It's not easy to admit that things in our life need changing. It can even be painful. This question can nag at us in the back of our minds, or it can spur us into action. You may still be uncertain about what needs to change, and you may be wondering if change is even possible. Yet, understanding the need for change and starting to seek help is an important accomplishment.
I am a clinical psychologist offering individual psychotherapy and couples or marital counseling in my practice in Marin County, and I can help you at this crucial turning point. Psychotherapy can be useful if your desire for change comes either from a deep sense of unease, or from a feeling that your life can be richer than it is. This is by no means an exclusive list and I would be happy to consult with you, explore your needs, and see whether I can help.
If not, I will try to refer you to someone better suited. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all affected by loss - lasting, recent, or impending. Loss can be overwhelming and debilitating.
I am a clinical psychologist offering individual psychotherapy and couples or marital counseling in my practice in Marin County, and I can help you at this crucial turning point. Psychotherapy can be useful if your desire for change comes either from a deep sense of unease, or from a feeling that your life can be richer than it is. This is by no means an exclusive list and I would be happy to consult with you, explore your needs, and see whether I can help.
If not, I will try to refer you to someone better suited. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all affected by loss - lasting, recent, or impending. Loss can be overwhelming and debilitating.
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I have a psychodynamic, psychoanalytic approach, which means that I help you explore the shifting world of processes underneath your everyday thoughts and actions.
This is the world of the unconscious, of dreams, daydreams and fantasies, of wishes, hopes and fears, of fleeting bits of thoughts and feelings hardly remembered.
I will encourage you to direct your attention to the way you have been shaped by your relationships with important early caregivers and the way you are now being shaped by relationships in the present moment, including your relationship with me.
This is the world of the unconscious, of dreams, daydreams and fantasies, of wishes, hopes and fears, of fleeting bits of thoughts and feelings hardly remembered.
I will encourage you to direct your attention to the way you have been shaped by your relationships with important early caregivers and the way you are now being shaped by relationships in the present moment, including your relationship with me.
People come to me for individual psychotherapy and they also come to me with their partners for couples psychotherapy to work on their intimate relationships.
The common thread in both situations is the importance of change.
Paradoxically, change is often invisible to us, it is what we fear and can't avoid, and it also what we desperately desire.
Therapy can help by making the nature of change more visible, more understandable, more tolerable and more attainable.
The close attention we will pay during therapy sessions makes this possible.
The common thread in both situations is the importance of change.
Paradoxically, change is often invisible to us, it is what we fear and can't avoid, and it also what we desperately desire.
Therapy can help by making the nature of change more visible, more understandable, more tolerable and more attainable.
The close attention we will pay during therapy sessions makes this possible.
It's natural to wonder how therapy works: "How is this going to make me feel better?" or, "If I'm really sick, what's talking going to do about it; why not just take a pill?" Underneath these questions lies a deep-seated puzzlement about the separation between body and mind.
Where is the mind?
Isn't it the same as the brain?
On my business card, I use the symbol to the right.
It is Chinese calligraphy of the word "xin".
Most literally, it means the heart, the physical organ.
Because the ancients believed thoughts and feelings were located in the heart, the word came to mean "heart/mind" or even "spirit".
Where is the mind?
Isn't it the same as the brain?
On my business card, I use the symbol to the right.
It is Chinese calligraphy of the word "xin".
Most literally, it means the heart, the physical organ.
Because the ancients believed thoughts and feelings were located in the heart, the word came to mean "heart/mind" or even "spirit".
Perhaps the most common problem that couples bring to therapy is difficulty communicating, and intertwined with that is the feeling of not understanding each other.
There are some valuable and easy to explain skills that can help couples deal with this difficulty and I will probably spend time helping you with those skills.
But something much deeper and richer is hidden behind this basic problem.
The painful conflicts, confusions and misperceptions that tear us apart are the very path to that deeper understanding.
There are some valuable and easy to explain skills that can help couples deal with this difficulty and I will probably spend time helping you with those skills.
But something much deeper and richer is hidden behind this basic problem.
The painful conflicts, confusions and misperceptions that tear us apart are the very path to that deeper understanding.
I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Comments or questions are welcome, but keep in mind that this communication may not be secure.
Don't reveal anything about yourself that you would prefer to keep private.
This communication doesn't imply a professional relationship with Dr. Hornstein.
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact 911 or 415-473-6666 (Marin County Psychiatric Emergency Services).
Comments or questions are welcome, but keep in mind that this communication may not be secure.
Don't reveal anything about yourself that you would prefer to keep private.
This communication doesn't imply a professional relationship with Dr. Hornstein.
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact 911 or 415-473-6666 (Marin County Psychiatric Emergency Services).
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