Individual Therapy

You may have difficulty naming and expressing some of your feelings.

Maybe you are quick to anger, but struggle to notice or reveal underlying vulnerability. Or perhaps you are someone who becomes guilty when you are mistreated because you have been taught that it is unacceptable to get mad.

In either case, you have learned that normal, healthy parts of yourself should remain hidden.

Unfortunately, the effort required to hide often interferes with maintaining satisfying relationships, and may leave you lonely, depressed, or anxious.

If you are ready to take an unflinching look inward to know yourself better and share more of yourself with others, engaging in this type of therapy can help.

We will work together to stop fleeing from your feelings and instead experience them in a supportive setting. We will explore your associations, memories, and motivations in order to develop hypotheses about your unconscious. With time, you will establish a clearer self-image that is not ruled by distortion.

I am an active therapist: expect to be engaged in meaningful dialogue wherein I leverage my observations and perceptions about you based on our here-and-now interactions. Often, issues that you encounter in your other relationships will emerge between us. When they do, we will make use of the opportunity to understand and improve how you relate to yourself and to other people.

 Challenges I can help with:

  • Excessive “people pleasing”

  • Abandonment fears

  • Perfectionism

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Self-esteem issues

  • Grief

  • Trauma

  • Stress related to life transitions such as aging, medical problems, changing careers, or transitioning gender

  • Processing the impact of systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, and/or transphobia

How it Works

1

We will meet for a free 20-minute phone consultation to discuss your presenting issues and my way of working.

2

If we mutually agree that this process could benefit you, we will schedule a full consultation of approximately three 45-minute in-person or virtual meetings. Around our third meeting, we will provide one another with feedback and I will make treatment recommendations, which may include ongoing individual therapy with me or a referral to a different level of care or specialist.

3

If we decide to work together, we will meet regularly, typically weekly for 45-minute sessions. Therapy usually lasts for a sustained period. It will not last forever, as no relationships do, and we will work collaboratively to notice your progress and end or suspend treatment when you are ready.