Hanna Levenson
TLDP is a fourth-generation, brief psychodynamic experiential therapy. Two key features distinguish brief dynamic approaches: they integrate concepts and techniques from various therapeutic modalities into the traditional psychodynamic framework and prioritize experiential learning within sessions. Experiential learning, in this context, refers to the process of altering how you interact with others—initially, often the therapist—in a way that allows you to experiment with new behaviors in a supportive environment. The goal is to create opportunities for you to experience present moments that challenge old expectations of negative responses. TLDP proposes that engaging differently and receiving a different response diminishes the emotional discomfort of taking risks, making it easier to embrace further opportunities for growth and change.
TLDP emphasizes the importance of being in tune with someone else's emotions and responding to how another person is feeling, often without them needing to say anything. It also emphasizes the importance of connecting with someone’s emotions in a way that brings out deeper feelings or insights. It’s not just about understanding what they’re going through but also helping them recognize and express those emotions more fully. TLDP aims to foster new interpersonal experiences and insights to promote healthier relational and internal functioning. Rather than focusing on pathology, it recognizes that you are doing the best you can. TLDP differs from traditional psychodynamic therapy, which often centers on resolving childhood conflicts, by understanding distress as arising from maladaptive behaviors and self-defeating expectations that provoke the very responses from others you fear most. TLDP prioritizes positive experiences over painful lessons while engaging with and exploring our felt sense—an embodied awareness of events, often experienced as sensations or emotions before they are consciously processed into memories and described with words.
Schedule a consultation with Tosa Psych's TLDP specialist, Dr. Wyatt Kinner.
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