Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA (he, him)

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San Francisco, CA 94109

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Drawing from my background as editor of an arts magazine and a contemporary artist, I offer tailored psychoanalytic consulting services aimed at helping artists and other individuals tap into their imagination, surmount creative blocks, and unearth fresh inspiration. My practice is rooted in the belief that engaging with existential and metaphysical concepts, as well as understanding one's vocational essence, can pave the way for transformative growth and the realization of personal aspirations.

I specialize in empowering rare clients to redefine attachment styles and boundaries in work & love through establishing a two-way discourse around desires, and embracing mistakes as valuable learning experiences. I encourage individuals to break free from convention, to embrace particular and apriori elements of creativity, spirituality, intellect and eros.

With a foundation in European psychoanalysis, particularly within the framework of Jacques Lacan's philosophy, I emphasize the profound influence of language on shaping our perceptions and experiences. In my practice, I prioritize a pragmatic approach that acknowledges the interconnectedness of one's professional endeavors and psychological well-being.

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Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Analysis For Artists

San Francisco, CA 94109

(424) 339-1147

I offer therapy at my Russian Hill, boutique office in San Francisco, as well as via Zoom online, and over texting for special exceptions.

I specialize in Life Coaching, Anxiety and Relationship Issues

$500 Per Session

I see individuals and couples

I am strongest working with internal patterns to act out, reflect and express, rather than live in, anxiety, depression and obsession. -PMD

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Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Analysis For Artists

San Francisco, CA 94109

(424) 339-1147

I offer therapy at my Russian Hill, boutique office in San Francisco, as well as via Zoom online, and over texting for special exceptions.

I specialize in Life Coaching, Anxiety and Relationship Issues

$500 Per Session

I see individuals and couples

I am strongest working with internal patterns to act out, reflect and express, rather than live in, anxiety, depression and obsession. -PMD

Finances

Fees

Individual Sessions $500
Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa, Wire

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I do not accept insurance, but can accept credit card and do occasionally work on a variable fee basis, where the price per session is negotiated, per the legacy of Jacques Lacan. For the most part, a standard 50 to 90 minute session runs from $250 - $750 USD, with short sessions optional.

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 339-1147

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA

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I do not accept insurance, but can accept credit card and do occasionally work on a variable fee basis, where the price per session is negotiated, per the legacy of Jacques Lacan. For the most part, a standard 50 to 90 minute session runs from $250 - $750 USD, with short sessions optional.

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 339-1147

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA

Qualifications

Verified by Psychology Today Degree/Diploma from Independent Colleges, Dublin, Ireland. HETAC. APPI (Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherap Peter Merritt Dobey
In Practice for 9 Years
Certificate from APPI APPI Associated member / 2012
Certificate from Independent Colleges MA Psychoanalytic Psychotherap / 2014
Attended Independent College, MA Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Graduated 2014

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Though I have an MA in psychotherapy from Ireland, a 15 year training psychoanalysis, and dropped out of a clinical psych PHD program in NYC, my most important credentials are being the protege of French Artist Christian Boltanski.

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 339-1147

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA

"

Though I have an MA in psychotherapy from Ireland, a 15 year training psychoanalysis, and dropped out of a clinical psych PHD program in NYC, my most important credentials are being the protege of French Artist Christian Boltanski.

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 339-1147

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

Life Coaching
Anxiety
Relationship Issues

Expertise

Addiction
ADHD
Behavioral Issues
Bisexual
Coping Skills
Depression
Drug Abuse
Emotional Disturbance
Impulse Control Disorders
Infidelity
Intellectual Disability
Life Transitions
Marital and Premarital
Men's Issues
Mood Disorders
Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Obsessiveness, Adaptation , Identity.
Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
Personality Disorders
Psychosis
Spirituality

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The main issues I can help you with are specific to anxiety and underutilized desire, OCD and other forms of obsession including depressive states, behavioral adjustments and dependency issues. Additionally, I am well versed in addressing communication difficulties in the realms of romance and sexuality, and dilemmas of expression in the professional and artistic domains.

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 339-1147

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA

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The main issues I can help you with are specific to anxiety and underutilized desire, OCD and other forms of obsession including depressive states, behavioral adjustments and dependency issues. Additionally, I am well versed in addressing communication difficulties in the realms of romance and sexuality, and dilemmas of expression in the professional and artistic domains.

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 339-1147

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

Attachment-based
Classical psychoanalytic/Freudian
Coaching
Dance Movement Therapy
Eclectic
Existential
Family / Marital
Intervention
Ketamine-Assisted
Lacanian existential French School
Life Coaching, Pragmatic, Concrete
Play Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Trauma Focused

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In an epoch where thoughts are everywhere and stuck simultaneously, we need to accept that our identities are not static, but flexible, and not at all what we might believe them to be. I will not tell you how to live your life, nor will I ever make diagnoses, as these ways of thinking are antithetical to the psychoanalytic understanding that your calling already contains your own latent solutions.

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 339-1147

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA

"

In an epoch where thoughts are everywhere and stuck simultaneously, we need to accept that our identities are not static, but flexible, and not at all what we might believe them to be. I will not tell you how to live your life, nor will I ever make diagnoses, as these ways of thinking are antithetical to the psychoanalytic understanding that your calling already contains your own latent solutions.

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 339-1147

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA

Psychoanalysis For Artists - Peter Merritt Dobey

MA (he, him)

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