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In my experience, it is the quality of
the therapist-patient relationship and the communication between us
that matters most in the healing process. I provide a warm and accepting
context so that communication between us can be understood and used
for emotional development. I listen deeply to what you have
to say and I am active in opening up exploration of your thoughts and
feelings. I bring integrity, curiosity, firm professional boundaries, flexibility
in approach and humor to my practice. I find it very important to work
with each person as an individual, not assuming that specific therapy
practices work for everyone.
My approach is a blending of several frameworks. I primarily work with
psychoanalytic, developmental and interpersonal theories, and I strive
to integrate these frameworks in a flexible way. I also keep in mind
the phenomenological and existential aspects of life which means that
I am interested in your experience and what it means to you. Together
we look at behaviors, dreams, memories, stories, feelings and
thinking that come up for you during therapy sessions and in daily life.
Over time, we explore patterns and beliefs, often unconscious, that may
interfere with creativity, enjoyment, intimacy, learning and life enhancing
choices.
I am also influenced by research in neuroscience, particularly on the
topic of self-regulation. Neuroscience makes clear that psychotherapy
is not just a talking cure – it depends a great deal on nonverbal and
unconscious factors between therapist and client. I am also mindful
of the many possible impacts on our sense of self such as temperament,
physical make up or limitations, ethnicity, spirituality, gender, race
and class.
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