In my psychoanalytic consultations in Lyon, either in person or online, work on couples and romantic relationships involves exploring what unfolds in emotional bonds, what gets repeated in encounters and romantic relationships, and how each person invests in their relationship with others.
I offer individual support only, providing an opportunity to reflect on one's place within a relationship, one's expectations and difficulties, and the unconscious dynamics that may influence one's romantic life.
Why Is It So Difficult to Get Over a Breakup?
A breakup does not simply mark the end of a relationship. It can also mean losing familiar routines, shared plans, one's place in another person's life, or a particular vision of the future.
Some people continue to think about their former partner, hope they will return, or wonder what they could have done differently. The pain can be particularly intense when the separation reactivates a fear of abandonment, loneliness, or loss.
Exploring what the relationship represented and what its loss has disrupted can help shed light on why the breakup occupies such a significant place in a person's life story.
Why Do I Keep Repeating the Same Patterns in My Romantic Relationships?
Fear of abandonment, jealousy, emotional distance, difficulty trusting others, or an inability to commit may recur across several relationships.
Psychoanalysis explores these repetitions in the context of a person's life history, seeking to understand what leads someone to become involved in certain types of relationships and what may be repeated within them.
A breakup or a painful relationship can prompt someone to revisit their personal history.
Why do certain relationships become so important? Why do some situations become particularly painful? What is one seeking in one's connection with another person?
Among other things, psychoanalysis offers a way to explore one's relationship to love, desire, commitment, and separation.
Why Do I Struggle to Trust, Commit, or Feel Close to Someone?
Being in a relationship involves developing intimacy while maintaining a sense of self.
Some people fear losing their freedom when they commit to a relationship. Others constantly seek reassurance.
These difficulties may sometimes resonate with past experiences or with deeply rooted ideas about love, trust, separation, or emotional dependence.
How Can I Understand My Behaviour and Reactions in My Relationship?
Difficulties within a relationship can reveal something about the individual's particular way of relating to others.
Jealousy, withdrawal, fear of separation, or difficulty communicating can take on a specific meaning depending on the situation and the person's history.
Psychoanalysis offers a space to explore what is at play in these situations and the associations and thoughts they bring to the surface.
Why Am I Unhappy in My Romantic Relationship?
Loving your partner and suffering within the relationship are not mutually exclusive.
A romantic relationship can bring to the surface expectations, frustrations, fears, or needs that are difficult to express.
Individual psychoanalytic work can help you understand what is happening within the relationship and what you expect from the other person.
Some people deeply want to be in a relationship but begin to feel unhappy as soon as they are in one.
They may seek closeness and then quickly feel the need to withdraw, or find themselves attracted to relationships that cause them pain.
These contradictions can be explored in light of personal history and past emotional experiences.
Why Am I Afraid of Being Abandoned by the Person I Love?
The fear of losing someone can lead to constantly seeking signs of love, monitoring the relationship, or needing repeated reassurance.
Paradoxically, it can also lead someone to distance themselves before the other person has a chance to leave.
Understanding what abandonment represents and where this fear comes from can help prevent anxiety from entirely dictating how the relationship unfolds.
As a psychoanalyst in Lyon, I offer in-person and online consultations for people who wish to understand the patterns that recur in their emotional and romantic lives.
My practice is exclusively individual; I do not offer couples therapy.
If you would like to begin this process, you can book an appointment for an initial consultation.
Couples and Romantic Relationships : Individual Psychoanalytic Support in Lyon or Online