Dwarakanath G. Rao, M.D. Co-Chair
John Gilkey, M.D. Co-Chair

About Us
The Treatment Clinic (TC) of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute (MPI) offers reduced-fee psychoanalysis and psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, children and families in Southeastern Michigan. It is staffed by the faculty and candidates of MPI, and by therapists with advanced degrees and training.

During our most recent fiscal year, the TC provided 2,180 hours of reduced-fee psychoanalysis and 2,133 hours of reduced fee psychotherapy in our Farmington Hills and Ann Arbor  offices.  Hundreds of hours of telephone triage and referrals are provided each year at no charge by clinical staff who assist in locating skilled treatment for every caller.

What we offer:

Consultation and Referral Services

Phone consultation
Evaluation by experienced clinicians
Referral to psychoanalysts and psychotherapists
Referral to area therapists and agencies

Treatment Services

Reduced fee psychoanalysis and psychotherapy
Specialized treatment for children and adolescents
Collaborative projects with community schools and agencies

About Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis is a method of treatment based on the idea that self-understanding leads to relief of painful and distressing feelings and behavior. Often a person tries to resolve difficulties in life by seeking advice, by exerting will power, or by altering his or her life circumstances to avoid painful feelings--yet with little success. Psychoanalysis is based on the idea that past experiences often interfere with current life, causing painful, constricting, and repetitive patterns of behavior, creative blocks, unhappy relationships, work problems, sexual difficulties, or an inability to appreciate oneself and others.

The goal of psychoanalysis is to achieve freedom from painful, recurring feelings and conflicts, and live to one's fullest potential. As the patient talks freely in a setting of consistency and safety, repetitive patterns of behavior appear in the way the patient talks, behaves, and relates to the analyst. When these patterns are experienced, observed, and understood in this process of self-discovery, a person learns about new ways to master old problems, resulting in expanded freedom to work, love, and play. Psychoanalysis is conducted four or five times a week, over a period of several years. For more information about psychoanalysis, click here.