Effective therapy is transformational; and transformation is possible, no matter where you begin.
My practice focuses on the treatment of anxiety, panic attacks, depression, chronic pain, grief and trauma (both acute and cumulative).
Psychotherapy is not about bulldozing through resistance. Meaningful therapy is a balancing act: we must face what is most difficult while also ensuring adequate support and safety. Without engaging deeper psychological patterns, defences, and resistances, therapy risks becoming focused solely on validation, comfort, and reassurance.
Avoidance of difficult material in therapy may provide short-term comfort, but it limits the potential for psychological transformation.
Therapy is about working toward meaningful psychological change, not simply soothing distress.
Whether you are seeking support for chronic conditions, symptom management, or deeper psychological change, this work does not happen quickly. There are no shortcuts. It requires patience, curiosity, and commitment.
“Meaningful psychotherapy is often a process of mourning. To invest fully in life, we must mourn the past that never was and the futures that can never be.” - Jonathan Shedler.
“Sometimes I simply remind patients that sooner or later they will have to relinquish the goal of having a better past.” - Irvin D. Yalom
