ISTDP is an attachment focussed evidence based psychotherapy founded upon neuroscience and psychodynamic principles. ISTDP comprises of a set of interventions to relieve emotional distress and to promote mental wellbeing, by identifying and treating the root cause of an individual’s problems. ISTDP is a highly focused interactive psychotherapy, where the client and psychologist work collaboratively to identify, understand, and shift the automatic maladaptive subconscious patterns and defence mechanisms comprised of thoughts, emotions, sensations, and behaviours that underlie psychological disorders. This process builds an individuals capacity to tolerate and integrate previously avoided unconscious emotions. ISTDP works at a neural level, altering the implicit memory experiences which perpetuate anxiety and distress. 

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