Amal A. Trivan

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Areas of work

I offer psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy as well as high-frequency psychoanalysis to adults presenting with a broad range of goals and challenges in English, Arabic and German.  Over the past decade, I have worked with patients/clients who have struggled with depression, trauma, psychosomatic disorders as well as other mental health issues.  I have also worked with people who have wished to maintain their mental health and to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their drives, so that they may construct their lives intentionally, with the conviction of conscious deliberation and decision.

There is something extraordinary about the relationship between a psychotherapist/analyst and patient/client, and the safe space within which it develops can lead to [mutual] transformation and growth.

About me personally

I began my work as a psychoanalyst and a psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapist in Vienna, Austria, which is also where I was trained and where I completed a master’s degree in psychotherapy science.  Before moving to Slovenia, I had lived, studied, and worked in several different countries including the United States.

The observation of people’s behaviour in an effort to make sense of and adapt to my changing external environment was one of the factors that led to my growing interest in understanding the psyche, and the ways in which we are influenced by drives and impulses beyond our conscious control.  My own personal training-analysis was highly rewarding and transformative, and I was eager to try to help others explore, overcome, and thrive.