Korsten Marlies MD PhD

Korsten Marlies MD PhD

Welcome to my psychiatric and psychotherapy practice for adults.

I am dedicated to offering compassionate therapy to support my clients in alleviating psychological distress, combined with prudent medication management, if necessary.

My objective is to help my clients understand the unconscious motivations of their behaviors to reach their highest potentials and personal goals. This process of exploration, leading to insight and deeper understanding, will result in a more fulfilling life with richer relationships, creative living, and inner peace

Services:

Consultations

Mental health professionals who are interested in psychotherapy can obtain consultations on treatment issues from a psychodynamic/psychoanalytic perspective.

Diagnostic Evaluation

A new therapy client will undergo a one to three hour evaluation to understand certain symptoms on a biological, social, and psychological basis. A treatment plan will then be established.

Psychopharmacology

Psychiatric medications may be necessary to help a client with psychological symptoms in a crisis situation or with a chronic psychiatric condition. They may be more effective in the beginning of the treatment.

Medications combined with psychotherapy may be used for the following conditions:
Depression
Anxiety
Panic Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Bipolar Disorders
Attention Deficit Disorder
Adjustment Disorder
Insomnia

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is focused on discovering solutions for current life problems. It works through painful issues and underlying conflicts, which are often unconscious. Successful psychotherapy will result in a positive change in an individual’s self-perception, behavior, and life choices. This treatment is longer lasting but delivers the most effective long-term results as self-knowledge deepens and personal strength grows. Emphasis may initially be centered on implementing a healthy life style because health related problems exacerbate stress and can lead to serious emotional/psychiatric difficulties.

Problems which can be addressed:
Depression
Anger, Irritability, Impulsiveness
Trauma
Guilt, Shame
Anxiety
Divorce, Marital Conflict
Mourning of a Loved One
Sexual Problems
Recovering Alcoholics

Psychoanalysis/Psychoanalytic Oriented Psychotherapy

Very intense treatment requiring several sessions per week over a longer period of time resulting in a personality change, which is more profound than in psychotherapy. It requires very close interactions between the individual and the analyst with the focus on personal and interpersonal experiences, which are mostly influenced by unconscious processes. Psychoanalysis is essentially a developmental psychology going back into earliest childhood, where interpersonal behavior patterns were established. Often times these patterns of interactions were adaptive and necessary for the emotional survival of the child in a dysfunctional family. The same behavior patterns will later become detrimental in adult relationships in the personal and professional environment.

Psychoanalysis will address the same problems as listed under psychotherapy, but with a much deeper understanding and profound personality change resulting in a more meaningful life experience.