Sarah Farnsworth, Psychoanalytic Candidate, ICPLA. RPS #303

In life, we travel through the present moment while simultaneously being influenced by the past. At times this may feel confusing, jumbled, frightening or damn-near impossible. Who am I? What am I doing? Where am I going? These are just some of the questions we ask ourselves -- the ones that keep us up at night. While I cannot answer these questions for you, through Psychoanalysis I can offer you the space to explore these deep questions and support you through your journey into yourself -- with all its twists and turns. This is a collaborative process. Together we will take the plunge into your history, wade through experiences and relationship dynamics that have shaped your world, and dream of new possibilities and potentials that have until now remained out of reach. Psychoanalysis is not easy, but nothing that touches the soul is. To quote Neville Symington, "Psychoanalysis is not for the person who has had a breakdown and just wants to start functioning again, because as the analysis proceeds he may have to revise his whole life and alter it radically. I think that psychoanalysis is for those who have a curiosity about life, but also wish to live it inwardly" (from The Psychoanalytic Experience). If you wish to explore yourself in-depth and exist as your truest self, I invite you to contact me. I am accepting Clients virtually and in-person in Los Angeles.

I am a Research Psychoanalytic Candidate at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles seeing patients under the supervision of Cheryl Dale. I work with adults of all backgrounds and expressions of gender, sexuality and selfhood in general. In addition to my Psychoanalytic training, I also hold an MFA in Art & Art Theory, which informs my work deeply.

Psychoanalysis asks a lot of you. It asks that you open yourself up to the possibility of really knowing yourself, and being known. It asks that you open yourself up to the possibility of change. It asks that you open yourself up to the possibility of love. This process can stir up old emotions, or bring you into contact with aspects of yourself that are difficult to accept. I will not pretend that is easy, but you don't have to do it alone. If you are considering Psychoanalysis but are nervous or have questions, I invite you to contact me for a consultation. We can discuss your desires as well as your concerns, and if you're ready and we feel it's a fit, move forward together.

Psychoanalysis is a depth practice, as well as a relationship: a relationship with the self as well as with the analyst. This can take time to develop, as can any investment into yourself. Sessions may occur several times a week in order to reach that level of depth and connection.