Brief-term psychotherapy and the idea of doing psychodynamic psychotherapy are usually seen as contradictory. This article explores the principles which underpin psychodynamic psychotherapy. Special attention is paid to the concepts of transference and interpretation. The potential for and limits of applying psychodynamic principles in a time-limited way are explored. It is concluded that it is possible to apply psychodynamic principles in a time-limited way and that real dynamic change is possible following brief-term psychodynamic psychotherapy.
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