Psychoanalytic Treatment Services

The Denver Psychoanalytic Clinic is a referral service that was founded in 1973 to provide psychoanalytic treatment to the community.  It is a valued, integral part of the educational program of the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis.  Its function is to provide evaluation and psychoanalytic treatment to appropriate adults, adolescents, and children at a reduced fee.  The Clinic also serves to inform and educate health professions and the community about psychoanalysis.  All records of the clinic are confidential.

The evaluation of adults is performed free of charge.  However, because of the additional time required to evaluate children and adolescents, a fee of $100 is charged for this service. 

Psychoanalysis is conducted by analysts-in-training, experienced psychotherapists who are under the supervision of senior members of the Institute faculty.  Treatment is carried out in the therapist's private office.  Fees for treatment are scaled to the patient's ability to pay.

Any prospective patient may call the Denver Psychoanalytic Clinic at (303) 724-2666.  The current Director of the Psychoanalytic Clinic is Dr. Sheila A. Teitelbaum.

The Denver Psychoanalytic Society's Outreach Referral Service offers a referral service for people who are interested in receiving psychodynamic psychotheray but are unable to pay full fee.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a form of talk therapy used to help a person gain increased personal insight and/or gain relief from emotional distress.  People usually choose this form of treatment when they have not found answers on their own.  Many people seek treatment simply because they desire to know themselves better, or in hopes of becoming more successful in such areas of their lives as love, work, relationships or parenting.  Others engage in therapy for a variety of reasons including but not limited to:  prolonged sadnes, anxiety, depression, sexual difficulties, interpersonal problems, physical symptoms without physical basis, and persistent feelings of loneliness or emptiness.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy focuses on developing awareness of feelings and thoughts initially outside the person's awareness.  It usually helps a person learn to handle difficulties in a more adaptive manner, and it usually results in improved interpersonal relationships, greater satisfaction at work, increased authenticity, and greater insight into thoughts, feelings and behavior.

This kind of treatment is designed for those who believe that therapy may enhance the quality of their lives or help in resolving significant ongoing concerns and problems.

If you are interested in a referral for reduced-fee psychodynamic psychotherapy, contact the Denver Psychoanalytic Society at (303) 724-5455.  A professional from the Outreach Referral Service will contact you to gather some preliminary information.

If it appears we can be of assistance, you will be referred to an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist.  You and the psychotherapist will form your own working relationship, collaboratively negotiating the goals of the therapy, the frequency of meetings, the fee, and all other parameters of the treatment.  The fee will be scaled to your ability to pay, and may be renegotiated as appropriate during the course of treatment.

All therapists participating in this program are experienced mental health professionals who are licensed within their own discipline and are members of the Denver Psychoanalytic Society.