Therapist Profile

My Approach to Helping

Life is hard. Perhaps you feel stuck or unhappy without knowing why. Maybe you are reading this because you have been impacted by difficulties in your life causing you pain right now. Not even the most priviledged can escape the suffering inherent to life. Interpersonal difficulties, anxiety, depression, mindbody problems, self-defeating patterns, attention problems, trauma and abuse frequently motivate people to enter therapy. Your ability to accept help when needed is the hallmark of inner strength. Knowledge is power, and knowledge about yourself forms the foundation of how you relate to others, cope, and make decisions in your life.

I specialize in Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) for deep and rapid change. Emotionally difficult aspects of life are often avoided because they have been too painful or frightening. By facing your feelings at their most painful intensity you can achieve symptom relief, a clear understanding of yourself, and liberate your full potential for life and relationships.

ISTDP is a systematic and comprehensive approach which finds support in the most recent findings, including attachment theory, mindfulness studies, neuroscience, and psychodynamic theory. Together we form a caring attentive partnership to help overcome your difficulties. If you are a person highly motivated for change to live a deeply rewarding life but are shackled by unhealthy patterns that you've been unable to change, I'd like to help. See my website for more information.