Psychodynamic Therapy

We approach therapy through a contemporary psychdynamic lens to understand what is being communicated through one's behaviors and understand how past experiences are influencing current relationships. As we form our relationships we have found that individuals develop deeper insight, aiding with a deeper understanding of themselves, and experiencing more lasting and sustainable relief.

The roles we play in life now can be connected to our our roles, values and beliefs we learned when we were younger. My role is to help illuminate your emotions and unhealthy patterns of behavior that would provide you with the keys to unlocking the root of your concerns. By having a deeper understanding of your internal world, we will help you to make decisions that would lead to a more successful life.

Primary training while studying at Columbia University was in psychodynamic techniques.

We explore your childhood, your parent's parenting style, your relationship with your parents, and what you needed from your parents but may not have gotten. We use our relationship to correct past emotional experiences that have made a negative impact on you as an adult.

Graduated with a concentration in psychodynamic psychology

Psychodynamic therapy allows us to honor the complexity and be deeply curious about your human experience. The full range of your thoughts and feelings are welcomed with openness and interest. Our goal is to holistically address the root causes of your suffering so that you experience deep and lasting transformation that continues even after the therapy is over. Psychodynamic therapy acknowledges the role of the unconscious in our lives and provides a way for you to understand your own mind.

I have a strong background in psychodynamic approaches including psychological research in attachment theories. In my current practice, I recognize that we all have a past that may influence how we interact in the world today. Through therapy, clients can gain insight into how unaddressed past pains may be affecting their current quality of life and important relationships.

Problems originate in relationship and problems are healed in relationship

During situations of extreme stress, our mind creates beliefs and patterns that then impact how we behave moving forward. Psychodynamic therapy helps us identify and unpack those beliefs and file them in our brains in healthy ways.

Psychodynamic therapy allows us to dive deeply into your subconscious and your inner child through a deep talk therapy. I do plenty of psychoanalytic, free associations, shadow work, archetypical work. During the session I address a wide range of psychological and emotional issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, personality disorders, and more. I also include in it post-modern interventions.

I was trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the University of Chicago. Psychodynamic therapy, combined with other approaches, such as energy therapy techniques can be very effective in treating a number of conditions. That said, I don't get stuck on one or two approaches. That would be like a medical doctor who only prescibes penicillin. A good therapist needs a lot of tools in his or her toolbox.

My psychodynamic training and experience supports my clients to get to the root of the challenges they face in their close relationships and develop the tools and capacities to free themselves from their past patterns. I have completed an advanced 3 year training program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis and I continue to train and consult weekly with two late career psychoanalysts.

There is no resolution without understanding the "why" below the surface. This approach is part of a combination of therapeutic interventions that ensure that we examine the root of your systems to make a path forward. Our therapy sessions together will unearth and discuss deep seeded issues that may plague you daily. We can make a plan for improvement together and learn better techniques and ways of coping. Struggling for a long time doesn't mean that you can't find a way forward.

I will help you explore the depths of your emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Rooted in the belief that our past experiences and unconscious processes shape our present behaviors and feelings, psychodynamic therapy offers a powerful means of self-discovery and personal growth. We will work to uncover unconscious patterns, unresolved conflicts, and past traumas that may be influencing your current challenges and emotional struggles.

Modern Psychodynamic approaches take in the developmental history and context of each person's life up to this moment. Understanding the self can lend information about conscious and unconscious motivations for thoughts, feelings, and behaviors manifested in the present. This approach can help you understand your patterns, develop awareness, and set the course for change in your life.

Everyone has a story to be told, and I believe that providing a space where your story can be heard, understood, and reflected upon is a vital aspect of therapy. What that means for you as a client is that therapy with me will be individualized and personal. We will examine and explore the "why," not just the "what, when, where, and how." Healing, change, and symptom relief from this perspective occur through insight and growth from the inside-out.