Ms Durga Menon, MSc

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

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“I believe that your distress deserves time and space to arrive at insight. The capacity for depth and insight can be developed through a therapeutic relationship to bring your unconscious life to conscious awareness. An insight-oriented approach aids in addressing underlying patterns through reality confrontation and relational practice. A context-oriented approach with emphasis on a non-diagnosis stance brings life into your lived experience of mental health. ”

About Me

I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist, interested in addressing and alleviating distress through an insight-oriented approach. My areas of support I offer include attachment history, grief and loss, self and identity, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship dynamics (family and marriage), transitions (life and career), gender, sexuality, and queer affirmative care and personality difficulties. I form a collaborative approach relying on the therapeutic community methodology to form my relational practice.

Approach

I rely on psychodynamic psychotherapy and relational practice to inform deep self-work, to aid the client in developing capacity for insight and perspective building. This will aid clients in navigating their own distress by working through or accepting their unconscious patterns as is. Reparation through the therapeutic alliance aids in identifying unresolved conflicts and concerns from prior experiences that help identify defenses. Identifying one's own defenses or resistances aids in self-work to evolve or accept them in adulthood. Pattern recognition develops the capacity to self-analyze with compassion, curiosity, and to find new ways to experience distress, relationships with others, and the environment. An intersectional approach to understanding the self through one's lived experience and the earth-boyd-mind connection can help look at distress beyond psychological symptoms. Therapy with me will facilitate language for the self, to integrate distress into your narrative rather than erase it.

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Basic Information

Kozhikode, India

Services

I offer individual therapy for the Indian Adult Demographic within and outside India. My areas of support/specialization include attachment history, relationship dynamics (marriage and family), self and identity, life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, gender, sexuality, and queer affirmative care and personality difficulties.

Services Offered:

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Individual Psychotherapy
In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Relationship Counselling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Works With:

•Adults
•Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Gender Identity & Self-Image
A person's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex assigned at birth, and the distress or exploration that can accompany this.
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Family Issues
Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.
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Cross-Cultural
The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.
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Climate Grief
Distress, anxiety, or mourning related to environmental destruction and climate change, sometimes called eco-anxiety or ecological grief.
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LGBTQI+ Support
The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Personality Difficulties
Long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that cause persistent distress or problems in relationships and daily life.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Professional Title:

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Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
A psychotherapist who integrates psychoanalytic understanding into therapy, exploring unconscious dynamics and relational patterns.

Qualifications

Master of Science

Masters

UGC Recognized University

Year: 2018

Bachelors of Psychology (Honours)

Bachelor

Christ University

Year: 2015

Service Area

Durga Menon

In-person & Online

Kozhikode, Kerala

India