How Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Can Help
Sometimes we have a sense that something is out of step — a heightened sensitivity to criticism, an unease that lingers, or a low mood that seems to resist change. Other times, the source feels more defined — conflict in relationships, dissatisfaction at work, or a sense of being stuck — yet solutions remain out of reach.
When attempts to resolve these struggles on your own haven’t brought lasting relief, psychoanalysis or psychotherapy offers a sustained, focused process for understanding and working through them. This is not a quick fix, but a deliberate engagement with the underlying patterns, histories, and conflicts that shape your present life — with the aim of achieving meaningful and lasting change.
Psychoanalysis — In-Depth Work for Lasting Change
Psychoanalysis is an intensive treatment designed to address the underlying causes of emotional distress. Sessions typically take place four to five times a week, often with the patient lying on a couch.
This frequency and setting allow for a depth of exploration not possible in less frequent meetings. Patterns that have shaped your life—sometimes outside of awareness—are brought into focus and understood in the context of your history, relationships, and present life. Over time, this process fosters enduring shifts in how you experience yourself and others.
Child and Adolescent Treatment
As children and adolescents grow, they face challenges that can be part of normal development or signs of deeper, ongoing struggles. Temporary stressors may resolve on their own, but persistent difficulties — with parents, friends, self-regulation, school, self-esteem, or aggression — often signal conflicts that are not being worked through effectively. Recognizing these patterns early makes it possible to address what is happening beneath the surface, not just what is outwardly visible.
Therapy for children and adolescents is a focused, intentional process. The treatment setting is designed to foster trust and engagement, while giving young people a distinct, protected place to work through the emotional and developmental struggles they may not yet fully understand. My approach integrates verbal and nonverbal methods, enabling children to express the nuances of their feelings, wishes, and needs — even before they have the words to name them. Through this work, they begin to integrate their inner and outer experiences, strengthen their capacity to communicate, and develop healthier ways to manage life’s challenges.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is grounded in similar principles as psychoanalysis but the sessions occur less frequently—often once or twice a week. It preserves the psychoanalytic rigor while adjusting cadence.
The work remains focused on uncovering the deeper roots of your struggles, with careful attention to the ways past experiences, relationships, and inner conflicts shape your present. For many, this approach is particularly valuable when previous therapies have offered only temporary relief.