A brief medical appointment can identify symptoms, but a comprehensive psychological assessment helps explain why those symptoms are happening. By looking at attention, mood, learning patterns, and underlying emotional dynamics, a full assessment offers clarity that supports more accurate diagnosis and meaningful treatment planning.

Whether you’re attending or preparing for university, taking a gap year, or unsure what comes next, this stage of life often brings a mix of excitement and uncertainty. You may be exploring who you are, how you work best, and what kind of path feels meaningful for you.

We often tell ourselves to “just let it go”—but some patterns don’t budge for a reason. From a psychoanalytic perspective, symptoms like anxiety, perfectionism, or emotional withdrawal can serve as protective responses to deeper pain. This blog explores how understanding the meaning behind these patterns can lead to real change—without abandoning the parts of us that once needed to hold on.

Do you want to feel more grounded? Do you know what makes people feel more calm and centred: Clarity informs and reduces anxiety.

If you are reading this, you have probably been wondering if you or someone close to you has ADHD.

Navigating a relationship can be challenging under any circumstances, but when ADHD is part of the dynamic, the complexities multiply.

There are many challenges to living with ADHD - integrated psychodynamic therapy can help.