Jungian Analytic Psychotherapy: A Depth-Oriented Approach
Who I Work With
I work with people ready to move beyond symptom management and into a deeper process of self-knowledge and growth — those drawn to the language of stories, symbols, and imagination, who sense there is more of their inner life yet to be discovered.
Some come driven by a desire for an expanded experience of their creativity and vitality. Others arrive at the threshold carried by life itself via loss, rupture, or a moment when the foundations of their world, their relationships, or their sense of self can no longer hold. Suffering is never easy, but in depth work it can become meaningful and generative. Often, is is in the suffering that the seeds of renewal lie.
A Therapy That Respects Your Autonomy
My work with cult survivors and people leaving high-control groups has taught me that one of the most vital aspects of therapy is fostering genuine autonomy and self-direction. I don't want to be your guru or your authority. I can't tell you the right way to live your life or what you should believe, but I will be deeply curious and compassionate about what makes decisions hard, and we'll co-explore those places together until you find the answer that feels true to you.
Holding Tension — Finding the Third Way
So much of human experience lives in tension: the desire for growth and the desire for safety; the longing for connection and the need for independence; the pull toward certainty and the pull toward possibility. These tensions rarely resolve cleanly, and I don't try to force them to. Instead, I aim to hold the tension alongside you while we look together for the third way — the path that transmutes or balances what feels irreconcilable.
What to Expect from Jungian and Depth Psychotherapy
My approach is both gentle and intense. It's gentle in the sense that change will be self-paced. Growth emerges from a deepening sense of autonomy and insight, and it will feel like your own, not something imposed on you. It's intense in the sense that real insight requires a willingness to look honestly at your pain: how it lives in your relationships, your body, your worldview, and your sense of self.
Part of my work is to draw attention to patterns that repeat, defenses that have outlived their usefulness, conflicted needs, and the influence of the unconscious. I may bring in knowledge of the nervous system or human development when it feels useful, but even within the universal, there is infinite individuality. No two people are exactly alike. No tool works for everyone. Everything we do will be shaped around you.
Our most important instrument throughout this process is the relationship we build together. That's why all of my work begins by establishing trust, connection, and a shared sense of what we're working toward. This is depth-oriented, psychoanalytic therapy. It's not a formula-driven approach, but a genuine and collaborative exploration.
Although most people seek therapy when they are in pain, this process can also be energizing and even exciting. Most importantly, it's all in service of helping you grow more fully into yourself and toward a greater sense of wholeness and aliveness.
Expressive & Creative Modalities in Depth Therapy
Creativity can be a powerful therapeutic tool. There are times when an experiential or symbolic approach reaches places that words alone can't. Some of the expressive modalities I draw on include:
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Sandtray therapy — using miniature figures and a tray of sand to give form to what lives inside. What can be difficult to say in words often finds its shape here, made visible and workable in three dimensions.
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Active imagination — a Jungian practice of entering into dialogue with the figures, images, and voices that arise from the unconscious. Rather than analyzing from a distance, you meet them directly — and something shifts in the meeting.
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Art — no artistic skill required. Visual expression bypasses the inner critic and the habit of explanation, sometimes revealing what we didn't know we knew.
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Dream analysis — dreams speak in the native language of the psyche: image, symbol, and story. Bringing them into the therapeutic space opens a conversation with the parts of yourself that only emerge when the conscious mind steps back.
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Story and journaling — we are meaning-making creatures, and narrative is how we make sense of our lives. Writing and storytelling can help bring order to chaos or gently loosen a story that has grown too rigid.
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Somatic tools — the body holds what the mind has not yet processed. Working with breath, sensation, and physical awareness brings the whole person into the room, not just the thinking self.
Fees and Location
I offer both in-person sessions at my office in Williston, VT and telehealth therapy for patients across Vermont.
Individual sessions are $200. I am primarily private pay and do not work with commercial insurance panels. If you have out-of-network benefits, I'm happy to provide superbills you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement. I reserve a small number of slots for sliding scale fees or individuals on Medicaid.
Ready to Begin?
If you're looking for the kind of growth and exploration I've described here, I'd love to talk about whether I'm the right person to help you pursue that change.
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Expressive and Creative Modalities to Enhance Talk Therapy
Creativity can be an important therapeutic tool. There may be times when you or I think that an experiential or creative way of exploring something will be more helpful than simply trying to talk about it. Learn more about some expressive and creative modalities below.
