Psychotherapy
People often come to therapy because something in their lives no longer feels workable. You may be struggling with anxiety or depression, feeling stuck in patterns that keep repeating, having difficulty in an important relationship, or simply sensing that the way you have been living no longer quite fits.
Therapy offers a place to slow down and become curious about what is happening beneath the surface—not only what you are feeling, but how you came to experience yourself, other people, and the world in the ways that you do.
A deeper kind of conversation
My approach is psychodynamic and relational. Rather than focusing only on reducing symptoms or solving an immediate problem, we pay attention to the patterns, experiences, and relationships that have shaped you—and to the ways those patterns continue to influence your life now.
Much of this work unfolds through conversation. Over time, things that have been difficult to recognize or put into words can become more visible. We may notice recurring ways of relating, expectations you carry into relationships, conflicts between different parts of yourself, or ways you learned to adapt that once served an important purpose but may now constrain you.
The aim is not simply insight for its own sake. Greater understanding can create greater freedom: more room to respond rather than react, to relate differently, and to live with a stronger sense of choice and connection.
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a more intensive form of depth psychotherapy for people who are interested in understanding themselves more fully and working with longstanding patterns at greater depth. Sessions take place more frequently than in traditional psychotherapy, allowing the work to develop with greater continuity and depth.
Contemporary psychoanalysis may look quite different from some of the familiar stereotypes. It is a collaborative and relational process, attentive not only to the past but to what is happening in your life and relationships now—including what emerges between us in the therapeutic relationship.
Psychoanalysis isn't the right fit for everyone. For some people, however, the greater frequency and depth of the work can provide an unusual opportunity for sustained psychological exploration and change.
Individual therapy can provide space to explore concerns that may be difficult to understand on your own: anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, loss, questions of identity and meaning, or longstanding patterns that seem resistant to change.
Some people come with a particular problem they want to address. Others arrive with a less defined sense that something is missing, unsettled, or asking for attention. Both are good places to begin.
Individual Therapy
Couples often come to therapy caught in patterns they understand intellectually but cannot seem to change. The same arguments recur; one person pursues while the other withdraws; hurt, resentment, or distance accumulates despite both partners wanting something different.
Our work together involves understanding not simply what happens between you, but what each of you brings into those moments—the needs, fears, expectations, and ways of protecting yourselves that can make connection difficult. The goal is to create greater understanding, flexibility, and the possibility of meeting one another differently.