MY APPROACH

As a psychodynamic therapist, I see therapy as an endeavor to relate differently. This is a process of finding movement where there was once rigidity, to see whether the stubbornness of patterns, the darkness of an abyss, or the tight grip of anxiety can be loosened.

Perhaps you are familiar with your pain, and despite having revisited every nook and cranny inside yourself, nothing seems to change. Alternatively, you may feel something is pinning you down without being able to tell why or what.  

How do I approach this in therapy?

I work by listening intently for moments where the unconscious reveals itself. This means I look for changes in colors, rhythms, textures, or emotion, that you bring to the counseling room. Much like listening to a piece of music, we begin to hear with different ears, suddenly aware – Hey! I didn’t know this tune could play this way, what becomes possible here? Rather than thinking of the unconscious as a chasm where unwanted secrets remain dormant, many clients describe this process as suddenly encountering something they have always already deeply known.

Our work together will take shape through collaborative meaning-making. It will also give you the opportunity to experiment with elements that might not come easy for you, like confrontation, or being able to receive empathy.  By dialoging between the past and the present we can begin to find out different ways of relating that feel right for you.