Psychodynamic Therapy in New York,
New Jersey, and Florida
Understand yourself on a deeper level and
create lasting emotional change
Psychodynamic therapy helps you explore the deeper layers of your thoughts, emotions, and patterns so you can understand why you feel the way you do and begin to shift what’s no longer serving you.
This approach focuses on building self-awareness and insight, allowing you to connect past experiences and unconscious beliefs to your current challenges.
Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, or repeating the same relationship patterns, psychodynamic therapy can help you understand yourself more clearly and feel more grounded in your daily life.
How Do Your Past Experiences Shape Your Present in Psychodynamic Therapy?
This approach focuses on insight, emotional processing, and the therapeutic relationship to understand your present-day challenges. With a strong emphasis on identifying core beliefs, underlying drives, and formative relationships, this form of talk therapy helps you use insight from your past to make sense of your present.
Psychodynamic therapy is typically long-term, exploratory, and deeply supportive, making it especially valuable if you’re looking to understand recurring life patterns more deeply or want to cultivate lasting emotional growth.
What Is Psychodynamic Therapy?
At its core, psychodynamic therapy is about understanding the “why” behind your inner world.
So often, we repeat old patterns without realizing it such as saying yes when we want to say no, choosing partners who feel familiar but not fulfilling, or feeling anxious when things are calm.
These patterns are rarely random; they’re often rooted in early relationships and experiences that shaped how we see ourselves and others.
Through this type of therapy, you’ll begin to notice these themes, understand where they come from, and develop new ways of relating to yourself and to the people in your life.
How Does Psychodynamic Therapy Work?
In session, we slow things down and get curious about what’s happening beneath the surface.
Instead of focusing only on symptoms, we explore the emotions, thoughts, and relational dynamics that contribute to them.
We might look at:
How early experiences have shaped your beliefs and coping strategies
Unconscious themes that keep showing up in your relationships, career, or free time
How you experience emotions like anger, sadness, or fear
What it feels like to connect and communicate your needs
How you relate to yourself, your inner critic, self-doubt, or sense of worth
Over time, psychodynamic helps you make sense of the patterns that once felt automatic, giving you the space to respond differently with more awareness, confidence, and compassion.
Who Can Benefit from Psychodynamic Therapy?
Psychodynamic therapy can be helpful if you:
Feel stuck in repeating relationship or life patterns
Struggle with anxiety, self-doubt, or perfectionism
Find it difficult to identify or express your emotions
Feel disconnected from yourself or others
Have experienced loss, trauma, or family conflict
Want to deepen your self-understanding and emotional resilience
My Integrative Approach
My Integrative Approach
While psychodynamic therapy is at the core of my work, I integrate other evidence-based modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Approaches, and Person-Centered Therapy to support healing from multiple angles.
Together, we focus on insight and action: helping you understand your patterns while also developing the tools to navigate life’s challenges with more ease and balance.
Frequently Asked Questions about
Psychodynamic Therapy:
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You can expect a calm, collaborative, and supportive space where you’ll feel truly heard and understood.
We’ll explore your experiences at your own pace; no pressure, no judgment, just curiosity and care.
As you build awareness of how your past informs your present, you’ll begin to feel more grounded, empowered, and connected to yourself and others. -
Unlike short-term, solution-focused approaches, psychodynamic therapy looks beneath the surface.
It focuses on exploring your unconscious thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns to help you understand why you feel and act the way you do, not just how to change it.
This insight creates long-lasting growth and emotional freedom. -
Psychodynamic therapy can be especially helpful if you’re interested in understanding yourself on a deeper level, have recurring challenges in relationships, or struggle with anxiety, self-doubt, or feeling “stuck.”
It’s also beneficial for those who want a long-term, insight-oriented approach to healing. -
Everyone’s journey is unique, but psychodynamic therapy typically unfolds over time.
It’s a process that values depth and reflection, helping you uncover meaningful insights that lead to lasting change, rather than quick fixes. -
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I offer online therapy for clients located in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
You can meet from the comfort of your home while still receiving the same personalized support.
I also offer in person therapy in my modern and conveniently located Midtown Manhattan office. -
You can start by booking your complimentary intro call.
We’ll explore what’s been coming up for you lately, what you’re hoping to gain from therapy, and how I can help you uncover the deeper patterns and experiences that shape how you think, feel, and relate today.
Still have questions?
Schedule your complimentary intro call today to learn psychodynamic therapy can help you understand yourself more deeply, uncover the roots of recurring patterns, and begin creating meaningful, lasting change in your life.
