The work takes the form of psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy, though the specific modality is not predetermined. It takes shape through the initial meetings, shaped to each person’s history and subjective position. Sessions are held within a stable and regular analytic setting, with frequency and rhythm are discussed and mutually agreed upon.
The fee is a vital part of the analytic contract and the analytic frame. It marks commitment and carries a symbolic meaning specific to each individual. Discussed in the first meeting the fee invites reflection on the subject’s personal economy – their relation to value, cost, and the place of money in their symptom. For this reason, it cannot be fixed in advance or externally standardized.
Analytic work begins once an agreement on the fee has been reached and the first session is paid accordingly. If no agreement is made, analytic work does not begin and no payment is due.
This setting is not intended for acute crisis or emergencies. For such situations, other forms of care may be more appropriate – please refer to the appropriate emergency or crisis services https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/leben/suizidpraevention/anlaufstellen/notrufnummern.html#wien