Websites & Helpful Links
Thoughtfully curated resources to support emotional understanding
This page brings together a selection of reputable websites, psychoanalytic organisations, mental health information portals and support services. These resources do not replace therapy, nor do they offer individualised advice. Instead, they offer reliable information and reflective material that may complement your therapeutic work. Many people find that reading or learning between sessions helps them put words to internal experiences and understand their emotional world more clearly. You are welcome to explore these links at your own pace and in whatever way feels most useful.
Getting To Know Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
How Psychotherapy works (YouTube video)
What is Psychoanalytic psychotherapy? (article)
Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic oriented psychotherapy: differences and similarities (abstract of academic paper)
Psychoanalysis post-Freud ; Oliver Burkeman in conversation with J. Shedler (YouTube video)
Psychoanalytic & Depth-Oriented Organisations
These organisations offer articles, educational material, and insights into psychoanalytic thinking. Some provide thoughtful public-facing content that may deepen understanding of emotional life.
Australian Psychoanalytic Organisations
- Victorian Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists (VAPP) — https://www.vapp.asn.au/
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association of Australasia (PPAA) — https://www.theppaa.com/
- Australian Psychoanalytical Society (APAS) — https://www.psychoanalysis.asn.au/
- Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP) — https://www.anzap.org.au/
International Depth Psychology Resources
- International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) — https://iaap.org
- British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) — https://www.bpc.org.uk
- International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) — https://www.ipa.world
Trusted Australian Mental Health & Well-being Information
These sites supply reliable, evidence-informed information about mental health, emotional wellbeing and psychological services — useful for those seeking general info, psycho-education or reading between sessions.
- Australian Psychological Society (APS) — https://psychology.org.au/
- Beyond Blue — https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ Wikipedia
- Black Dog Institute — https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
- Head to Health — https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/ Healthdirect
- Phoenix Australia (Trauma & PTSD resources) — https://www.phoenixaustralia.org
Additional Reflective & Psychoanalytic Reading
Beyond clinical information and support services, these websites offer reflective, essay-style or psychoeducation content. Many writings explore emotional life, identity, relationships and inner experience — often useful for those engaged in depth-oriented therapy.
- The School of Life — https://www.theschooloflife.com/
- ReachOut — https://au.reachout.com/
- GoodTherapy – Blog & Articles — https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/
- Psyche Magazine (by Aeon) — https://psyche.co/
- The Paris Review — Interviews & Essays — https://www.theparisreview.org/
Using These Resources in a Supportive Way
These links are meant to complement therapy, not replace it. Clients often use them to:
- Deepen their reflective work
- Understand emotional patterns more clearly
- Explore ideas that arise in therapy
- Build a language for internal experience
- Find supportive material between sessions
If something you read brings up difficult feelings or confusion, you are welcome to bring these into therapy — we can explore them together in a safe and contained space.
Related Pages on This Site
You may also wish to explore:
- Services — detailed descriptions of individual and couples therapy options
- Therapeutic Approach — how depth-oriented, psychoanalytic therapy works
- Contact — for enquiries or appointments
If you need ongoing therapeutic support
Manas Psychology provides depth-oriented psychotherapy for adults and couples. For general enquiries or appointments, please visit the Contact page.
