Effective therapy requires all of the obvious things: an open mind, hard work, and a gradually developing relationship with a trusted therapist. But with these ingredients in place, therapy can be a transformative experience like no other: one that yields a rich capacity for self-understanding and the ability to connect more intimately with the people that you love.
We all strive to feel comfortable in our skin, worthy and capable of giving and receiving love, and effective in making our own particular mark upon the world. So often, the obstacles to achieving these things are rooted in painful past experiences and the conclusions that we’ve drawn about ourselves or the world based on those hurtful moments. Most of the time, these assumptions have been with us for so long that we do not even realize they’re there, influencing our thoughts and feelings and shaping our patterns of relating to others.
I take an active and direct approach to helping my patients recognize and disrupt the maladaptive patterns that hold them back in love, friendship, work, and personal care. Ultimately, there is great freedom and relief to be found in turning toward what we would rather push away. And, often, the thing most feared isn’t as frightening when it is confronted.
I am a certified practitioner of Transference Focus Psychotherapy (TFP), a lively, confrontational approach to treating a range of difficulties with self and interpersonal functioning.
Areas of Focus
Relationship Issues and Interpersonal Conflicts
Low or Variable Self-Esteem; Emptiness
Anxiety and Mood Variability
Self-Destructive or Self-Defeating Tendencies
Eating Disorders
Negative or Variable Body Image
Borderline Personality Disorder
Parenting and Postpartum