Drew Tillotson, PsyD, FIPA, BCPsa

I help people get to the root of dynamics within themselves that cause their struggles. My approach is engaging and expansive. With over 30 years of experience with many types of people from different cultures and backgrounds, I see people as human with complex emotions and complicated lives. Most all of us are trying to live a better life with less struggle, less stress and fear. We all want to be loved and understood, but sometimes we get in our own way. We all create narratives of who we are - most of which are developed very early in life and get embellished along the way to adulthood. My work is to help people develop ways of reflecting on what has been, what is, and what might be in order to allow more choices in life than seem obvious or possible. We can get stuck at various times in our lives, tolerating an existence that may not reflect all that we initially wanted out of life, how we imagined our talents and skills would be put to use. We sometimes land in relationships that become painfully frustrating or boring because we do not understand why we pick the partners that we do, why we feel misunderstood or unloved. It takes courage to look at oneself instead of blaming circumstances and people around you. If life problems were easy to handle alone we would all be doing that. My work is based in the idea that feeling understood, being listened to carefully in a focused way and hearing other ways to think about yourself are actually helpful and curative.