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Psychotherapy in Graz

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Psychoanalysis

With psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud not only laid the foundation for modern psychotherapy, but also a psychological and cultural theory that has significantly shaped thought in the 20th and 21st centuries.

The unconscious is at the heart of psychoanalytic theory. While the openly accessible conscious mind is only the tip of the iceberg, unconscious contents and processes represent the far greater part of the human psyche. Psychoanalysis offers explanatory models for understanding behavioral patterns and the structure of individuals, groups and organizations, as well as mass phenomena.

Through the method of free association, unconscious mechanisms and conflicts can be brought to consciousness. This makes them accessible to discussion, which, in addition to rational insight, enables, above all, emotional experience and processing.

 

My offer: Psychotherapy, Consulting, Self-experience

As a psychoanalyst, I offer counseling for personal development, support in crisis situations, and psychotherapeutic support for people with mental illnesses.

The setting is tailored to individual needs and allows for support in the form of low-frequency short-term therapy, a longer-term therapeutic relationship, and even high-frequency psychoanalysis. Due to my professional background as a physicist and airline pilot, my work focuses particularly on supporting decision-making processes and treating fear of flying.

Partial reimbursement for psychotherapeutic treatments is possible through the responsible health insurance provider.

 

About me

Dr. Bernhard Schraußer

Psychoanalyst (Psychotherapist Psychoanalysis/Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy)
Management Consultant
Physicist
Air Traffic Pilot/Flight Instructor
Social Counselor

Adress
Gaußgasse 4/39
8010 Graz

Mail
praxis@schrausser.net

Telephone
+43 681 81490951

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Psychoanalysis (from ancient Greek ψυχή psychḗ ‚breath, breath, soul‘, and ἀνάλυσις analysis ‚analysis‘, meaning ‚examination of the soul‘) is a psychotherapeutic treatment method, but also a psychological theory, developmental psychology, personality theory, conflict theory, cultural theory, dream theory, method of self-awareness, and much more. It was founded around 1890 by the Viennese physician Sigmund Freud. Since then, psychoanalysis has been further developed and modified in all aspects by clinicians and researchers to this day, and is thus characterized by theoretical, methodological, and therapeutic pluralism.

Psychoanalysis/psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a psychotherapeutic method recognized under the Austrian Psychotherapy Act. Compared to other methods such as behavioral therapy, systemic family therapy, or various branches of the so-called humanistic orientation, psychoanalysis is characterized by its special attention to unconscious processes. Discovering the impact of this unconscious on everyday life and helping to alleviate psychological suffering, supporting positive personality development (especially the ability to form relationships), and enabling a freer and more fulfilling life can be tasks of psychoanalysis.

Numerous studies and meta-analyses show that psychoanalysis is effective and efficient in the treatment of psychological disorders and trauma. There is clear evidence that the sustained and lasting relief of suffering and the improvement of life satisfaction and the ability to form relationships are particularly strong points of psychoanalysis/psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

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Partner and Membership
 

Arbeitskreis für Psychoanalyse Linz | Graz

Steirischer Landesverband für Psychotherapie

Österreichischer Bundesverband für Psychotherapie

KAPA – Kink Aware Professionals Association

Österreichischer Fachverband für Gruppenpsychoanalyse und Psychoanalytische Psychotherapie, Fachsektion Gruppenpsychoanalyse

http://www.psypercon.com

 
Psychotherapist

To be able to work independently as a psychotherapist, you must complete a two-part, multi-year training program. A general preparatory course is followed by specialized training in a psychotherapeutic discipline at a state-recognized training institution. This program not only covers theoretical content but also provides valuable experience through at least 1,600 hours of practical training. A special feature of psychotherapeutic training is the emphasis on trainees‘ self-awareness; all candidates must complete a full course of therapy in the discipline they are studying (at least 400 hours in the case of psychoanalytic training).

Under the new Psychotherapy Act, the training will be „academized“ and, after a transitional period, will be offered exclusively as a regular degree program at universities.

Psychotherapists should not be confused with other professional groups in the medical/psychosocial field:

Psychiatrist

Psychiatrists are specialists in psychiatry and psychotherapy. As physicians, they are qualified and authorized to administer medication. In addition to their specialist training, they complete the so-called PSY diplomas (PSY1: psychosocial medicine; PSY2: psychosomatic medicine; PSY3: psychotherapeutic medicine). Training as a psychotherapist is not required, but physicians who are convinced of the usefulness and effectiveness of psychotherapy often complete training as psychotherapists themselves.

Psychologist

Psychologists have completed a university degree in psychology, and some have subsequently completed a specialization in clinical psychology. Neither a degree nor a specialization replaces psychotherapeutic training, although many psychologists choose to pursue additional training in psychotherapy.

The current subsidies from the various health insurance companies are:

ÖGK (formerly GKK)
€33.70

BVAEB (formerly BVA and VAEB insured)
€48.80

SVS (formerly SVA and SVB insured)
€45.00

Many private supplementary insurance plans also offer a cost subsidy as part of their services.

Since psychoanalysis/psychoanalytic psychotherapy is one of the four disciplines recognized by German statutory health insurance companies, German citizens insured in Germany can apply for reimbursement from their responsible German health insurance company.

 

Individual therapy, psychoanalysis

low to high frequency, sitting or traditionally on a couch
 

Couples therapy

including topics such as sexuality within a couple, the desire to have children, starting a family, separation, or a new beginning …
 

Supervision

as individual, group, or team supervision
 

Executive leadership consulting

Couching instead of coaching
 

Business consulting and organizational development

Companies and organizations also have an unconscious!
 

Self-awareness

Personal development, even when there is no underlying distress. A possible path to insight and a freer life, improved relationship skills, more fulfilling sexuality (from „vanilla“ to kink)…

Online psychotherapy or online counseling is also possible by arrangement under special circumstances.
Around 900,000 Austrians seek medical care for mental health issues within a year, and 25-30% of the population are affected by mental health symptoms and illnesses at some point in their lives.
 
The most common illnesses include:
  • Depression (including burnout),
  • Disorders caused by trauma or significant stress (such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder,
  • Anxiety disorders (generalized, as phobias or panic attacks),
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorders,
  • Addiction disorders, psychosomatic illnesses,
  • Personality and behavioral disorders (such as problems with self-esteem regulation, borderline personality disorder, etc.)