Individuals

How I view Psychotherapy

Therapy is a unique relationship that is not like many others. Though it can feel open and casual at times, it’s a place where emotional work is done. It’s an allied relationship founded on trust, respect, and safety. For me, understanding and discovery are the emphasis. I am curious about all your experience and in addition to exploring fantasies, protective strategies, and emotions, what’s happening now, in session, is where I put a lot of importance. Especially, the relationship between us — client and counselor.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

As psychological beings, we are shaped and defined within the context of relationships—it’s where we are formed, and it’s also where many of our struggles play out. Often, the difficulties that bring someone into therapy are the very issues that interfere with how they connect with others.

In therapy, these relational patterns inevitably begin to emerge in the dynamic between therapist and client, and that’s not only expected but also deeply valuable. You bring your unique lenses—your beliefs about yourself and others—into the room, and those will likely show up in how we relate to each other.

From a psychodynamic perspective, what makes therapy so powerful is that we don’t just reenact these patterns unconsciously; we slow down, pay attention, and put language to them as they unfold in real time. The therapeutic relationship becomes a living example, a window into how your relationships tend to operate more broadly. I’m genuinely excited to explore that with you—because within that exploration lies real potential for insight and change. The type of change that grants you more confidence and agency to know how to address your deep worries and live life more fully.

Here is more information on the logistics.

If interested, Nancy McWilliams PhD expounds on the qualities of mental health, while Jonathan Shedler PhD speaks more about what psychotherapy is.

I am supervised by Michael Allison, LMHC.