite reaching the right place, this article explores why depth-oriented work offers something different.