Business Details
Your Trusted Psychotherapy Practice in Bayside, WI
At Analytic Therapy, we provide a warm, thoughtful space for understanding your unique experiences and life story. With decades of professional experience, our practice combines psychoanalytic principles and clinical social work expertise to help clients explore self-criticism, reframing sources of pain to enable deeper exploration. Our approach emphasizes understanding how early life experiences, coping mechanisms, and emotional patterns shape current challenges. We specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, and professional challenges while addressing issues of identity, gender, and cultural background. Our training at prestigious institutions informs our ability to work with complex psychological dynamics. We focus on building therapeutic relationships that help clients recognize life patterns, understand their origins, and make more empowered choices.Our services include individual psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and professional supervision for colleagues in the field. We maintain active affiliations with leading psychoanalytic institutions and academic organizations. Our practice integrates psychodynamic approaches with contemporary clinical insights to address modern mental health challenges. We welcome clients seeking to understand relationship dynamics, life transitions, and personal growth opportunities. Through intentional therapeutic dialogue, we help clients develop greater self-acceptance and improved coping strategies.
Services
Psychotherapy
Psychoanalysis
Supervision
Trauma Treatment
Anxiety Management
Relationship Counseling
Career Coaching
Identity Exploration
Highlights and features
- We offer over 20 years of clinical experience with complex psychological dynamics
- Our practice integrates psychoanalytic theory with contemporary social work perspectives
- We provide specialized treatment for professional challenges in medicine and law
- Our team maintains active academic appointments at leading medical institutions
- We combine depth-oriented psychoanalysis with practical coping strategy development
Associations and certifications
- Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
- Wisconsin Institute for Psychoanalysis
- American Psychoanalytic Association
- International Psychoanalytic Association
- Wisconsin Psychoanalytic Society
- National Association of Social Workers
Services
Psychotherapy
Individual psychodynamic therapy focusing on understanding life patterns and emotional challenges. We help clients explore self-criticism and reframing sources of pain through evidence-based approaches. Treatment addresses depression, anxiety, and relationship issues while considering cultural and professional contexts.
Psychoanalysis
Comprehensive psychoanalytic treatment examining how early experiences shape current behavior. This intensive approach explores unconscious patterns through regular sessions, helping clients understand core identity issues and develop healthier coping mechanisms over time.
Supervision
Clinical supervision for mental health professionals seeking to enhance their practice. We provide in-depth case review and professional development focused on complex client dynamics and ethical decision-making in therapeutic settings.
Trauma Treatment
Specialized therapy addressing traumatic experiences and their lasting effects. Our approach combines psychoanalytic understanding with practical coping strategies to help clients process and integrate difficult life events safely and effectively.
Career Coaching
Targeted guidance for professionals facing career challenges in medicine and law. We explore work-related stress, identity issues, and systemic pressures while developing strategies for maintaining professional effectiveness and personal well-being.
People
Elizabeth Lennihan
Psychoanalyst & Therapist
LCSW with advanced psychoanalytic training from Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. Holds faculty positions at Wisconsin Institute for Psychoanalysis and Medical College of Wisconsin. Specializes in treating complex psychological issues through integrated therapeutic approaches.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
We integrate psychoanalytic theory with clinical social work practice, focusing on how early experiences shape current challenges through long-term, depth-oriented therapy.
Do you accept insurance?
We operate as an out-of-network provider and provide documentation for potential insurance reimbursement based on your specific mental health benefits.
What are your qualifications?
Our therapist holds a Master of Arts from University of Chicago, psychoanalytic certification from Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, and maintains active faculty positions at leading institutions.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions last 50 minutes, with psychoanalysis sessions typically occurring multiple times weekly for deeper exploration of core patterns.
What issues do you specialize in?
We specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, professional stress in medicine/law, and identity exploration across cultural contexts.
How do I schedule an appointment?
Contact us directly via phone or email to discuss your needs and arrange an initial consultation at your convenience.
