DEPTH PSYCHOTHERAPY
My Approach
My approach is rooted in reverence for each person's innate capacity to orient towards growth and wholeness. This work is shaped by curiosity about the images that emerge in dreams and fantasies, creative practice, relational struggles, spiritual practices, or psychedelic experiences. We engage the narratives that have shaped you, mapping your patterns and the path your struggles may be nudging you towards living more consciously. As we explore the relationship that develops between us and the links between your past and present experiences, we work towards transformation of patterns that may stem from your earliest experiences or are developing in response to a current impasse. I draw on techniques that assist nervous system regulation, embodied awareness, and attunement to attachment dynamics in the here and now. While it requires commitment, this way of working in depth can lead to a greater sense of self-efficacy, meaning and purpose, and flexible responsiveness across different areas of one's life.
Jungian Analysis
The aim of Jungian analysis is not simply symptom relief but the development of a fuller relationship with the psyche. C.G. Jung theorized the psyche as consisting of a matrix of parts or complexes which we can become more engaged with through dreamwork, imaginative activity, and curious attention to our strong reactions to relationships and events. In Jungian analysis, we work to build a respectful relationship with your less conscious, "symptomatic" parts by sincerely asking what they might have to offer your conscious personality and approach to life. We also look beyond the personal through a symbolic lens; in the process, your dreams and symptoms may come to feel like unexpected guides or allies, helpers that compensate for one-sided conscious attitudes, expanding your capacity to relate to different aspects of yourself, others, and the collective(s) to which you belong. Over time this work supports making choices and cultivating attitudes in deeper relationship with the whole of your Self.