Typically people enter therapy because something in their life hurts.  They are not quite sure what they want – but they know that life “is not suppose to be like this”. Perhaps it is their relationships, home or work life, their experience of their own feelings – or lack there of.  Often times people will come to therapy with the hope that the therapist can fix them, fix their problems or tell them what to do.  Therapy is really more than fixing problems.

There are many different approaches to therapy. Some counselors focus on learning to think differently.  Others emphasize changing behavior while some work to relieve symptoms.  Psychodynamic therapy differs from other approaches with its focus on bringing unconscious material to light. It is based on the belief that our awareness is much like an iceberg, where we can see the portion that is above water, but what really constitutes the self is below the surface. This unknown dimension of our existence can influence our daily lives and sometimes this influence is painful and destructive.