Psychotherapy in San Francisco
A space to understand
what drives you
I offer psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy for individuals and couples. My practice is rooted in deep, exploratory work that creates lasting change.
My Approach
Therapy that goes beneath the surface
Many of the struggles we face have roots deeper than we realize. Anxiety, relationship difficulties, feeling stuck or unfulfilled often point to patterns formed long before we had words for them.
In our work together, I help you explore these patterns with curiosity rather than judgment. Psychoanalytic therapy is not about quick fixes. It is about understanding yourself deeply enough that real, lasting change becomes possible.
Specialties
How I can help
Who I Work With
You have built a life that works, by most measures impressively so. You are capable, often the person others turn to, accustomed to thinking your way through hard things. And yet something doesn't resolve. A relationship pattern that repeats no matter how clearly you see it. A perfectionism that turns accomplishment into a new baseline rather than a moment of rest. An inner critic that follows you into rooms where it has no business being.
Many of my patients are high-achieving professionals: doctors, engineers, writers, analysts, people for whom the mind is both their greatest asset and their most relentless adversary. They come in having read the books, having tried other approaches, sometimes having succeeded at almost everything except understanding why certain things keep happening to them. What they're looking for isn't coping. They want to actually understand.
This is depth work, slow, exploratory, oriented toward the examined life rather than symptom management. It is not for everyone. If you want structured protocols or short-term goals, this isn't the right fit. But if you are curious about yourself at a level that most conversations don't reach, and willing to follow that curiosity honestly, you'll likely find this work compelling.
Ready to begin?
The first step is a free consultation where we talk about what brings you in and whether we are a good fit. No pressure, no commitment.
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