BEVERLY HILLS COURIER | SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 LGFG 1
L O O K G R E AT, F E E L G R E AT F O R FA L L Unlocking The Code In An Era Of Anti-Aging A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE COURIER
Psychodynamic Therapy Considers An Individual’s Unique Personality
By, Emma Rishton, Psy.D. hat brings a person to therapy? Perhaps one feels repeatedly vulnerable to certain kinds of suffering or par ticular difficulties in life. Perhaps these difficulties lead to problems in personal relationships and create pitfalls professionally. Often, such struggles can be associated with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, or many other negative feelings and behaviors. The causative psychological issues behind negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are intertwined with an individual’s unique personality. Simple diagnoses meant to label an individual as having a particular psychological “condition” are seldom enough to address the source of an individual’s life problems and to illuminate effective solutions moving for ward in one’s life. Psychotherapy works differently for every person and for every unique personality. Progress in therapy and in life can best be made with the help of a therapist’s attention to an individual’s unique personality and how it influences one’s thoughts, behaviors, and decision-making. My professional training is in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, a form of depth psychology, that focuses on an individual’s unique personality and works by providing a safe and supportive environment to help one understand what is not immediately recognizable. It is meant to reveal the unconscious content of a person’s psyche in an effort to alleviate psychic tension and to break negative patterns of thought and behavior. In this way, it is
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similar to psychoanalysis, but it relies on the interpersonal relationship between the individual and therapist…much more so than other forms of depth psychology. A therapist can tell you things you don’t know; but this is only one aspect of the therapeutic process. The truly important work in therapy is in experiencing your own difficult emotions with your therapist. Revelations in therapy illuminate the origins of negative thoughts and behaviors and provide one with new knowledge to think and behave in ways that will positively enhance one’s life. The therapist will help you in using your new knowledge to clarify your feelings to make your life deeply and personally meaningful. So, what brings you to therapy? These days, any number of issues might bring an individual to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, including: unrealized life goals, troublesome family dynamic, love and sexual relationships, financial and professional struggles, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and major change and upheaval in one’s life in general. Psychodynamic Therapy is meant to address the unique personal and professional life challenges of adults, as well as the emerging psychological and social issues facing today’s adolescents. Psychodynamic therapy is experienced in a professional and confidential environment in one-on-one 50-minute sessions once or more weekly. For confidential consultation: Dr. Emma Rishton, 310-948-2599; Westside offices; Dr.Rishton@gmail.com; http://therapywestla.com/
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smoother-looking skin like our youth, adding that collagen-enhancing care can be incorporated into one’s skin-care regimen as a preventative or restorative measure. Renowned for their laser services and fellowship-trained Mohs micrographic skin-cancer surgery expertise, MFC also provides laser hair removal, liposuction, fat transfer/facial volume restoration and the removal of acne scars, brown and red spots and spider veins. Exciting new treatments focus on repair and renewal, including DNAEGF Silk Peel Facial, DNAEGF Microdermabrasion, and the DNA Growth Factor Exfoliating Facial, a medical-grade facial providing care for stressed or damaged skin. $180-$250/treatment. One of the most popular services with minimal downtime and exceptional for treating post-summer sun damage is the Fractional Erbium “Weekend Laser Resurfacing” to smooth and improve the condition of skin on the face, neck, chest and arms. MFC is the first in Los Angeles to offer the cutting-edge treatment, which is said to help tighten and resurface skin. A full facial treatment can run $550. Moy Fincher Chipps is on the Terrace Level at 421 N. Rodeo Dr. For more information or to make an appointment, call 310-274-5372. www.moyfincherchipps.com