Clinical Notes: Psychodynamic and Relational Practice
Practical writing on countertransference, relational depth and the realities of clinical work, for psychologists, therapists and counsellors.
The Deep Mind Parallel Realities Model: One Self, Five Roles
How one self moves through five roles, therapist, client, supervisor, supervisee and individual, and why reflective practice begins with noticing it. ...more
Psychodynamic Practice
October 04, 2026•5 min read
Hidden Problem with the Fixer Mindset | Deep Mind
Why competent, caring psychologists become fixers rather than facilitators, and how that unconscious pressure creates exhaustion in the therapy room. ...more
Psychodynamic Practice
September 18, 2026•4 min read
Unconscious Fear of Not Being Good Enough | Deep Mind
Where the fear of not being good enough comes from, and how it quietly shapes perfectionism, over-functioning and burnout in the therapy room. ...more
Psychodynamic Practice
September 04, 2026•4 min read
What Clients Feel But Never Say | Deep Mind
Why clients communicate through silence, behaviour and the relationship itself, and how psychodynamic therapists learn to listen for what words don't say. ...more
Psychodynamic Practice
August 30, 2026•8 min read
Attachment Theory in the Therapy Room | Deep Mind
Why therapists learn to read everyone else's emotions before their own, and what that attachment pattern does to countertransference and presence in the room. ...more
Psychodynamic Practice
August 17, 2026•5 min read
Find out now how your own unique attachment style shows up in your work.
