Welcome to Archive
Archive is a company that aims to bring depth therapy to as many people as possible. It grew out of our personal experience of depth therapy—also known as ‘psychodynamic’ therapy—and how it changed our lives for the better.
What is depth therapy? Many therapies today are promoted as evidence-based. Often, however, the research shows that these therapies reduce symptoms merely in the short term. Depth therapy has a powerful base of evidence for long-term effectiveness (see archivetherapy.com). Taking depth therapy is like going to the gym, improving your diet, or investing in years of education: it helps you to flourish in the long run.
The core of depth therapy is gaining self-knowledge, a goal that has been central to philosophy and the lives of wise people down the ages. Gaining self-knowledge means exploring, building an understanding of, and developing deeper relationships with different aspects of one’s self—that inner world we only know in fragments, which takes a while to decipher. Depth therapy involves gaining insight into the patterns and themes of our lives; what shapes our reactions and relationships; the deep desires and habits of imagination that drive us; and the shadow, more hidden, sides of ourselves that we have pushed away or not yet learnt to relate to.
Most therapy today stays at the surface. We offer depth therapy, a powerful, evidence-based approach which looks at the layers of who you are, as a starting point for personal growth and improving relationships. At Archive you can find a wise, intelligent partner for the next chapter of your life.