Looking at the deeper currents beneath.

What psychodynamic therapy is

Much of what drives us, our reactions, our patterns, our fears, operates below the level of awareness. We learn, without knowing it, to protect ourselves from what once felt unbearable. But pushed aside does not mean gone: it continues to shape how we feel, how we relate, what we repeat.

Psychodynamic therapy creates the conditions to look at what has been out of sight, the patterns, often formed early, that once kept us safe but may no longer serve us. Not to judge them, but to understand where they come from, and slowly, to have more choice about them. I work integratively, drawing from different approaches as they serve you rather than following one rigid method.

How I work

Psychodynamic therapy is not about solving problems or learning new skills. It is an open exploration, of your thoughts, your feelings, the patterns that quietly shape your life. The process is slower and more searching. The goal is genuine self-understanding, not only relief from what troubles you, but a different relationship with yourself.

The material of our work is whatever is alive in you: your thoughts, your dreams, the feelings and images that pass through you as we sit together. I will invite you to speak freely, to follow what comes, without having to shape it or make it make sense first.

I am an active presence in this process. I share, when welcomed, my own thoughts and perceptions, and I understand our work as a genuine shared exploration. Over time, the therapeutic relationship becomes a kind of living material itself, what you carry from other relationships will find its way into the room, providing an opportunity to understand these patterns where they are actually happening. Research consistently shows that the quality of this relationship is one of the most important factors in successful therapy.

Beyond the psychodynamic frame

The human psyche is not a finished territory, we are still discovering how healing happens. I stay close to current research and remain open to the different pathways through which change can occur. Alongside my psychodynamic training, I completed a two-year clinical training in Augmented Psychotherapy at the MIND Foundation, working with altered states of consciousness, meditation, and breathwork as adjuncts to psychotherapy. These approaches inform how I think about the body, attention, and the conditions under which meaningful change becomes possible.

What change looks like

Real change rarely happens at the surface. Sometimes it asks us to sit with what is difficult, and to stay there long enough for something to shift. The goal is not only relief from symptoms, but something harder to name and perhaps more important: to really live. To feel connection, to oneself, to others, to one's own life. Not a problem solved, but a self that feels alive.