I am Jakub Kuchař, a clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist with over ten years of clinical experience. My private practice is located in Prague 7, at Dukelských hrdinů 35.
People often come to my practice experiencing inner dissatisfaction – sometimes even despite external success. They struggle with recurring relationship issues or feel that something is holding them back from living as authentically and fully as they would like.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis: the path to deeper self-knowledge and inner freedom
I chose this form of psychotherapy because of its depth and richness, and its capacity to go beyond surface symptoms and address the roots of psychological difficulties, often hidden in unconscious patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior. It is not a quick fix or a set of instructions for how to live, but a systematic and collaborative process leading to deeper self-understanding, lasting change, and greater inner freedom.
I work in two formats: psychoanalytic psychotherapy twice a week and psychoanalysis four times a week. At the lower frequency, there is time between sessions to settle again, and the hour often fills up with an account of the past week. At the higher frequency, the news soon runs out and what would otherwise stay out of view comes through: dreams, free association, and what is happening between us. Which format fits is something we work out during the initial consultations.
My qualifications and experience
I am a clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist with extensive clinical experience. I gained much of this experience during my long-term work at the Horní Palata psychotherapeutic sanatorium, where I worked with clients facing a wide range of psychological difficulties. I completed comprehensive training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Czech Psychoanalytic Society, a component society of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), and I adhere to its ethical standards. In my work I try to connect theory and practice: I write articles for a general readership and hold a post as assistant professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
How I can help you
Relationship problems
Difficulties in relationships, family, or work; recurring unsatisfactory patterns, feelings of loneliness, difficulties establishing or maintaining relationships.
Anxiety and depression
Inner tension, anxiety, sadness, feelings of emptiness, loss of energy, interest, or meaning, low self-esteem, burnout. States that return even once the external causes have passed.
Existential questions
Searching for meaning in life, life crises (e.g., midlife crisis), coping with change, questions of identity.
Dissatisfaction and a feeling of stagnation
The feeling that "something is missing" or that you are not living life to the fullest despite external "successes."
The need for deeper personal development
The desire to better understand oneself, one's motives, inner conflicts, and unconscious processes.
Psychosomatic difficulties
Physical symptoms that may be connected to psychological stress or emotional states.
Dealing with difficult life events and trauma
Losses, separations, bereavement, and past experiences that still shape how you feel and relate to others.