From birth, our relationships and experiences shape our emotions and beliefs.
The messages we absorb—both positive and negative—become part of our unconscious minds. Over time, these internalized beliefs influence how we navigate our homes, workplaces, and intimate relationships. For those with marginalized identities, this impact is even deeper.
- As a transgender person, societal perspectives on sex and gender can shape how you see yourself and your body.
- If you’re LGBQIA+, you may have internalized messages about your sexuality, relationships, and identity.
- If you’re polyamorous, you’ve likely encountered stigma around your desires and relationships.
- If you’re kinky, societal shame may have shaped your views on pleasure and intimacy.
Without awareness, these harmful lessons can keep you stuck in pain, making it harder to:
- Build deep, fulfilling relationships
- Find success and satisfaction in your career
- Participate in collective change efforts to help create safer communities
- Feel worthy of love, growth, and acceptance
We specialize in in-depth, contemporary, relational psychoanalytic therapy
This is an approach that goes beyond surface-level treatment to engage with your unconscious. In our affirming and culturally aware therapeutic space, we help you:
- Understand your patterns — What people and messages from the past impact and affect the way you perceive and respond to the world today?
- Recognize your strengths — What challenges and conflicts get in the way of letting them fully shine?
- Move towards an authentic, fulfilling life – How does shame and guilt keep you held back from the life you really want?
- Engage bravely (and playfully!) in and out of therapy – How can your relationship with your therapist inform the ways you engage in other relationships in your life?
Together, we’ll work to unlearn the limiting beliefs that have been imposed on you — so you can express yourself fully, heal deeply, and live more freely.
