Depth Psychology and Psychoanalysis: the difference

Depth psychology is the umbrella term for all approaches that assign a central role to unconscious processes. Psychoanalysis is one of them.

Deep-psychological psychotherapy (TP) is a different matter: it is a single approach defined by the German Psychotherapy Guidelines.

What distinguishes TP from analytical psychotherapy is the Extent of the treatment areaSee: Analytical psychotherapy focuses on personality, underlying conflicts, and life history. The TP is operating on a limited basis: the current disruption and what is causing it.

"Current conflicts" refers to the updated conflict: an old, unconscious pattern that resurfaces in a present-day situation. The point of entry is the present; the subject is the unconscious.

Both procedures are covered by health insurance, in addition to Behavioral Therapy and systemic therapy.