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About My Clients
I work with clients who are looking for an opportunity to better understanding themselves in a safe and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship. Clients who are seeking a depth-oriented form of therapy are interested in going beyond symptom management toward understanding root causes. We will work carefully and closely together, over time, to make sense of your thinking, relating, and experiences (both past and present) in a way that can reduce emotional suffering and promote emotional growth.
My Background and Approach
Throughout life we acquire survival strategies to cope with difficult experiences and to protect against painful emotions. However, over time, many of the very strategies which protected us, can become restrictive or get in the way of living a full and fulfilling life. In the therapeutic relationship, we are able to observe our reflexive ways of thinking and relating vividly and clearly. Together we have the opportunity to honor our intuitive resilience while creating the conditions for change. I work from a psychodynamic framework—this means that the working relationship between client and therapist can be used as the grounds for self-discovery and growth. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is effective form of treatment for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, loss and grief, self-destructive behavior patterns, relational difficulties, trauma, and attachment difficulties. I work with individual adults weekly (or more frequently) depending on the client's unique needs.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that our minds and bodies are our greatest sources of wisdom. Often the problems that we come to therapy to address are the adaptive strategies we have relied upon for our survival. The gift of therapy is that we have the opportunity to update our mode of operating and build new growth-producing ways of being. Although, therapy can be painful at times, it also offers us the rich opportunity to know more about our whole, complex selves. Therapy can help us build healthy and satisfying relationships, expand our creativity, and strengthen our internal resilience towards life’s inevitable losses and challenges. Clients of all races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and faiths are warmly welcome. To learn more, please reach out for a free phone consult. I welcome the opportunity to partner with you on this very important journey.