“The therapeutic relationship itself is the vehicle for change.”
-Irv Yalom
Depth Therapy
Depth therapy is an approach that looks beneath the surface of immediate symptoms to explore the full landscape of your inner world. It operates on the belief that our conscious thoughts are only a small part of who we are, and that true healing often requires engaging with unconscious emotions, dreams, symbolism, and the deeper layers of the psyche.
Rather than simply focusing on fixing a specific problem or changing a behavior, depth therapy invites you to uncover the underlying meanings behind your struggles. It asks: What is this pain trying to tell me? What part of myself has been silenced or forgotten? By bringing these hidden aspects into the light, we can transform them into sources of wisdom and growth.
How It Works in Practice
In our sessions, we create a safe space to explore not just your words, but also the feelings, images, and stories that arise between us. We might look at recurring dreams, creative expressions, body sensations, or the way patterns repeat in your relationships. This process honors the complexity of the human experience and acknowledges that our most difficult challenges often hold the seed for our greatest transformation.
Who Benefits From Depth Work?
Depth therapy is ideal for individuals who feel called to go beyond "quick fixes" and seek a more meaningful, integrative path forward. It is particularly helpful for those navigating profound grief, identity questions, spiritual crises, or long-standing emotional blocks that haven't responded to other methods. It is a journey toward wholeness, where every part of your experience is welcomed and understood.
NeuroAffective Relational Model NARM
NARM is a clinical approach designed for working with the lasting impacts of complex and developmental trauma. Unlike traditional therapies that focus primarily on processing past events, NARM emphasizes the present-moment experience of identity, connection, and nervous system regulation.
This approach recognizes that human beings are wired for relational connection. When early relationships or environments are disrupted, we develop adaptive survival strategies that once protected us but later limit our ability to connect authentically with ourselves and others. These patterns become embedded in both our physiology (nervous system regulation) and our psychology (identity and sense of self).
How NARM Works
NARM integrates top-down (cognitive) and bottom-up (somatic) interventions, addressing the interplay between psychological issues and the body simultaneously. Rather than focusing on why you developed certain patterns, the model explores how these adaptations to trauma distort your current experience and capacity for connection in the here and now.
Through mindful awareness, clients learn to recognize and work with five developmental life themes that shape our ability for self-regulation and relationship. The process honors that these survival strategies were earned honestly, while supporting adults to move toward greater vitality and authenticity beyond what they may have previously imagined.
Who Benefits From NARM?
This approach is especially helpful for individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), complex trauma, or attachment wounds. It supports those navigating long-standing emotional blocks, difficulties with self-worth, trust, or intimacy, and anyone seeking to transform entrenched patterns into a more integrated, authentic sense of self.
NARM fits well alongside other evidence-based treatments and is particularly valuable for people who want to address trauma at both the physiological and psychological levels without becoming overwhelmed by reliving past events.
Couples and Family Therapy
My approach to couples and family therapy is shaped by years of study and ongoing mentorship with John Desteian, President of the International School of Analytic Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland. Under his guidance, and through regular consultation that continues today, I've come to center my work on the dynamics of opposites and the integration of unconscious material. In his book Coming Together, Coming Apart, Desteian describes how polarities like love and autonomy, dependence and independence drive relational tension and growth alike.
At its core, this approach views relationships not just as two individuals coming together, but as spaces where each partner's inner conflicts and personal patterns are activated and revealed. Rather than avoiding conflict, this framework invites couples to see polarization as an opportunity for mutual transformation and greater self-awareness.
Key Elements of the Approach
Transference Work: Partners' interactions in the session serve as windows into deeper relational patterns. By exploring these dynamics, clients gain insight into how their own histories shape their expectations and behaviors within the relationship.
Integration of Opposites: This approach encourages couples to hold space for contradictory needs—connection and independence, vulnerability and strength—without forcing either side to surrender. This creates room for both partners to remain true to themselves while deepening intimacy.
Who Benefits From This Work?
This approach is well-suited for couples navigating long-standing conflicts, feeling stuck in repetitive cycles, or seeking a more meaningful, conscious partnership beyond conventional problem-solving. It aligns closely with depth-oriented modalities and supports those interested in psychological and spiritual dimensions of relationship life.
