Q: What kind of therapy do you offer?
A: I am a psychodynamically trained therapist, and do draw upon mindfulness, behavioral activation, motivational interviewing and some DBT skills. Within psychodynamic/psychoanalytic work, in addition to focusing on symptom reduction we also seek to understand the origin, meaning, and function of these problems in your life. The goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy is not just freedom from symptoms, but also an enhanced sense of self, vitality, and connection.
Q: Is psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
A: Yes, psychodynamic psychotherapy is an effective and powerful tool for change. (If interested, please review this meta-analysis article by Jonathan Shedler.
Q: What are your qualifications?
A: I am a licensed clinical psychologist, (MA License #:9726), with a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. I completed a pre-doctoral internship through Cambridge Health Alliance Hospital/ Harvard Medical School (2012) and a post-doctorate at Massachusetts General Hospital (2013). In 2018, I completed a one year postgraduate Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Q: Are LGBTQIA persons welcome into your practice?
A: Yes! I offer an unequivocally affirming space. Therapy can be a space to explore sexual identity and gender identity, as well as to support the complex intersection of identity with one’s family and community.
Q: How do you work with religion?
A: I welcome people who have a strong existential, religious, spiritual, or theological identification as a part of their identity, including those who are non-religious or atheist. I have special interest in those who are grappling with changes in their religious identities (ie, people who have chosen to leave their faith upbringing, change religions, interfaith relationships, or conflicts between aspects of their identities).
Q: What kinds of concerns do you typically treat?
A: My training in clinical psychology within a range of inpatient, residential, outpatient, university and hospital settings, has prepared me to offer competent care within the following areas:
Anxiety, depression, stress, motivation, fertility, transition to parenthood, illness, grief, sexual identity discernment, gender identity discernment, religious identity discernment, career discernment, familial conflict, relational conflict, community conflict, cultural and social oppression, and isolation.
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