My treatment approach is an accelerated model of psychotherapy where I work collaboratively with my patients to get to the bottom of their problems and solve them as rapidly as possible. While symptom relief is a fine goal, I aim to help people achieve lasting change. That is, current symptoms should not be replaced by different symptoms. Repair of attachment trauma in each individual, while bringing individual relief and success,  leads also to the restoration of interpersonal harmony in relationships (marital, parent-child, friendship, professional) and positively impacts the well-being of future generations. My experience suggests that to facilitate rapid healing, it is necessary to look beyond the presenting symptoms and help patients access and EXPERIENCE the core emotions (associated with other painful events that weren't adequately repaired) that have been blocked from consciousness. Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) was developed to overcome obstacles that most traditional psychotherapies cannot accomplish rapidly or at all. In addition to promoting rapid change, the goal of ISTDP is to go beyond symptom removal and create lasting character change. Recent research has supported the efficacy of this approach (for more information, visit www.ISTDP.ca).

My approach combines my understanding of early life stresses and psychological symptoms, attachment theory (how we establish relationships with ourselves and others based on what we experienced or were told), research on painful life experiences and their effects on the brain, and healthy self-care and emotion regulation skills. I encourage my patients to become independent and self-sufficient in their abilities to manage their lives successfully and feel satisfied with their choices, instead of relying on me or others to validate them.

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