Understand the pattern.
Find more room to choose.

Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy pay attention to feelings, relationships, expectations, and patterns that may be difficult to see clearly on your own. We can notice what you anticipate from other people, what you protect yourself from, and what happens when you try to change.

We don’t have to assume we already know the explanation. Your experience helps guide our understanding.

Our focus is on what you are facing now. Earlier experiences can be useful when they help us understand or work through a present difficulty. We can also spend a session on something happening this week: a conflict, a decision, a worry, or a conversation you want to handle differently.

I listen closely and offer questions, feedback, and other perspectives as we think together. The aim is to understand the pattern and create more room to choose how you respond.

Sometimes you leave with a clearer understanding. Sometimes you have a different perspective or something new to try. We can talk openly about what feels helpful and what you want more of.

I bring more than 25 years of psychotherapy experience and postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Read about my training and credentials.