Working with me
I am based in Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, where I run a hybrid psychoanalytic practice.
My approach to psychoanalytic work is grounded in a Lacanian orientation, while also drawing from the broader currents of the psychoanalytic tradition. I run a practice that is inclusive and flexible, open to people of all ages, ethnicities, gender expressions, and sexualities
I offer psychoanalytic consultations in person and online, working with people both locally and internationally. Sessions are typically held weekly or biweekly, with fees negotiated based on individual means and circumstances.
Beginning the work
To begin, I offer a series of four preliminary meetings over the course of a month. These provide an opportunity to establish a dialogue, to explore what brings you to analysis, and to decide together whether to proceed into analysis proper. In these initial meetings, we touch on your personal history, family background, and life circumstances — but above all, we listen for what insists in your speech, for what calls to be said.
To enquire about beginning psychoanalysis, please feel free to contact me by email, or you can read more about psychoanalysis here
Richard B. Keys
Psychoanalyst-in-training with the CLA
Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Clinical Member, Centre for Lacanian Analysis Aotearoa
Member, International Forums of the Lacanian Field
Contact: richard.benjamin.keys@gmail.com