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Bill Player, Ph.D.

Psychologist • Psychoanalyst • Relationship Therapist

therapy sessions in Winter Park (Orlando)

consultations in San Miguel de Allende

407-740-8080 - 001-407-740-8080

 

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

promotes deeper relationships and a better life

 

Individual therapy can be enormously helpful for men and women who are having difficulties in life and particularly in their attempts to sustain deep and intimate relationships. Individual therapy, when combined with group therapy can be particularly powerful. Though much of my work tends to focus on interactions in current relationships, it was during early childhood when interacting with one's parents that fundamental relational patterns were internalized.

These relational patterns underlie what we look for, what we believe is going on, and how we respond to relational interactions throughout life. They guide the action behind the scenes in our relationships with spouses, children, co-workers, various authority figures, and with the therapist. It is likely that during the course of therapy the client will discover that he or she has experienced similar problematic expectations, defenses and emotional responses in various current and past relationships.

The leverage for change, however, lies in the relationship with the therapist, where over time, new, healthier underlying relational patterns can evolve. As new ways of relating within the therapy become internalized, the client will be able to engage in deeper, less conflictual, and more satisfying relationships in every sphere of life outside the therapy.

Toward helping a client develop maximal growth during his or her therapy, I do my utmost to relate in a friendly, authentic, and empathic manner. When appropriate, I share my feelings and insights; I attempt to acknowledge my mistakes; and, I encourage my clients to do the same - i.e., I encourage clients to become more open, vulnerable, and authentic with me and with others as well.

Licensed psychologist in Orlando Florida provides individual & group

therapy from a relational perspective. Dr. Player has four years postdoctoral training in psychoanalysis and more than thirty years experience.