I provide psychodynamic therapy for adults seeking deeper self-understanding, meaningful change, and more fulfilling relationships. My approach is depth-oriented, relational, and attachment-based, helping you understand the emotional patterns that shape your life, relationships, and sense of self.

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Rather than focusing only on symptom relief, psychodynamic therapy explores the underlying experiences that contribute to anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, eating disorders, and other emotional challenges. Together, we work toward lasting change through insight, slowing down to become more familiar with your emotions, curiosity, and a strong therapeutic relationship.

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Ultimately, I follow the therapeutic golden rule: do what's helpful. That means I tailor our work to meet your unique needs rather than following a rigid formula or manualized approach. While I draw from a range of therapeutic perspectives, therapy with me is always attuned, collaborative, and responsive to who you are and what you need.

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What Is Psychodynamic Therapy?

 

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an evidence-based approach grounded in the understanding that many of our emotions, behaviors, relationship patterns, and reactions are influenced by experiences and processes outside of our conscious awareness. Decades of research support not only the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression, healing from trauma and eating disorders, improving relationships, strengthening self-esteem, and fostering lasting personal growth, but also that the benefits patients experience from psychodynamic treatment extend beyond symptom relief and continue beyond the end of treatment (Shedler, J., 2010). 

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Long-term Therapy

 

​While the length of time spent in therapy is different for everyone, psychodynamic work typically unfolds over years, not months. This work is intentionally slower because meaningful change often happens beneath the surface, and it takes time to understand deeply rooted patterns and their impact on your life. If you're looking for a more short-term, skills-based approach focused primarily on coping strategies, I have wonderful colleagues I'd be happy to recommend. While this doesn't mean we wouldn't focus on new coping skills or that you won't experience symptom reduction, our work together would go beyond this aspect of other helpful modalities.

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​Depth-Oriented Therapy

 

Psychodynamic therapy recognizes that our lives are shaped by both our past and our present. Together, we'll spend time exploring your experiences, relationships, emotional patterns, attachment history, defenses, and the parts of yourself that may exist outside of what is obvious to you. By understanding the roots of your present-day struggles, we can create change that is not only meaningful but long-lasting.

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Relational Therapy

 

Healing happens in safe, authentic relationships. The therapeutic relationship we build becomes an important aspect of our work, and often serves as a vehicle for change. As we notice what emerges between us, we can better understand longstanding patterns, emotional responses, and ways of relating that may be keeping you stuck. With greater awareness and the experience of a secure therapeutic relationship, you can begin to move beyond old patterns and reconnect with a more authentic version of yourself.

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Attachment-based Therapy

     

Our earliest relationships shape how we experience ourselves and others (often without us even realizing it). Together, we'll explore how your attachment experiences continue to influence your present-day relationships and work toward developing healthier, more secure ways of connecting with others and with yourself.   

 

What To Expect In Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

 

​​While every person's therapy journey is unique, my process is collaborative, thoughtful, and tailored to your goals. I will listen with care, not only to what you say, but also to what you don't. Together, we will be curious and gently explore the patterns that emerge in your relationships, your hopes, your disappointments, and your inner world. As these patterns become more obvious, they begin to lose their influence, giving you greater freedom to respond with intention rather than habit. This often leads to you living your life more on your terms, versus feeling like a puppet under life's control. Through this process of understanding, new possibilities for self-compassion, healing, and lasting change can begin to unfold. I typically meet with patients weekly, as that allows for consistent depth-oriented work. I do not typically recommend sessions less than weekly, but of course there are always exceptions to the rule.

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Is Psychodynamic Therapy Right for You?

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Psychodynamic therapy may be a good fit if you're looking to better understand yourself, break recurring relationship patterns, heal from painful experiences, or create meaningful, lasting change. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges (with yourself, others, or food), the effects of complex trauma, or a sense of feeling stuck, therapy can offer a space to reconnect with yourself, find hope, and explore your experiences with curiosity and compassion. Together, we can create a supportive relationship where you feel seen, understood, and where you no longer have to carry everything alone.