Treatment Approach

11/20/09

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Treatment Approach: 

Offer psychodynamically-based psychotherapy in the areas/topics listed below.

"Psychodynamically-based" means that, regardless of the issues to be addressed, and regardless of the treatment modality offered, my work with clients is based on an understanding of the role of subconscious and unconscious processes that influence the person's conscious attempts to face, and work on, the personal problems troubling them. My approach takes into account the complex interaction of different parts of the personality that are currently affecting the person's concerns, difficulties, and/or symptoms.

This does not mean I necessarily favor longer term treatment because the choice of modality depends on the client's goals and priorities. Regardless of the focus of the treatment, clients are helped to understand how they can apply what they have learned in treatment to future problem-solving.

Offer some early-morning and evening appointments as available.

Significant areas of experience and interest:
  • Late adolescence, young adulthood, midlife concerns
  • High school and college mental health:  psychotherapy/counseling, consultation with students, staff, faculty; treatment of social work and psychology students
  • Concerns around work inhibitions ("work block", "dissertation block", and more generally the meanings of procrastination and impasses); career decisions
  • Patterns of "toxic relationships" in family and/or in choices of friends and partners
  • Treatment of adolescents and divorcing adults; single parents; special interest in turmoil of custody litigation
  • Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • The psychology of adoption, with particular reference to adopted people (adolescents and adults) and birthparents
  • Treatment of the performing artist
  • The role of envy and jealousy and their relationship to "low self-esteem"
  • Concerns in the area of "body image" and gender identity

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