You got everything you aimed at.
The relief didn't come.
I work with adults whose lives look fine from the outside and who are tired of managing symptoms. The work is understanding what keeps producing them.
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Usually nothing that looks like a crisis.
Most people I see are doing well by any outside measure. What brings them in is quieter: a pattern that keeps limiting their lives, and that trying harder hasn't fixed.
Low mood
A flatness nobody else would call depression.
Anxiety
Worry that's been passing as drive for years.
Relationships
The same relationship, with different people.
Loneliness
Being the one everyone relies on, and no one asks about.
Trauma
Things that happened long ago and still set the terms now.
Identity & work
Who you are when the work is taken away.
Psychodynamic.
Direct.
Most people who reach me are articulate about themselves. They've done some CBT, read the books, and can describe their attachment style over dinner. What's usually missing is someone paying attention to what the description is protecting.
I'll tell you what I notice as I notice it, plainly. You can disagree, and the disagreement is often where the useful part is.
We meet weekly or twice weekly, with no fixed number of sessions. Within a few months you should be able to tell whether it's helping.
Sessions are by secure video, so you can join from anywhere in the state, whether that's San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento or anywhere in between.
15-minute call.
It's free, by phone, and there's no pressure to be articulate, coherent, or composed when we speak. You tell me in your way what's going on, and I'll tell you whether I'm the right person. I reply to every request within one business day.
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