Jonatan Sumavsky, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor

Many people come to therapy feeling numb, disconnected, or stuck—functioning on the outside while something essential feels missing inside. I work with adults, particularly men, whose struggles often trace back to early attachment wounds and complex trauma. My approach is relational and trauma-informed, focused on understanding how old patterns replay in the present, and within the therapy relationship itself. Through careful, respectful exploration, therapy becomes a place to reconnect with yourself, and experience real, lasting change.

Many people come to therapy feeling numb, disconnected, or like they’re holding everything together on the outside while something feels deeply wrong on the inside. Often, this isn’t because something is “broken,” but because earlier experiences required parts of you to be pushed aside in order to survive. My work is relational, trauma-informed, and process-oriented. Rather than focusing solely on symptoms or coping strategies, we pay close attention to what’s happening in the room between us — because therapy itself becomes a microcosm of how you relate to yourself and others. Over time, this allows us to gently uncover the invisible patterns formed in early relationships and create space for parts of you that may have been cut off, ignored, or protected by armor. I specialize in working with men who struggle with emotional disconnection, chronic anxiety, shame, or a persistent sense of “grey” or emptiness. Many of my clients are high- functioning but feel exhausted from trying to keep it together, unsure how to let others in without everything falling apart. I work integratively, drawing from relational psychoanalysis, attachment theory, somatic approaches, and trauma-informed practice. While there may be moments of psychoeducation or skill-building, the heart of the work is experiential — staying with what emerges in real time, repairing ruptures, and building a felt sense of connection that can extend beyond therapy. If you’re looking for quick tools or surface-level coaching, I may not be the right fit. If you’re ready for deeper work — even when it feels unfamiliar or uncertain — therapy can become a place where something real begins to shift.