Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic psychotherapy explores the unconscious thoughts and feelings that rule conscious behavior. 

Psychotherapy is recommended when long-standing, persistent issues such as depression, grief, unfulfilling relationships, questions of identity, and challenging family dynamics interfere with life in a significant way. Psychotherapy is best suited to address ongoing general dissatisfaction with life and a better option for those seeking a deeper experience of their psychic life.

Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis, also known as depth psychology and familiarly referred to as “the talking cure”, involves multiple sessions per week. Through free association and the analysis of dreams, the individual and the analyst dive below the symptom on the surface to explore the original wound and the resulting factors that drive their emotions and behavior - the unconscious.

Psychoanalysis explores how these unconscious factors - developed through early experiences - affect current relationships and patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion. Through this deep work, the individual and the analyst build a trusting relationship that enables the patient to see the truth of their inner life and its impact on their observable life.

Psychodynamic Couple Therapy

Psychodynamic couple therapy treats the relationship as the patient - a unique entity distinct from each individual member of the couple - to understand the unconscious patterns, past experiences, unacknowledged beliefs about familial roles, and fantasies that contribute to relationship challenges.

Couple therapy helps partners identify and understand the hidden conflicts, anxieties, and repetitive negative cycles that fuel persistent fights and disappointments. By identifying and acknowledging these unconscious factors, individuals gain insight into their own and their partner’s reflexive responses, accept the truth of underlying relationship dynamics, and change ingrained patterns of communication for more fulfilling interactions.