I specialize in individual psychotherapy with adult individuals dealing with a range of problems. I work with a diverse clientele who encompass a wide range of cultural backgrounds, ages, sexual orientations and professions.
My specialties include
• Anxiety and Depression
• Conflict in family relationships
• Creative blocks, Creativity
• Career, Life purpose
• Divorce, Feeling stuck
• Grief, Loss, Bereavement
• Relationships: Dating, Marriage, Intimacy issues
• Self-esteem, Self-criticism, Self-doubt
• Self- exploration and Search for meaning
• Trauma
“One of the deepest longings of the
human soul is to be seen.”
what is Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a creative collaborative inquiry into your life.
A process of self-discovery that facilitates the natural unfolding of the Self towards connection, balance and growth.
The journey fosters the discovery of your innate potential and moves towards transformation and regeneration so you can become who you were truly meant to be. It helps facilitate understanding of how the experiences in our lives, including childhood, affect our emotional states as well as our thoughts and patterns of relating to others and ourselves.
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• Strengthen your self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-awareness
• Better understand your thoughts, feelings, and improve relationships
• Increase your capacity for emotional resilience and emotional intelligence
• Feel more comfortable with the uncertainties of life
• Build your inner resources, set better boundaries, and make better choices
Jungian Analysis
Jungian analysis, developed by the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, seeks to establish psychological healing and wellness by aligning conscious and unconscious aspects of the personality. The unconscious has the potential to be a source of wisdom and guidance, an ally in the process of psychological development. It is designed to help individuals gain a deeper understanding of themselves as a whole person. In a true collaboration analyst and client work together to explore unconscious material through stories, fantasies, dreams, body sensations, feelings and thoughts. Symptoms, psychological and physical, point to something being out of balance in our lives and some parts of us wanting to be known.
The goal of analysis is individuation - becoming uniquely yourself, a striving towards wholeness.
The analytic process allows you to engage and observe parts of yourself, even those that are denied, unrecognized, or unwanted, to fosters greater satisfaction and meaning in our lives. This deeper exploration of your inner life can release new creative energies and inner resources as well as help develop a steady presence in the world and an aliveness even in the face of challenges or difficulties.
Mind Body Integration
The health of the body and the mind are intrinsically linked.
There is natural wisdom in the body and mind-body integration taps into this innate wisdom to adapt, heal, and develop new capacities in life. What we don’t heal inside of ourselves may hold us hostage and keep us from greater freedom or presence. The mind-body connection can become compromised when a person is under duress in response to stress.
By learning to regulate emotions that are stored in the body through self-care experiences it can help change limiting beliefs and thought patters or behaviors. These limiting beliefs and thought patterns also in turn effect our emotional life. Through mind-body integration as part of psychotherapy you can feel more grounded and present and able to adjust quicker to difficulties. This can accelerate healing and lead to more lasting change.
“It is a strange and wonderful fact to be here, walking around in a body, to have a whole world within you and a world at your fingertips outside you. It is an immense privilege, and it is incredible that humans manage to forget the miracle of being here…”
Frequently Asked Questions
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Psychotherapy sessions are unique to each individual and address their specific goals. Together we will explore your current circumstances as well as your history. We will explore the unconscious through dreams, fantasies, your body sensations, thoughts and feelings. Depending on your needs therapy can be short-term, for a specific issues, or longer-term to deal with more entrenched patterns or to develop more fully as a person. In the spirit of the work, it’s important to be an active participant and meet for weekly session (sometimes more is warranted). Psychotherapy is a collaborative relationship and can be a powerful catalyst for change and growth. Psychotherapy is right for anyone who is interested in getting the most out of their life by taking responsibility, creating greater self-awareness, and working towards change in their lives.
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I do not accept insurance; however, I can provide a monthly invoice that you can turn in to your insurance. Some plans may reimburse in part. Please check your coverage by asking the following questions:
• Does my plan provide out-of-network reimbursement for mental health?
• Is there a deductible I need to meet before I can be reimbursed?
• How many sessions per year does my health insurance cover?
• What percentage of the fee do you cover?
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Confidentiality is a cornerstone of therapeutic treatment. It gives clients seeking services the knowledge and comfort that they can be completely honest with their clinician, without fear that the therapist will share what they said with outsiders. The exceptions to this is if a client is a danger to self or others.
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I am happy to offer an initial phone consultation to determine together if we are a good fit. At that time, I will discuss my fees with you. I keep a small number of hours in my practice where I can offer a reduced fee.
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Sessions for psychotherapy are usually 50 minutes in length. Once we agree on one or more regular times per week, I will reserve those hours exclusively for you and expect payment for them.
If you inform me at least 48 hours in advance of planned absences, you will not be charged for those sessions. Unless otherwise arranged, fees are due at the time of the session.
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If you have any questions please contact me via the form below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
