My approach to therapy involves working with what is not yet fully known.
People often begin therapy focused on something specific, yet encounter experiences that are less clear or harder to name. Rather than moving too quickly to define or resolve these, I place value on staying with what is emerging and allowing it to take shape over time. This involves bringing attention to your experience as it happens, including aspects that may only become clear after the fact. The process often reveals itself through subtle shifts in how you experience yourself, your relationships, and the space between us. This allows for change that is experienced directly, not only understood.
I hold in mind that you know yourself in ways I do not. At the same time, much of that knowledge can remain outside of immediate awareness. In therapy, this awareness can deepen through reflection within a trusting relationship, and through noticing patterns as they emerge in real time. At times, this may look like noticing something shift as you speak, or sensing something happening between us that is just beyond language. I may also name or reflect what is happening, particularly when something meaningful is just beyond reach.
My work draws from analytical psychology (Jungian), psychodynamic, existential-humanistic, somatic, and relational perspectives. These are not applied as fixed methods, but used flexibly in response to what is arising. The emphasis is less on technique and more on sustained, careful attention to what is most alive and relevant in the moment.
While people may arrive with a specific concern, the work often opens into areas that were not initially visible. As this begins to develop, new ways of understanding and relating to yourself can emerge, often bringing a greater sense of clarity, stability, and alignment. This shift is not only something you come to understand, but something you begin to experience directly.
Men’s Process Group (Forming)
I am considering forming an interpersonal process group for men interested in exploring patterns in relationships, emotional experience, vulnerability, and ways of relating that may feel difficult to fully understand alone.
Group therapy can create a different kind of relational space than individual therapy. Experiences that may remain outside of awareness in other settings can begin to emerge more directly through interaction with others in the group. This can include noticing patterns as they arise in real time, developing greater awareness of emotional and relational dynamics, and experiencing new ways of relating to oneself and others.
The group is currently planned as an ongoing weekly in-person group meeting in Berkeley on Tuesdays from 12:00–1:30 PM. It would likely involve a small number of men meeting in a reflective, engaged, and relationally focused environment.
If you are interested in learning more or exploring whether this may be a good fit, you are welcome to reach out for a consultation.