John Reiser (he/him)

I have extensive training in psychoanalytic work (Jungian) and have done rigorous training in personality disorders, dream work, and depth approaches to trauma.

I often work from an attachment and relationship model: how are we trying to get our needs met in relationships? What problems are we inadvertently causing in our relationships, our lives, and how can we change that? I also work a lot with couples who are seeking a more rewarding and understanding experience in their commitment to each other.

Anxiety is the "plague of our times" as one person put it. Most of my clients are aware that they struggle with some form of anxiety but are often at a loss to define or describe what it's about. Sometimes anxiety comes from external sources, sometimes from within ourselves ("who am I, really? What's my life about?" ). Therapy can help people get a handle on this feeling that "something is just wrong ! but....what is it?".

I have focused a lot of my training on personality disorders, their treatment, and in helping clients understand what a "personality disorders" is all about. Many clients with a personality disorders diagnosis feel stigmatized by the label, and sometimes feel hopeless that there's any real treatment or help available. I try to demystify the stigma around these issues and offer practical help and assistance to people with borderline, narcissistic, avoidant, and other personality diagnoses.

Depression can be very scary for those who live with it. Depression is not just a feeling, it's a deep state of pain that is different for each of us. Sometimes depression is connected to an unexpressed grief, sometimes to a deep trauma, and other times it seems mysterious to the person suffering from it. I do believe therapy can assist in helping clients with depression re-connect with themselves and with life.