Many of us can easily rattle off all the reasons why we struggle in life: less-than-ideal childhoods, trauma, personality tendencies, birth order issues, being bullied, and so on …. And yet, we discover over time that endlessly analyzing and logically understanding our problems doesn’t make them go away. 

Thanks to strides in technology and brain research, we now have ample evidence that traditional talk therapy, while helpful, is usually not enough to make the deep and lasting changes that will make your life better.  In order to create new neural networks in the brain that will override the old, less-functional ones (i.e. triggered reactions and automatic negative thoughts or self-beliefs), I will work with you in session to achieve more awareness and connection among your emotions, your bodily sensations and impulses, and your various senses, in addition to your thoughts.

While insight, improved communication strategies and interpersonal skill-building are important parts of healing and positive change, for many of us, they are simply not enough.  Neither is being hard on ourselves, comparing ourselves to others, and telling ourselves to “just get over it”.  In fact, expecting ourselves to fix all our problems by ourselves not only makes us feel worse, it goes against basic human nature.

The fact is that, in spite of pervasive societal messages favoring self-reliance and independence, humans are biologically wired to rely on one another.  And in order to heal from past hurts and re-connect with the fully integrated, creative, joyful and open-hearted selves we were born to be, we need to find that sweet spot between autonomy and close connection.  In individual therapy with me, our positive relationship will create an environment in which you can safely explore all parts of yourself without shame or judgment.