Dr Nicol Thomas
Psychoanalyst
“I practice Lacanian psychoanalysis with a view to the subject and unique experience of the "talking cure". I work with the unconscious part of the subjective self to understand with drives suffering and to make an absolute difference on this level.”
About Me
I offer Lacanian psychoanalysis, a unique talking cure for those seeking profound self-understanding. We work together to explore the unconscious influences shaping your life. This approach helps make sense of why certain struggles persist. By delving into your subjective experience, we aim for a lasting, fundamental shift. If you are ready to deeply understand yourself, this space is for you.
Approach
Sessions unfold through attentive listening to slips, silences and the patterns that return, aiming to make visible the unconscious formations shaping your distress. I see adolescents, adults and older clients in Melbourne and by secure online video in English, usually with a steady weekly rhythm to support sustained inquiry. Therapy moves at a measured pace: I use careful phrasing, timely interventions and calibrated pauses so you can notice repetitions between sessions and reframe habitual responses to anxiety, mood shifts, past abuse or life transitions. This way suits those ready for precise, sustained reflection.
Services
Services Offered:
- •Psychoanalysis
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Elderly
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Abuse
- •Adolescent Therapy
- •Anxiety
- •Mood Disorder
- •Life Transitions
- •Young Adult Issues
Professional Title:
- •Psychoanalyst
Qualifications
Victoria University
Registrations
Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis Incorporated
Registered Practicing Psychoanalyst
International of Forums; School of Psychoanalysis of the Forums of the Lacanian Field
Analyst Member of the School