Psychoanalytic Therapists in Philadelphia, PA
I utilize a relational, insight- and depth-oriented psychoanalytic approach while also emphasizing warmth, genuineness, and spontaneity.
Do you feel disconnected from yourself and others? Do you find it difficult to identify, understand, or manage your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? In my work, I strive to create an accepting, non-judgmental environment where you can feel safe exploring the difficult, and sometimes painful, parts of yourself. I view therapy as a deeply meaningful and collaborative process that can identify the roots of your struggles and serve as a catalyst to shifting the way you relate to yourself and others. This allows for more fulfilling and meaningful relationships, and the subsequent easing of pain and suffering over time.
I utilize a relational, insight- and depth-oriented psychoanalytic approach while also emphasizing warmth, genuineness, and spontaneity.
Do you feel disconnected from yourself and others? Do you find it difficult to identify, understand, or manage your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? In my work, I strive to create an accepting, non-judgmental environment where you can feel safe exploring the difficult, and sometimes painful, parts of yourself. I view therapy as a deeply meaningful and collaborative process that can identify the roots of your struggles and serve as a catalyst to shifting the way you relate to yourself and others. This allows for more fulfilling and meaningful relationships, and the subsequent easing of pain and suffering over time.
Psychoanalyst and Supervisor, Co-founder and Director Philadelphia Lacan Group; Associate Faculty, Psychoanalytic Studies Minor, UPENN; Board member, Pulsion New York; Hon.
In my practice (in Philadelphia and New York) I offer a welcoming setting and provide a safe space for your pain or difficulties. When you speak about yourself to someone who is trained to listen and examine the circumstances that motivated your consultation, a change occurs. A psychoanalyst is a person trained to hear what is happening under the surface, and provides a place where you may speak and hear yourself differently. I have been working as a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist for 30+ years and I have found that words can hurt, words can make people sick, but words can also save. Talking cures.
Psychoanalyst and Supervisor, Co-founder and Director Philadelphia Lacan Group; Associate Faculty, Psychoanalytic Studies Minor, UPENN; Board member, Pulsion New York; Hon.
In my practice (in Philadelphia and New York) I offer a welcoming setting and provide a safe space for your pain or difficulties. When you speak about yourself to someone who is trained to listen and examine the circumstances that motivated your consultation, a change occurs. A psychoanalyst is a person trained to hear what is happening under the surface, and provides a place where you may speak and hear yourself differently. I have been working as a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist for 30+ years and I have found that words can hurt, words can make people sick, but words can also save. Talking cures.
I specialize in a relational psychoanalytic approach that is culturally informed and emphasizes equality and genuineness between me and my clients.
As a psychoanalyst, I believe most of our fundamental struggles relate to patterns in our relationships and societal pressures we can't easily see or understand. I collaborate with my clients to help them use their curiosity, talents, and strengths to resolve confusion and achieve understanding and relief. My style is non-judging and genuine so clients feel comfortable talking about parts of their lives that are stressful, frustrating, and even painful. In therapy, I help clients achieve a better sense of meaning in their lives and satisfaction in their relationships, so that anxiety, depression, shame and guilt ease away.
I specialize in a relational psychoanalytic approach that is culturally informed and emphasizes equality and genuineness between me and my clients.
As a psychoanalyst, I believe most of our fundamental struggles relate to patterns in our relationships and societal pressures we can't easily see or understand. I collaborate with my clients to help them use their curiosity, talents, and strengths to resolve confusion and achieve understanding and relief. My style is non-judging and genuine so clients feel comfortable talking about parts of their lives that are stressful, frustrating, and even painful. In therapy, I help clients achieve a better sense of meaning in their lives and satisfaction in their relationships, so that anxiety, depression, shame and guilt ease away.
My practice is informed by psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic theory as well as feminist and queer critiques of these models.
I draw on 19 years of experience as a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, researcher, and educator. I work with adults and older adolescents to treat depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, academic and work-related problems, complex relationship and family dynamics, personality patterns, and concerns around sexuality and gender. I have particular expertise in working with students, straight and queer men, and other LGBTQ+ people. I take a highly individualized, nonjudgmental, but relationally engaged and honest approach. I aim to learn about clients on their own terms - their histories, challenges, and hopes.
My practice is informed by psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic theory as well as feminist and queer critiques of these models.
I draw on 19 years of experience as a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, researcher, and educator. I work with adults and older adolescents to treat depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, academic and work-related problems, complex relationship and family dynamics, personality patterns, and concerns around sexuality and gender. I have particular expertise in working with students, straight and queer men, and other LGBTQ+ people. I take a highly individualized, nonjudgmental, but relationally engaged and honest approach. I aim to learn about clients on their own terms - their histories, challenges, and hopes.
Kristi Schroeder
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19103
I am currently in advanced training in psychodynamic therapy at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia and have extensive training in mindfulness based therapy.
I feel strongly that talk therapy can help you to live your life more fully. Many clients I work with struggle with transitions/changes, they feel that they have lost their way or are frustrated with unfulfilling relationships at home and work. Therapy can help. Together we can explore the issues you are facing, consider patterns that keep getting in the way, and figure out how to best support you in finding ways to live the life you want.
I am currently in advanced training in psychodynamic therapy at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia and have extensive training in mindfulness based therapy.
I feel strongly that talk therapy can help you to live your life more fully. Many clients I work with struggle with transitions/changes, they feel that they have lost their way or are frustrated with unfulfilling relationships at home and work. Therapy can help. Together we can explore the issues you are facing, consider patterns that keep getting in the way, and figure out how to best support you in finding ways to live the life you want.
I tend to use cognitive behavioral therapy and a psychoanalytic approach to therapy most often with individuals.
I seek to create a comfortable, supportive environment to allow my clients to be open and honest in their approach to a healthier life. I am down to earth, enjoy the lighter side, and use many resources to help my clients meet their goals.
I tend to use cognitive behavioral therapy and a psychoanalytic approach to therapy most often with individuals.
I seek to create a comfortable, supportive environment to allow my clients to be open and honest in their approach to a healthier life. I am down to earth, enjoy the lighter side, and use many resources to help my clients meet their goals.
Julie S. Krug
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19146
In the last year, I completed my training in a 3-year certificate program from the Psychotherapy Study Center in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
The desire to be known, and to know oneself, is so very human. Working together, we can make sense of your internal experience as it relates to - and makes contact with - the external world. The therapeutic relationship is unique and collaborative. The deeper answers we seek are in the unconscious, hard to access in everyday, waking life. A safe and reliable space provides the conditions to understand your deepest motivations in starting the work known as therapy. Humor, when appropriate, can expand our perspective.
In the last year, I completed my training in a 3-year certificate program from the Psychotherapy Study Center in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
The desire to be known, and to know oneself, is so very human. Working together, we can make sense of your internal experience as it relates to - and makes contact with - the external world. The therapeutic relationship is unique and collaborative. The deeper answers we seek are in the unconscious, hard to access in everyday, waking life. A safe and reliable space provides the conditions to understand your deepest motivations in starting the work known as therapy. Humor, when appropriate, can expand our perspective.
My training includes psychodynamic psychotherapy, relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and cognitive-behavioral techniques.
Whether you are feeling anxious, stressed or unhappy in terms of relationships, job, or life in general, I offer a collaborative approach to address your concerns and needs. Together, we can identify and change the obstacles that are preventing you from better pursuing your goals, getting along better with the important people in your life, and feeling more confident and less anxious. My goal is to help you to find new ways of thinking about yourself and others so that you can manage challenges more easily and feel more confident and fulfilled in your life.
My training includes psychodynamic psychotherapy, relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and cognitive-behavioral techniques.
Whether you are feeling anxious, stressed or unhappy in terms of relationships, job, or life in general, I offer a collaborative approach to address your concerns and needs. Together, we can identify and change the obstacles that are preventing you from better pursuing your goals, getting along better with the important people in your life, and feeling more confident and less anxious. My goal is to help you to find new ways of thinking about yourself and others so that you can manage challenges more easily and feel more confident and fulfilled in your life.
To this end I have completed foundational training in Sensorimotor Therapy for trauma, a somatic psychotherapy, as well as a three-year training in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, a modality which combines psychoanalytic insight and depth with a focus on our bodies and emotions.
I see therapy as a holistic endeavor. When it comes to creating change, I believe in the importance of our bodies, not just our heads, in the healing process. So many of us have no issues with thinking. We can clearly analyze, and maybe even feel like we overanalyze, our struggles but still feel disconnected from ourselves, our relationships, the world around us. We are much more than our thoughts and I find therapy to be more effective when our full human experience is given focus.
To this end I have completed foundational training in Sensorimotor Therapy for trauma, a somatic psychotherapy, as well as a three-year training in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, a modality which combines psychoanalytic insight and depth with a focus on our bodies and emotions.
I see therapy as a holistic endeavor. When it comes to creating change, I believe in the importance of our bodies, not just our heads, in the healing process. So many of us have no issues with thinking. We can clearly analyze, and maybe even feel like we overanalyze, our struggles but still feel disconnected from ourselves, our relationships, the world around us. We are much more than our thoughts and I find therapy to be more effective when our full human experience is given focus.
I tend to use cognitive behavioral therapy and a psychoanalytic approach to therapy most often with individuals.
I seek to create a comfortable, supportive environment to allow my clients to be open and honest in their approach to a healthier life. I am down to earth, enjoy the lighter side, and use many resources to help my clients meet their goals.
I tend to use cognitive behavioral therapy and a psychoanalytic approach to therapy most often with individuals.
I seek to create a comfortable, supportive environment to allow my clients to be open and honest in their approach to a healthier life. I am down to earth, enjoy the lighter side, and use many resources to help my clients meet their goals.
Lisa M Correale
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, NCPsyA
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19102
The postgraduate psychoanalytic training I received, which included more than 300 hours of personal analysis, has well-equipped me to provide you with a safe therapy setting free of judgment or bias.
Psychotherapy can help you work through emotional issues, resolve relationship problems, improve your family life, and find more satisfaction in your work. Taking the time to explore the underlying reasons that contribute to your symptoms will help you work through emotional conflicts that are holding you back from having a balanced, fulfilling life.
The postgraduate psychoanalytic training I received, which included more than 300 hours of personal analysis, has well-equipped me to provide you with a safe therapy setting free of judgment or bias.
Psychotherapy can help you work through emotional issues, resolve relationship problems, improve your family life, and find more satisfaction in your work. Taking the time to explore the underlying reasons that contribute to your symptoms will help you work through emotional conflicts that are holding you back from having a balanced, fulfilling life.
Meet Our Psychoanalytic Therapists
I also like psychoanalytic theory because I feel experiences from childhood sometimes shape us forever if the experience is not addressed.
Hello! I am Akia, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am dedicated to empowering adolescents and adults to improve their well-being in their private and professional lives. I assist clients in increasing their insight and awareness of their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. I believe the client-therapist relationship is very important in building a strong foundation for therapeutic success. In addition to being a therapist, I am also a wife, and mother of 3, with a special needs child. I also love to read and drink copious amounts of tea.
I also like psychoanalytic theory because I feel experiences from childhood sometimes shape us forever if the experience is not addressed.
Hello! I am Akia, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am dedicated to empowering adolescents and adults to improve their well-being in their private and professional lives. I assist clients in increasing their insight and awareness of their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. I believe the client-therapist relationship is very important in building a strong foundation for therapeutic success. In addition to being a therapist, I am also a wife, and mother of 3, with a special needs child. I also love to read and drink copious amounts of tea.
Human Development, Certification in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Center, Institute Pennsylvania Hospital
Are you engaging in persistent, compulsive behavior that brings little satisfaction and damages how you relate to others at home, at work or in social settings? Disturbances of the inner self can interfere with joy, love, and satisfaction in living. Frustration, anger, sorrow and loss, disappointment become repetitious and even predictable. If so, it is time to do something to relieve these ineffective experiences in living. I am a licensed psychologist with 35 years experience helping clients with stress and anxiety, sexual and relationship issues, and the effects of personality disorders.
Human Development, Certification in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Center, Institute Pennsylvania Hospital
Are you engaging in persistent, compulsive behavior that brings little satisfaction and damages how you relate to others at home, at work or in social settings? Disturbances of the inner self can interfere with joy, love, and satisfaction in living. Frustration, anger, sorrow and loss, disappointment become repetitious and even predictable. If so, it is time to do something to relieve these ineffective experiences in living. I am a licensed psychologist with 35 years experience helping clients with stress and anxiety, sexual and relationship issues, and the effects of personality disorders.
My primary emphasis lies within the psychoanalytic approaches which I believe facilitates the richest understanding of our personality development, our motivations, and what keeps us from realizing our full potentials.
Each of us comes to psychotherapy for different reasons, and while no two psychotherapy journeys will be alike, we all require the same essential conditions of empathy, acceptance, and supportive encouragement to examine our lives with an attitude of curiosity and a creative vision for change. As a licensed psychologist with a wide-range of training and clinical experience, I am committed to establishing a therapeutic relationship that is dedicated toward understanding the circumstances that have brought you to this point in your life and in drawing upon your strengths and resources for taking your life in a new direction.
My primary emphasis lies within the psychoanalytic approaches which I believe facilitates the richest understanding of our personality development, our motivations, and what keeps us from realizing our full potentials.
Each of us comes to psychotherapy for different reasons, and while no two psychotherapy journeys will be alike, we all require the same essential conditions of empathy, acceptance, and supportive encouragement to examine our lives with an attitude of curiosity and a creative vision for change. As a licensed psychologist with a wide-range of training and clinical experience, I am committed to establishing a therapeutic relationship that is dedicated toward understanding the circumstances that have brought you to this point in your life and in drawing upon your strengths and resources for taking your life in a new direction.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Motivational Interviewing(MI) Insight Oriented Therapy Psychoanalytic Therapy
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 32 years experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I know schedules are tight, but therapy is important for well being therefore I keep evening and weekend hours. I have extensive training in the areas in which I practice and always follow the guidelines for ethical outcome/evidence based care. I love my work and I approach it with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm. I offer a warm, safe, non judgemental environment where clients can do serious work on achieving their goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Motivational Interviewing(MI) Insight Oriented Therapy Psychoanalytic Therapy
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 32 years experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I know schedules are tight, but therapy is important for well being therefore I keep evening and weekend hours. I have extensive training in the areas in which I practice and always follow the guidelines for ethical outcome/evidence based care. I love my work and I approach it with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm. I offer a warm, safe, non judgemental environment where clients can do serious work on achieving their goals.
I am trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
When we are struggling with our emotions, I believe one of the best things we can do for ourselves is to find someone with whom we can clarify our thoughts and feelings privately and without judgment. Examining what's going on inside us and working through internal conflicts and confusion is how we overcome whatever may be holding us back. By reaching out for help, you're taking the first steps toward this goal.
I am trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
When we are struggling with our emotions, I believe one of the best things we can do for ourselves is to find someone with whom we can clarify our thoughts and feelings privately and without judgment. Examining what's going on inside us and working through internal conflicts and confusion is how we overcome whatever may be holding us back. By reaching out for help, you're taking the first steps toward this goal.
Jack Harmelin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19102
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I have experience in DBT, CBT, mindfulness, and psychoanalytic approaches.
I like to say that I do my best work with queer/trans punks who have indigestion. I am a therapist specializing in EMDR and trauma therapy, so my focus is heavily on trauma and the somatic manifestation of emotional pain. I also like to work with people whose experience of the world has had to consider gender and sexuality. I think it makes for an interesting person who I'd like to get to know.
I have experience in DBT, CBT, mindfulness, and psychoanalytic approaches.
I like to say that I do my best work with queer/trans punks who have indigestion. I am a therapist specializing in EMDR and trauma therapy, so my focus is heavily on trauma and the somatic manifestation of emotional pain. I also like to work with people whose experience of the world has had to consider gender and sexuality. I think it makes for an interesting person who I'd like to get to know.
In pursuing post-masters training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, I continue to deepen my understanding of how to assist clients in letting go of unhelpful patterns that no longer serve.
I see my job as a therapist as providing a particular kind of space. A space that helps people to feel comfortable, and one that helps people to talk. It is through this talking that healing and transformation become possible. I believe that human beings have a natural tendency to move towards growth, maturity, and happiness. Sometimes, however, things happen in life that trip us up. Things get in our way. These obstacles can be diminished, weakened, and removed through the therapeutic process. That's what therapy is; the removal of what stands in the way of our movement towards our goals, desires, and dreams.
In pursuing post-masters training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, I continue to deepen my understanding of how to assist clients in letting go of unhelpful patterns that no longer serve.
I see my job as a therapist as providing a particular kind of space. A space that helps people to feel comfortable, and one that helps people to talk. It is through this talking that healing and transformation become possible. I believe that human beings have a natural tendency to move towards growth, maturity, and happiness. Sometimes, however, things happen in life that trip us up. Things get in our way. These obstacles can be diminished, weakened, and removed through the therapeutic process. That's what therapy is; the removal of what stands in the way of our movement towards our goals, desires, and dreams.
Psychoanalytic therapy means that you are not alone anymore in facing challenges, mending relationships, building strength, and creating the future you deserve.
Which benefits can you expect? Making changes that will last for a long time; Getting rid of old patterns that may prevent you from realizing your full potential; Improving your relationships and you self confidence; Making decisions for unresolved issues; Identifying quicker and correcting cumbersome behaviors.
Psychoanalytic therapy means that you are not alone anymore in facing challenges, mending relationships, building strength, and creating the future you deserve.
Which benefits can you expect? Making changes that will last for a long time; Getting rid of old patterns that may prevent you from realizing your full potential; Improving your relationships and you self confidence; Making decisions for unresolved issues; Identifying quicker and correcting cumbersome behaviors.
I use a psychoanalytic approach, emphasizing the importance of establishing a strong therapeutic relationship.
We view reality through distorted lenses. The shape, color, and luminance have been altered by our experiences. Some lenses have endured so much that achieving a clear vision can be challenging! When light does manage to pass through, it can be quite painful...
I use a psychoanalytic approach, emphasizing the importance of establishing a strong therapeutic relationship.
We view reality through distorted lenses. The shape, color, and luminance have been altered by our experiences. Some lenses have endured so much that achieving a clear vision can be challenging! When light does manage to pass through, it can be quite painful...
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Psychoanalytic Therapists
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviors. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behavior is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.