I help Veterans, first responders, high performers, and populations who might not otherwise be able to afford long-term developmental therapy the help they need.
If you feel stuck in life or you've lost contact with the spark that lights your life, then you might be a prime candidate for my psychotherapy.
By the time most people get to this website they already tried advice, self-help books, and sometimes an episode or two of brief supportive therapy but never led to lasting change or a sense of vitality and engagement in their own lives.
That’s why I approach psychotherapy developmentally, thinking of change and transformation over a period of months to years. This approach is based in the psychoanalytic tradition passed down over from expert to protege while integrating cutting edge discoveries in psychological and neurological science. It takes time, but your internal world matters and you deserve having the space to be/become yourself without being regularly interrupted, rushed, or unduly influenced. It also takes time to build new foundations and scaffolding for a life that gives you meaning and fulfillment. Beyond basic self-help advice, the developmental approach is geared for you to gain a clearer understanding of yourself and helps you learn how to navigate life's challenges with greater confidence and emotional depth.
What it means to work developmentally is to focus on how you specifically grow, change, and evolve over time, both emotionally and psychologically. It aims to understand your current challenges in the context of your life history, stages of development, and future potential. With this approach you start to notice changes not only in how you think and feel but also in how you relate to others and approach your own life. As therapy progresses, new and effective ways to navigate old conflicts surface, as does a stronger capacity to navigate new challenges and opportunities that life throws at you.
If you're even halfway interested, then let's put some time on the calendar to talk about your goals for the coming year and how we might be able to get you there together.
At this time I do not accept insurance. This allows me to provide you with a more confidential and personalized experience. When using insurance to pay for therapy, psychologists are required to disclose your diagnosis and treatment notes to your insurance company in order to receive payment. This undermines the basic premise of therapy and also gives non-clinical staff access to private health information about you while still giving them authority to dictate the direction of your therapy.
For clients unable to afford our full fee, I offer a limited number of appointments at a reduced, sliding-scale rate. My sliding scale is based on financial need and availability. A sliding scale model not only makes therapy accessible to a wider range of people but also creates an opportunity for those paying the full rate to give back to their community. By paying at the higher end of the scale, you’re helping to support individuals who might not otherwise be able to afford therapy, ensuring that financial hardship doesn’t become a barrier to mental health care.
If you're interested in learning about the different ways to pay for therapy, click here.