Daniel Pagano, PhD (he/him)

There are many possibilities on how to conduct your love life. If your relationship is struggling, or if you would like to further strengthen one that's going strong, the perspective a professional counselor can be valuable.

Different anxiety disorders that are most common can leave a person feeling constantly overwhelmed, uneasy, and nervous. While some temporary anxiousness may be considered "normal," understanding if you have an anxiety disorder can make the difference in addressing treatment needs to improve your psychology, biology and social relations.

Life transitions can make you feel alone, but you're not. They are common, but that doesn't make them less painful when you are struggling with one. This is especially true if your transition is related to a loss in a relationship, job , housing or family member. You might not know what to do because there doesn't seem to be a solution on the horizon. In a moment or period of time when you feel uncomfortable, unsure, and unable to figure out what direction to go, it is natural to seek help.

Anxiety disorders can leave a person feeling constantly overwhelmed, uneasy, and nervous. While some temporary anxiousness may be considered "normal," understanding if you have an anxiety disorder can make the difference in addressing treatment needs to improve your psychology, biology, social relations and general well being.

Life transitions can make you feel alone, but you're not. They are common, but that doesn't make them less painful when you are struggling with one. This is especially true if your transition is related to a loss in a relationship, job , housing or family member. You might not know what to do because there doesn't seem to be a solution on the horizon. At a time when you feel uncomfortable, unsure, and unable to figure out what direction to go, it is natural to seek professional help.

Gestalt Therapy helps you resolve past conflicts and learn to live in the present. By focusing attention on your inner self, you can release worries about the past or the future and engage with the present. When you move from beyond the past, you can find peace in each moment and enrich your interactions in the world around you. Dream work, day dreams and daily events can be used to explore unconscious imprints that with a change in attitude can improve the quality of your life.

Biases and barriers exist which can negatively impact a person's ability to heal. The importance of cultural humility in providing compassionate care is essential. Together we will explore relational concerns to ensure goodness of fit and in dialogue create a physically and emotionally safe place for an optimum therapy process.

Our relationship patterns emerge from a matrix of early formative interactions with parents, care givers and other figures that have shaped expectations about how our basic needs are met. Our present desires and urges can be separated from the historic relational contexts where they were formed so new more satisfying patterns are created, rather than re-creating the early learned and painful relationships in present relationships that have nothing to do with the early relationships.