Individual psychotherapy
Psychotherapy in Ljubljana — how it works and who it is for
Psychoanalytic therapy is concerned less with symptom management than with tracing a difficulty back to its origin — in Ljubljana or online, for anyone prepared to look a little further than the presenting complaint.
Who this tends to help
- Emotional distress
- Difficulties in relationships, difficulties connected to attachment
- Fear of abandonment or closeness
- Difficulties with anxiety, panic attacks, fears, trembling, anger, guilt, shame, aggression, emotional outbursts
- Difficulties with self-image, insecurity, self-doubt
- A depressed mood, unexplained sadness that lasts a long time
- Identity crises
- Facing demanding or unpredictable life changes
- Burnout and stress, chronic fatigue, insomnia, loss of meaning in work, difficulty with boundaries
- Sleep problems
- A recurring sense of guilt
- Grief and loss, at unpredictable turning points in life
- Working through trauma, traumatic experiences from childhood, emotional neglect, a sense of danger that lingers even after the danger has passed
- Obsessive-compulsive difficulties, intrusive thoughts, repeated actions — excessive checking and control, perfectionism
- Psychosomatic difficulties, physical symptoms with no clear medical cause, tension, pain, digestive difficulties connected to psychic state
- Personal growth and exploring a sense of meaning
Adolescents
Anxiety and distress at school, peer relationships, the search for identity, a decline in motivation, conflict with parents.
I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy in English, in person in Ljubljana or online, for adults and adolescents.
Psychotherapy in Ljubljana
I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Ljubljana or online (by video call). If you are looking for a psychotherapist in Ljubljana, the first session is an opportunity to see how I work and whether psychoanalytic psychotherapy suits you. You can find more about my education, the ECPP certificate and experience on the About page.
Individual psychotherapy in Ljubljana
Sessions take place between you and me. At the beginning we agree on three introductory sessions (45–50 minutes each), in which you see how I work. After that we agree on regular weekly sessions: usually once a week, and by arrangement sometimes several times a week.
Online psychotherapy
Online psychotherapy proceeds in the same way as in person. I also regularly work with Slovenes abroad who cannot have psychotherapy in their mother tongue in person.
Frequently asked questions
How long does psychotherapy take?
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can last from a few months to a few years. The duration depends on the therapeutic goal and on how long the difficulties have been present. Where developmental difficulties are involved, the process takes longer. Where you are satisfied with the symptoms easing, the process is generally shorter. One psychotherapy session lasts 45 to 50 minutes; usually once a week, and by arrangement sometimes several times a week.
Who is psychoanalytic psychotherapy suitable for?
Someone who comes to psychotherapy usually has difficulties in relationships. It may be about how you experience yourself, what intimate or work relationships stir up in you, or perhaps your relationship with the world.
How does psychoanalytic psychotherapy work?
I work with the causes of distress, not only with the distress as it is expressed. Once we find the cause, and over the course of the psychotherapeutic process, the symptoms often ease or disappear. I listen for what words, feelings and imagination are truly communicating, and for how your patterns from the past show up in our relationship.
A psychotherapist in Ljubljana: who I am and where I work
I am Ana Mrovlje, MSc in Psychotherapy Science, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in Ljubljana, holder of the European certificate ECPP. Psychotherapy takes place in Ljubljana or online. Company address: Vodnikova cesta 36, 1000 Ljubljana. You can find more about my education and experience on the About page.
How do I book?
For booking and questions I am available by phone or email. You can find all details on the Booking page.
For booking and questions, write to me.