FAQ
Q. What does LGBTQIA+ stand for?
A. LGBTQIA stands for “Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual and Allied” persons. The plus sign refers to additional categories, such as the Indigenous term, “Two-Spirit people.” Though I work with many heterosexual clients, I specialize in therapy for people who are LGBTQIA+, and I work with many heterosexual clients, as well.
Q. What is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?
A. Have you ever wanted to make a change and found yourself unable to do so? There’s always a part of us that’s afraid to change. Psychodynamic therapists are trained to help us identify and work through unconscious conflict. For this reason, it goes deeper than Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); many of my clients have been folks who turned to me when they found that CBT could only take them so far.
Q. What is Relational Psychotherapy?
A. Relational psychotherapy is a type of psychodynamic therapy that focuses on the healing power of the relationship between client and therapist. As a relational therapist, I am trained to use various techniques to help clients who have experienced emotional deprivation and conflict find healing and growth in the context of a caring relationship between us. This technique is useful for patients who have tried short-term approaches such as CBT without success.
Q. What is Relational Psychoanalysis?
A. Psychoanalysis has come a long way from Freud! Classical psychoanalysis focuses on insight to bring about change, but relational analysts use the relationship with clients to promote healing and growth. Relational psychoanalysis is more intensive than relational therapy and useful for deeply entrenched problems. As a relational analyst, I have over four years of full-time, post-graduate training, plus many years of continuing education. This technique is especially useful for patients who have tried short-term approaches such as CBT without success.