Psychoanalytic

In order to heal, you have to truly get to know yourself. Psychoanalytic therapy helps you understand yourself on a more intimate level. By exploring past experiences and relationships, in addition to what is going on for you in the here and now, we can gain greater access to all that is you. This kind of therapy expands your consciousness and opens up worlds of possibility. You will start to connect the dots between past and present, which can be both revelatory and liberating.

This approach explore how the unconscious mind influences your thoughts, behaviors and feelings. I believe Anxiety and depressive symptoms are manifestations of deeper challenges that we will uncover together.

We approach therapy through a contemporary psychoanalytic lens to understand what is being communicated through one's behaviors and understand how past experiences are influencing current relationships. As we form our relationships we have found that individuals develop deeper insight, aiding with a deeper understanding of themselves, and experiencing more lasting and sustainable relief.

An individual is rooted with beliefs and customs due to upbringing, experiences or teachings that enable their current position in life. Understanding the root cause of traumas, anxieties or depression can help make changes for a better authentic self.

Why psychodynamic/analytic therapy? The here and now psychotherapy relationship opens a stunning window into past, present, and future; into the deep wisdom of the unconscious; and into a creative flexibility that brings more and more wholesomeness, freedom, intimacy, and flourishing of the soul. I have doctoral and postdoctoral training in various contemporary analytic approaches, and I practice from a liberatory, feminist, relational stance.

I was introduced to modern psychoanalysis through Naropa University, and have continued to deepen with ongoing studies at The Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies in Manhattan, NY.

Modern psychoanalysts recognize the individuality of each person. We aim to understand the unconscious forces that may interfere with living fulfilling lives. By creating a non-judgmental space, the analyst helps people talk about feelings, thoughts and fantasies they may not have known they had. By accepting all these thoughts and feelings as valuable information, the analyst helps people learn to tolerate painful feelings and accept the disturbing and sometimes intriguing parts of themselves.

Under this umbrella falls many theories and approaches such as : object relations and modern psychoanalysis. Object relations is in a nutshell you relate to others including partners how your caregiver related to you. We all strive for perfection but it is really about being "good enough". Modern psychoanalysis is focusing on protecting from self attacks and self-sabotage. (cue Bestie Boys music). The therapist job is to have the client "say everything."

I integrate psychoanalytic principles to explore how unconscious processes, early experiences, and relational patterns shape current thoughts and behaviors. By fostering deep self-awareness, I help clients uncover underlying conflicts, emotional patterns, and core beliefs that influence their psychological well-being. My approach facilitates meaningful personal growth, improved relationships, and long-term emotional resilience.

I completed a 5-year post-graduate program in psychoanalysis at Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis and awaiting licensure as a psychoanalyst.

I have had extensive training with one of the developers of Relational Psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I have received two years of training at a Relational Psychoanalytic Institute.

I am trained in psychodynamic (also called psychoanalytic) approaches, which focus on deep listening to help you understand what is really going on behind your symptoms. Psychoanalytic therapy is one of the longest-enduring forms of therapy and its effectiveness has been empirically verified.

My training is grounded in relational psychodynamic therapy, an integrative approach that emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for meaningful change. By exploring past and present relational patterns, we create a space for deeper self-awareness, healing, and growth.

I work psychoanalytically with patients in order to more deeply explore and understand their internal world. Together we can create language for hidden, blocked, 'unthinkable' thoughts; name and reflect on unconscious conflicts; work through dreams; and build resilience.

I integrate psychoanalytic principles to explore how unconscious processes, early experiences, and relational patterns shape current thoughts and behaviors. By fostering deep self-awareness, I help clients uncover underlying conflicts, emotional patterns, and core beliefs that influence their psychological well-being. My approach facilitates meaningful personal growth, improved relationships, and long-term emotional resilience.