At the center of this practice is a focus on preserving humanity in the psychotherapy space. In a system increasingly dominated by algorithmic approaches to mental health, I believe that psychological services must retain a fundamentally human stance. This philosophy comes from deep engagement with individuals who have experienced the full range of human suffering, resilience, and integrity.

Identity is at the core of how I think about psychological health and what it means to be human. It’s the part of us that moves through life and consolidates our lived experiences into a narrative about who we are. It’s the anchor that tethers the different parts of ourselves and our experiences together.

A strong identity gives us something to return to and grasp – a stronghold we can rely on even when our emotions, relationships, and life circumstances change. It allows us to weather failure, rejection, and uncertainty without losing our sense of worth or experiencing intense volatility in our emotional states. It affords us the capacity to fully enter a relationship, while also retaining a solid sense of who we are as a person. Identity helps us integrate the different, sometimes contradictory, parts of ourselves.

Our identities are shaped—and sometimes challenged—by our life experiences.

• A young adult who has struggled to reach the educational, professional, or personal milestones they expected may feel left behind and uncertain about who they are becoming or where their life is headed.

• A man who has spent much of his life focused on what others need or expect from him may struggle to know what he wants for himself or develop a clear sense of who he is as a person.

• A recently retired professional who has spent decades building her career may find herself wondering who she is outside of a role that has given her life meaning and direction for years.

Trauma, loss, relationships, failure, and major life transitions can challenge the ways we have understood ourselves and leave us feeling depressed, empty, or hopeless.

Therapy provides a space to understand how our life experiences have shaped us, recognize the patterns that may keep us from living as fully as we would like, and develop a stronger and more integrated identity. It’s a space where we can integrate the parts of ourselves that may feel disconnected, and where we’re able to build a more stable foundation from which to navigate relationships, difficult emotions, and important life decisions. The goal is not to become someone else, but to more fully understand and become ourselves.

• Individual Psychotherapy

• Psychological Testing

• Diagnostic Evaluations

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