Anxiety Overwhelm, worry, performance anxiety, panic attacks, and stress
Depression Feeling blue, unmotivated feelings, hopelessness, and loneliness
Relationship Issues
sustaining intimacy, interpersonal, and professional
Chronic Shame Not feeling good enough, comparing yourself to others, self-blame, and creating deficit narratives
Grief Issues with mourning the loss of a loved one
Parenting Challenges communicating to your child in an effective way connecting and setting appropriate limits
Life Transitions
Trauma recovery
Adolescent Issues
Contemporary Psychoanalysis
"Nothing is as powerful as human understanding." -George Atwood Unlike traditional psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud developed a hundred years ago, contemporary psychoanalysis draws on more attachment and relational theories. The process of psychoanalysis is to develop a deeper understanding of one's self. Many people who enter analysis are often not experiencing an emotional issue but rather want to experience life in a more meaningful way. Contemporary analysts tend to encourage exploration by raising questions on what gives one a sense of purpose or meaning. Often times the process uncovers unconscious blocks that have prevented emotional growth. Contemporary analysts do not have an agenda but rather create a safe space where a patient speaks freely. Memories and sensations from one's earlier life are understood in the context of the present moment. It is through the relationship with the analyst that the patient can understand why the respond as they do. Feelings are metabolized. The integration of the past and the present is part of the internal growth that is experienced
Couples Therapy
"The message sent is not always the message received." -Virginia Satir
Creating safety is an essential part of working with couples. I help couples to identify why they are getting triggered by their partner. How? By being curious about their own early attachment histories, they can begin to reflect on how those experiences are affecting their relationship's new experiences. We move beyond content and look at the repetitive patterns. I incorporate Neurodynamic couple's therapy methodology. Repetitive painful conflicts are seen as opportunities to metabolize unfinished feelings from the family of origin and learn ways to interactively regulate and learn new ways of communicating.