Echoes, I can relate to your situation.
I was working wth a therapist who is trained eclectically, but we did mostly psychodynamic work. I did a lot of healing and was doing very well emotionally while in treatment. A few years into treatment she began employing cbt. She and I had our 'argument' about it...for details you can pm me... we struggled for a year, and then I left her. I met with five different therapists. I, as you, was looking for one who would be willing to engage with me on a psychodynamic plane.
The fifth one, I seemed to like her personality, and I asked her about her treatment plan. She said she works mostly with cbt. I then posed this question to her, ''Would you be ok to work with me using a psychodynamic model of treatment?'' She said that she would be able to provide that. I am not trusting her, though, cuz of my fallout with my previous therapist. Oh, of course, my not trusting her is grist for the mill, and I shall bring it up next time we meet, as we've only met twice so far.
She referred me to Dr. Sarno's works. As you stated you like psychodynamic treatment, you might enjoy reading his book, The Divided Mind.
I strongly believe that cbt serves to mask/prolong the repression of emotions for which clients enter therapy.
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