If there are areas of your mind you don’t fully understand, you aren’t alone.
Psychodynamic therapy is a depth-oriented approach to understanding yourself more fully.
How do I know I could benefit from seeing a therapist?
SIGNS FROM THE BODY
Trouble sleeping
Tightness in the chest
Headaches or body aches
Fatigue
Lightheadedness or fainting
Stomach aches
Increase in heart rate
SIGNS FROM THE MIND
Difficulty concentrating
Brain fog
Obsessive, intrusive or racing thoughts
Procrastination
Mood swings
Constant worrying
Self-esteem issues
SIGNS FROM RELATIONSHIPS
Extreme highs and lows in love relationships
Difficulty maintaining friendships
Anxiety in social settings
Difficulties connecting to others
Loneliness
Boundary setting issues
Painful recurring patterns such as jealousy
What will the treatment look like?
Given each individual’s unique strengths, challenges, and diverse life experiences, I customize the treatment to suit each person.
Meet for a free consultation
We can discuss what has led to you reaching out and see if we’re a good fit.
Book our first session
Typically we start by meeting weekly or biweekly. The first session is focused on getting to know you and your world.
Open Ended Treatment
I often take an “open-ended” treatment approach when possible, where we can take as long as we need to accomplish the goals that you set.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic therapy is an evidence-based approach focused on helping people develop deeper insight into their emotional world, particularly unconscious processes, internal conflicts, and recurring relational patterns. By exploring past experiences and how they are enacted in present relationships, including the therapeutic relationship, it aims to support more enduring psychological change and improved functioning.
Branches of the Psychodynamic Approach
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Relational psychodynamic therapy focuses on the idea that we are shaped by former and current relationships. It emphasizes how patterns from early relationships show up in present ones, including the therapeutic relationship. Through this mutual, emotionally engaged relationship, clients can develop new ways of understanding themselves and relating to others.
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Attachment-based psychodynamic therapy focuses on how early relationships with caregivers shape patterns of emotional regulation, sense of self, and expectations of others. These attachment patterns often continue into adulthood and influence current relationships. By exploring these dynamics, clients can develop a greater sense of security, flexibility, and capacity for connection.
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Existential psychodynamic therapy integrates insight into unconscious patterns with a focus on core human concerns such as meaning, freedom, and isolation. It explores how individuals relate to these givens of existence, and how underlying anxieties may shape emotional and relational patterns. The aim is to support a deeper, more authentic engagement with oneself and one’s life.
Common Questions
What if I’ve tried therapy before?
Psychodynamic therapy can be a helpful complement to more structured approaches (like CBT), especially if you’re looking to understand deeper patterns or persistent difficulties that haven’t fully shifted.
What are the goals of this kind of therapy?
Goals often include developing a deeper understanding of yourself, improving relationships, increasing emotional flexibility, and feeling more free and authentic in your life.
Do we talk about the past?
Yes, but always in a way that feels relevant to your present. We look at how earlier experiences and relationships may still be shaping your thoughts, feelings, and ways of relating today. I have a trauma-informed approach, so we take our time and work at your pace. There’s no rush.
