Christopher Mether
Psychoanalyst
Mether Psychoanalysis
Fitzroy North, Melbourne VIC 3068
In Person + Online Therapy Australia-wide
Philosophy & Vision
Chris is a practicing psychoanalyst with the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis. He provides a non-judgemental space where both conscious and unconscious thoughts can be explored. While psychoanalysis is guided by established techniques and ethical standards, it is not a formulaic process: each patient is unique, and every analysis must be reinvented in relation to the individual.
Chris’s interest in Lacanian psychoanalysis began in the 1990s during his studies in Fine Arts and Design. He first attended the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, and later completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at RMIT Melbourne in 2002. His research focused on the body in space and the body as a space — a formative engagement with psychoanalytic concepts of spatiality that developed into a deeper exploration of Jacques Lacan’s use of topology to understand the formation of the human subject.
Background
Before becoming a psychoanalyst, Chris designed exhibitions. His exhibitions presented stories of immigration which often involved loss, trauma and notions of identity. He also designed exhibitions featuring antiquities from Ancient Greece, Rome and the Middle East, as well as Australian history and innovations in medical science.
Chris has a sustained interest in Lacanian psychoanalysis, having first become interested in psychoanalysis in the 1990’s when studying Fine Arts and Design. He began his education at the Rietveld Académie in Amsterdam and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at RMIT Melbourne in 2002. His research was focused on notions of space, particularly the body in space, and the body as a space.
Services
Fundamentally psychanalysis posits the existence of the unconscious. While we believe ourselves to be rational beings, our thoughts, emotions and actions are determined by conflicting forces within the unconscious. Left unexamined, these forces can derail an individual’s life, hindering their ability to work and love.
The goal of psychoanalysis is to put the patient in contact with their own unconscious. To do this, the patient speaks the thoughts that come into their mind (free-associates). It is through speaking that the unconscious can be revealed. During the treatment, insight is gained and, the forces that once caused suffering no longer have the same power and ultimately become the source of creativity and enthusiasm for life.
Quality Provision
I have studied psychoanalysis for 5 years and continue to study and am engaged in ongoing professional development and supervision.
Areas of Special Interest
Accreditations
- Program of Clinical and Theoretical Studies - 2024 - ACP
Modalities
Freudian - Psychoanalytic
Therapy Approach
The aim of psychoanalysis is to help the patient (or analysand) encounter their unconscious. This is primarily achieved through the practice of free association, in which the patient is invited to speak freely — saying whatever comes to mind. In doing so, hidden thoughts and desires begin to surface. Through this process, insight can emerge. The forces that once caused suffering may loosen their grip and, in time, become a source of creativity, vitality, and renewed engagement with life.
Professional Associations
- Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis
Practice Locations
842 Nicholson Street
Fitzroy North VIC 3068
Appointments
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Fees & Insurance
$140 per hour
Payment Options
EFT (Electronic funds transfer) or Cash
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