Loi Medvin PsyD, MA

I've worked with women through many stages of life, including preconception, pregnancy and postpartum, and have a particular interest now in midlife. These transitions can be physically and emotionally intense, affecting our bodies, relationships, identity, sexuality, and sense of self. For many women, midlife is also a time when the ways we've managed for years - pushing through, caring for others, adapting, overriding our own needs - can suddenly stop working.

Anger has been an important focus of my clinical work and training. I don't see it as something we simply need to get rid of. It can give us energy to act, carry important information, and be an appropriate response when a boundary has been crossed. However, it can also become destructive. We slow things down to understand what sets it in motion, notice what's happening in your body, and find ways to channel that energy so you have more choice in what you do with it.

I work with anxiety by slowing things down and paying attention to what happens in both the mind and body. We explore what sets anxiety in motion, notice the body's early signals, and develop practical ways to regulate your nervous system, reduce the intensity of anxiety, and respond differently when it arises.

I have extensive training and over 20 years of clinical experience in relational and depth therapy. I pay attention not only to patterns that show up in your relationships, but also to what unfolds between us. The therapeutic relationship can become a place to notice patterns as they happen, experience something different, and develop new ways of relating that you can bring into your relationships and the rest of your life.

I have many years of training and experience integrating somatic approaches into therapy. I help clients become more aware of what is happening in their bodies and how physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, and patterns of response are connected. We use that awareness to understand what is happening, regulate nervous system activation, and create more choice in how you respond.

I'm a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner with advanced training and years of experience using Brainspotting in my practice. Brainspotting is an experiential, body-based approach that can help us access and work with experiences and patterns that may be difficult to reach through talking alone. We begin with what you want to work on, then follow what emerges - sensations, emotions, memories, images, or thoughts -- trusting the process as it unfolds.