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Psychoanalytic psychotherapy

The only way out is through.

We all have our briarpatches, those painful, yet familiar places, people, and patterns of behavior that are unhealthy, or at times, even dangerous.

Explore the approach

A practice of attention

The first step to change is understanding ‘the why’ behind our actions.

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy makes room for the parts of experience that can be difficult to name: recurring choices, old expectations, silences, and the feelings that surface around them.

Rather than rushing toward an answer, the work invites curiosity about how a pattern took shape—and what might become possible when it no longer has to remain unseen.

“Change comes through not a denial of who we are, but acceptance of who we can be.”

Who this work can hold

Go from the painfully familiar to the comfortably belonging.

Individuals

For those who feel caught in cycles of anxiety, self-criticism, disconnection, or choices that no longer feel like their own.

Couples

For couples seeking to improve the feelings of safety and security that lead to belonging and intimacy.

Families

For families ready to make space for the histories, roles, and unspoken expectations that influence how they live together.

How the work unfolds

A steady place to begin.

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Begin with what is present

We start with the concerns, questions, and patterns that have brought you here.

02

Stay with what emerges

Over time, sessions make room for associations, feelings, memories, and the meanings that connect them.

03

Notice what can shift

Insight can create more choice in how you understand yourself, your relationships, and what comes next.

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A different way forward

Begin where you are.

You do not need to have the path mapped before you arrive. There can be room to pause, look closely, and find what has been waiting beneath the thorns.

Learn about psychoanalytic psychotherapy
Briarpatch Solutions

In-person psychoanalytic psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families in the local area.

Serving individuals, couples, and families in Dunwoody and surrounding area.

4675 N Shallowford Rd, Ste 202

Dunwoody, GA 30338

404-594-1059

[email protected]

Verified by Psychology Today. Licensed by State of Georgia, MFT001943. Jacqueline Burnett-Brown.
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