PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy that honors your complexity and leads to lasting and meaningful change.
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Psychodynamic psychotherapy provides a unique opportunity to understand what underlies the deeply rooted patterns that keep us from feeling whole, alive, and connected to ourselves and others.
Putting words to our thoughts and feelings within the therapeutic conversation relieves feelings of hopelessness, meaninglessness, and frustration and brings clarity and meaning to our inner worlds. Knowing oneself more deeply results in a strong sense of self: a quality that helps us navigate our lives with confidence and a sense of inner freedom.
Am I the right therapist for you?
Healing is a collaborative process that unfolds in the context of the relationship between therapist and client. A successful therapy requires skill and careful moment-to-moment consideration on the part of the therapist as well as active participation from the client. It is important that client and therapist be well-matched, which is why I meet with each person before a mutual commitment to treatment is made.
I support my clients in a process that leads to lasting and meaningful change.
In addition to individual psychodynamic psychotherapy, I offer therapeutic writing groups in Santa Barbara, California. I have moved my practice online, working exclusively with people via Zoom and on the phone. (Moving from in-person to virtual therapy was a step I did not take lightly. Read more about my process of moving my practice online here.)
My approach is comprehensive and long-term; my aim is to honor the complexity and experience of each person as I support my clients in a process that leads to lasting and meaningful change. This means helping my clients know themselves more fully, allowing them to move forward in their lives with a greater sense of inner freedom, self-belief, and optimism.
My areas of specialization are:
Loss
Relationship
Issues
Depression &
Anxiety
It is my privilege to accompany people in the process of discovery and healing.
Here’s how you can get started…
Decide you want to heal
Schedule a time to talk
Begin your healing process
What Is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?
Overcome grief and loss, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and issues of self-esteem.
The goal of psychodynamic therapy is to resolve issues that underlie unwanted symptoms. In working through these underlying issues, my clients can expect not only to heal, but also to gain a deeper understanding of themselves, resulting in a stronger sense of self.
Healing is a collaborative process that unfolds in the context of the relationship between therapist and client. A successful therapy requires skill and careful moment-to-moment consideration on the part of the therapist as well as active participation from the client. It is important that client and therapist be well-matched, which is why I meet with each person before a mutual commitment to treatment is made.
Psychotherapy Education & Training
Since achieving a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in-depth psychotherapy from the Pacifica Graduate Institute, I have consistently pursued further training in psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Therapeutic Writing Workshops
In addition to on-going group psychotherapy, I offer online therapeutic writing workshops.