Business Details
Psychoanalytic Therapy Services in Fort Lauderdale
Our practice is dedicated to providing in-depth psychoanalytic therapy rooted in decades of clinical expertise. We specialize in helping adults explore the unconscious forces shaping their lives through a collaborative, insight-oriented process. With a foundation in psychodynamic techniques and contemporary psychoanalytic theories, we address complex emotional struggles including depression, anxiety, and relationship challenges. Our approach emphasizes empathic attunement to each individual's unique psychological landscape, fostering self-awareness and meaningful transformation. As a Florida-licensed psychologist with advanced training from Nova Southeastern University and Norwich University, we combine rigorous academic scholarship with practical clinical experience.Our therapeutic environment offers a safe space for patients to examine deeply personal issues, uncover hidden patterns, and develop greater emotional resilience. We maintain active professional memberships with the Florida Psychological Association and the International Forum for Psychoanalytic Education, ensuring our practice remains at the forefront of evolving psychoanalytic methodologies.
Services
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Depression Treatment
Anxiety Management
Self-Exploration
Psychodynamic Therapy
Highlights and features
- We offer 10+ years of advanced clinical psychology training and psychoanalytic expertise
- Our practice combines traditional psychoanalysis with contemporary object relations theories
- We maintain active professional memberships with leading psychological associations
- Our treatment approach emphasizes deep emotional understanding over symptom management
- We provide personalized sliding scale options for committed patients facing financial hardship
Services
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Our psychoanalytic therapy explores unconscious patterns through free association and therapeutic relationship dynamics. This intensive treatment addresses core psychological conflicts causing emotional distress. Patients gain self-awareness by examining early life experiences and their impact on current behaviors.
Depression Treatment
Specialized depression treatment examines underlying psychological causes rather than just symptoms. We help patients understand depressive patterns through psychodynamic exploration, addressing self-esteem issues and unresolved grief to foster emotional resilience and authentic living.
Anxiety Management
Our anxiety treatment investigates unconscious sources of distress through psychoanalytic frameworks. Patients explore anxiety triggers and defense mechanisms in a supportive environment, developing healthier coping strategies and deeper self-understanding to reduce chronic worry and panic responses.
Self-Exploration
Guided self-exploration helps patients uncover hidden motivations and relational patterns. This process enhances self-awareness through examining unconscious communications, fostering personal development and more authentic connections with others and oneself.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy addresses emotional problems through exploring unconscious processes. Patients examine recurring life patterns and relationship dynamics in a therapeutic setting that promotes insight, behavioral change, and improved emotional regulation.
People
Ainsley Kennard
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Kennard is a Florida-licensed psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She completed postdoctoral training at Norwich University and specializes in psychodynamic techniques. Her practice combines traditional psychoanalysis with modern object relations theories.
Questions
What kind of doctor are you?
I am a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) with 10 years of education and clinical training, licensed by Florida's Board of Health to provide psychotherapy services.
How does psychoanalytic therapy differ from other approaches?
Our approach focuses on unconscious processes and early life experiences rather than just symptom management, using the therapeutic relationship to explore deep psychological patterns.
What issues do you typically treat?
We specialize in depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, identity concerns, and creative blocks through in-depth exploration of underlying psychological conflicts.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions last 50 minutes, with treatment duration varying based on individual needs and goals in this exploratory therapeutic process.
Do you accept insurance?
My practice is fee-for-service, but I'm registered as an out-of-network provider for potential insurance reimbursement through your mental health coverage.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Therapy requires mutual commitment - missed sessions without advance notice are billed as scheduled to maintain treatment consistency and professional accountability.
