“Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.”
VIKTOR FRANKL
Therapy is a journey to know the self. The landscape of your mind is complex – vibrant with echoes of your past, present, relationships, and experiences. In therapy, we make space together to listen closely to those sounds in your mind. We collaborate on a journey toward knowing the self. Therapy can help you live in your mind with a sense of peace and authenticity. By exploring yourself, you can come to understand better your self and your story.
FAQ
What is psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Our experiences, even from very early life, make marks in our minds. We grow around those marks – accommodating them, building on top of them, avoiding them. As time goes on, patterns form. We get stuck in ways of being without apparent explanation. We develop symptoms. Those marks, whether made recently or long ago, are buried beneath the surface, manifesting themselves in these patterns and symptoms. We end up held together in ways that allow us to survive, but cause suffering. In psychoanalytic psychotherapy, through our relationship, we slow down together and listen closely to you. Over time, as we listen together to whatever comes to your mind or body during our sessions, we’ll hear small sounds coming from deep inside you. As we listen and feel together, we’ll come to understand more and more how and who you are. Relief comes from feeling and putting words to those marks. Over time, you will gain a greater sense of mastery, ease, and flexibility in life.
What are your qualifications?
I’m a licensed clinical social worker, which means I have a Master of Social Work degree and have completed a certain number of hours of supervised practice to obtain a license to practice clinically independently as a psychotherapist. I completed my MSW in 2016 and became independently licensed in 2020. I completed additional post-graduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy through the Florida Psychoanalytic Center and the Stephen Mitchell Relational Studies Center.
Can you help me?
I work with clients with long-standing issues with depression, anxiety, and difficulties in relationships who want to explore themselves deeply. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy with me is not a short-term treatment. Long-standing issues benefit from long-term treatment. You might suffer from varied or complicated symptoms. You may feel confused and stuck. I have significant experience working with military spouses, people with complex childhood trauma, and people with Christian religious trauma.
What’s important to know about therapy with you?
Through the course of treatment, we cannot know what feelings or thoughts or memories will come to you. We enter into a journey together without knowing where we may end up. All of your thoughts, feelings, images, dreams, and sensations are important. I believe social, cultural, historical, political, and economic forces have tremendous impacts on our lives. I don’t believe you are a single “problem,” but a complex person with a complex, living, human experience. I believe the relationship between me and you in the therapy is the primary means of growth in treatment, so I pay special attention to the quality of our connection and collaboration.
Where are you located?
I see clients in-person in Fayetteville, NC. I am available for virtual appointments with clients located anywhere in North Carolina or Florida.
When are appointments available?
Appointments are available during daytime hours from Monday to Thursday.
How much does treatment cost?
Cash-pay sessions are $140. I accept many insurances. Please contact me if you would like to discuss a sliding-scale fee if you do not have health insurance.
How do I make an appointment?
Give me a call directly at (904) 321-9013. You can also send me an email at [email protected]. We’ll set up a time to have a quick chat about working together before we make an initial appointment.
