FAQ

Who Do You Work With?

I work with adults, individually. I do not offer couples therapy, family therapy, or work with children or adolescents.

How Do I Choose a Therapist?

Theoretical approach, clinical experience, and personality fit all matter. Approach matters because different therapeutic orientations work differently, and it helps to know roughly what each involves. Experience matters because familiarity with a wide range of psychological difficulties, including their more complex forms, allows a therapist to recognise the nature of a difficulty and respond to it accurately. Fit is harder to evaluate in advance: it is the sense, when you meet, that this person understands what you are going through, can hold its complexity, and is someone you can comfortably talk with. A first session is the best way to assess it.

What Happens in the First Session?

The first session is a psychological assessment, in which we discuss what has brought you to therapy, the difficulties you are currently experiencing, and the history that shapes them. No preparation is required. You do not need to know in advance what to talk about, as the session is structured around the questions I ask. By the end of the session, you will have a clearer sense of the difficulty and the course of treatment it calls for.

How Often Is Therapy?

Weekly sessions are ideal for sustaining the work, but not a requirement. Work, family, and practical considerations often shape what is realistic, and we agree on a schedule that fits.

How Long Does Psychodynamic Therapy Take?

I offer short-term psychodynamic therapy of 6–12 sessions for a single, recent difficulty in someone whose life is otherwise stable. For long-standing patterns, complex difficulties, or work addressing ​painful childhood experiences, longer-term therapy is more appropriate and typically runs from several months to a year or two of weekly sessions. The length is decided together as the work develops.