Psychotherapy

I conduct individual psychotherapy with adults to address an array of issues.  Through training and work in diverse settings I have gained experience with a broad range of clients and issues. 

Issues

Some of the issues that I commonly help clients with in therapy are:

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • LGBT issues

  • Men's issues

  • Traumatic life events including grief and divorce

  • Relationship difficulties with partners, parents or friends

  • Work or school difficulties including underachievement, attention, or personal conflicts

  • Difficulties with focus, attention, or decision making

  • Negative thinking

  • Self-esteem

  • Handling challenging emotions

  • Sleep problems

  • Improving life satisfaction

My Approach

The cornerstones of my therapeutic approach are the relational psychodynamic and Internal Family Systems schools of thought. I strive to be flexible and find approaches that work for each client.  Often I will start by reviewing the various ways that a new client is coping with what troubles them, with the goal of reinforcing and building upon coping methods that are already working.  Evidence commonly arises early in therapy of underlying factors that contribute to clients' distress, such as family and relationship history, patterns of belief about oneself and the world, and experiences of marginalization or discrimination.  These and other issues are best explored in a gentle, curious, inwardly-focused way.  Clients find within themselves the compassion and strength necessary to ameliorate their suffering in the context of a warm, healing relationship with me that is supportive as well as gently and persistently challenging.

Starting therapy can be daunting, so I work hard to provide a safe, comfortable environment for my clients. My approach is interactive: I provide active listening and support as well as honest feedback and encouragement to tackle the important issues.  I help clients focus their curiosity and attention within themselves, going deeper than can be achieved through narrative and logic alone. I achieve good results with a wide range of clients by flexibly interweaving techniques from multiple theoretical schools of thought.

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