Marina Rozenberg MD

We explore some of the ways that unprocessed material from your past manifests in your life, including thought patterns, emotions, bodily symptoms, anxieties, dreams, relationship patterns, and the feelings that arise within the psychotherapeutic relationship. These are all clues that we can trace back to the initial experiences that were too painful or threatening to be accepted into awareness, so that they can be processed and eventually integrated.

Bioenergetic Analysis is a type of psychodynamic psychotherapy that focuses on how the unconscious manifests in the body. As we develop through childhood, our bodies participate in denying threatening experiences by inhibiting breathing and creating patterns of muscular tension that prevent the expression of emotions, such as sadness, fear, and anger. In Bioenergetic Analysis we work directly with the body to bring to light some of the information held in the body that has been out of awareness.

We look at how relationship patterns with early caregivers (which often show up as well within the therapeutic relationship) set the template for how you feel and interact within current relationships, and even influence how you view the world (for example, is the world safe and supportive or hostile and threatening?).

Anxiety is a normal human response to major change and uncertainty. However, when it becomes crippling or paralyzing, it signals that underneath this feeling may lie unresolved traumas or unconscious conflicts in which taking a particular action may fulfill one need while undermining another. Since the root cause of anxiety is unique for each person, we spend time understanding your unique situation and tailor management strategies to addressing these root causes.

Episodes of depression are characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, the loss of ability to experience pleasure from activities or social connections, and feelings of guilt and low self-esteem. Painful early relationships and unprocessed emotional pain are frequently uncovered when treating depression with psychotherapy. Together we will explore some of these root causes that perpetuate the sadness, low energy and hopelessness that can underlie and contribute to depression.

Anger is an important emotion that can signal when we are being mistreated or when our situation doesn’t align with our needs and values. However, it can also be a sign that we lack alternative ways of communicating our needs, or it can cover over other emotions, such as fear or grief, that are more difficult to acknowledge. Exploring root causes will, over time, help you tolerate the underlying emotions and lead to a greater capacity to communicate your needs and pursue your goals.

Anxiety is a normal human response to major change and uncertainty. However, when it becomes crippling or paralyzing, it signals that underneath this feeling may lie unresolved traumas or unconscious conflicts in which taking a particular action may fulfill one need while undermining another. Since the root cause of anxiety is unique for each person, we spend time understanding your unique situation and tailor management strategies to addressing these root causes.

Episodes of depression are characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, the loss of ability to experience pleasure from activities or social connections, and feelings of guilt and low self-esteem. Painful early relationships and unprocessed emotional pain are frequently uncovered when treating depression with psychotherapy. Together we will explore some of these root causes that perpetuate the sadness, low energy and hopelessness that can underlie and contribute to depression.