Liberty Psychological Services

My therapy style

As a psychodynamic psychotherapist, I want to know how anxiety fuels vicious cycles in your life. Anxiety is uncomfortable, and you try to avoid it. Avoidance, however, produces emotional upset and the cycle continues. The therapy relationship can help you break these cycles. We focus on our interactions instead of guessing at the intentions of others in your life; we can see and feel in real time your style of attachment and your modes of defending against closeness and loss. This therapeutic style promotes a brand of self-reflection that you simply can't enact on your own or with friends or family. We use wordplay, metaphors, symbolism, dreams, storytelling, and social feedback from me to help you see your life from new angles. Throughout, I teach you the meaning of anxiety and show you how to harness anxiety's power. Anxiety is the cornerstone of my approach to psychodynamic treatment: You feel angst when you perceive a threat (closeness, loss, rejection) and you respond by avoiding it, but this leaves you with a life that's less than fulfilling. The problem is, this process is rarely conscious. In learning how your avoidances inform your modes of relating, we come to know you more deeply and expand your capacity for profound love and an easier life. This style is interactive; I take you and your progress seriously and I am not afraid to challenge you. The goal? To develop a better understanding of why you approach the world the way that you do. This self-knowledge can produce flexibility in coping and in relating to others. 

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Between sessions, I think about our next steps and how I can help you get the most out of treatment. You are my focus. As part of my fee I offer visual and written learning tools that I develop and tailor to your needs. The 'Going Toward' pamphlet, which can be found on the homepage and the Psychotherapy page, is an example of this. Care coordination services (speaking with your psychiatrist, physician, loved ones) are also included in my fee. These enhance therapeutic collaboration and the effectiveness of our work.           

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Other services

I also offer presenting, speaking, and consulting for individuals and groups who wish to learn more about my approach to treatment and my unique outlook on anxiety and emotion management. I love providing a glimpse into the therapy and coaching world while offering refreshing views on common psychological concerns such as anxiety, emotion regulation, relationships and communication, and chronic pain.