Maya Klein

In recent years, the phrase "your nervous system" is everywhere in mental health discourse. People speak about regulating it, calming it, healing it. It has become a kind of shorthand for emotional experience. From a psychoanalytic perspective, this language is familiar — not because it is new, but because it reflects something long understood. What is now often called the "nervous system" frequently functions as a newspeak way of referring to the unconscious . That is, it names what happens...

In California, many people come to therapy already familiar with the language of mental health. They may have worked with therapists before, tried different approaches, or spent time thinking carefully about their emotional life. At the same time, familiarity does not always lead to lasting change. For some, therapy has felt supportive but limited—helpful, yet not quite enough. Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis offer a different kind of work—one that is slower, more focused, and oriented...

People in Illinois who are considering therapy often have practical questions about how treatment works, particularly when it takes place via telehealth. At the same time, many people are less concerned with treatment labels than with finding care that feels thoughtful, legitimate, and able to address what has been difficult to shift. I am licensed as a psychologist in Illinois and provide psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to individuals located within the state via telehealth. Licensure...