Chad Allen (he/him)

I work with adults affected by trauma and PTSD, including experiences that continue to influence emotional life, relationships, and a sense of safety. Trauma can lead to anxiety, numbness, or difficulty trusting oneself or others. Therapy offers a careful and respectful space to approach these experiences gradually, allowing understanding and emotional integration to develop over time and supporting greater stability and freedom in daily life.

I work with adults experiencing depression, low mood, or a loss of meaning or connection in life. Depression often involves feelings of emptiness, self-criticism, or withdrawal that can be difficult to change through effort alone. Psychoanalytic therapy provides a space to explore the emotional experiences and relational patterns that shape depression, helping individuals develop a deeper understanding of themselves and renewed engagement with life.

I work with adults who experience anxiety, persistent worry, or fears that feel difficult to understand or control. From a psychoanalytic perspective, anxiety often reflects underlying emotional conflicts or pressures that have not yet found expression. Therapy offers a space to slow down, explore these experiences, and understand the patterns that contribute to anxiety, allowing greater flexibility and freedom in responding to uncertainty and stress.

I work with trauma from a psychoanalytic and relational perspective, recognizing that traumatic experiences often continue to shape emotional life and relationships long after events have passed. My approach emphasizes safety, careful pacing, and understanding how trauma is experienced in the present. Through depth-oriented therapy, clients can gradually integrate difficult experiences and develop greater stability, trust, and emotional flexibility over time.

My work is grounded in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, an approach that focuses on understanding the unconscious patterns and emotional meanings shaping experience. Through advanced training and ongoing consultation, I help individuals move beyond symptom relief toward deeper and more lasting change. This depth-oriented work allows clients to better understand recurring difficulties and develop greater freedom in how they live and relate to others.

I work with couples from a psychodynamic perspective, focusing on the emotional patterns and expectations that develop between partners over time. Rather than teaching communication techniques alone, I help couples understand the underlying dynamics that lead to conflict or distance. My training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy supports careful attention to relational experience, allowing couples to develop greater understanding, flexibility, and emotional connection.