"Beware of understanding."
Lacanian psychoanalysis
This is not a call to remain confused. It is a reminder that understanding too quickly can close down what is still trying to be said. In psychoanalytic work, we resist the urge to explain everything away.
I listen for what speaks underneath your words — in the slips you make, the dreams you remember, the symptoms you carry, and the patterns that return again and again in your relationships, your work, and your sense of yourself.
Each person who comes to see me is heard as a subject, not as someone to fit into a category or a preconceived idea. We do not rush to conclusions. We listen together to what you have to say.
Understanding the Difference
Why psychoanalytic psychotherapy?
There are many ways to seek help. Each has its place. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is distinct in that it explores the deeper unconscious patterns that continue to repeat in a person's life, not to assign labels, but to understand what keeps returning.
Psychiatry
Focuses on diagnosing and treating mental health conditions, often through medication. A medical approach to symptoms.
Psychology
Draws on scientific research to understand behaviour and cognition. Often structured around assessment and evidence-based techniques.
CBT
A short-term, goal-oriented therapy that works to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours through structured exercises.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
An open-ended exploration of what speaks through symptoms, dreams, and repetition. The aim is not quick fixes but a deeper understanding of what drives your experience.
Individual Therapy
A confidential space for one
Individual psychotherapy offers a space to speak about what is really going on — whether that is anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relational difficulties, questions of sexuality and desire, or simply a sense that something is not right.
Sessions may take place in person or online. In Lacanian practice, session length is variable — the session ends when something significant has been spoken. This is part of the clinical approach, not an oversight.
Couples Therapy
When two people need to be heard
Couples therapy provides a space for both partners to speak and be listened to. It is not about taking sides or assigning blame, but about understanding what each person brings to the relationship and what keeps repeating between them.
Many couples come when communication has broken down, when intimacy feels distant, or when the same conflicts return despite their best efforts. We work together to listen for what is really at stake.
What to Expect
We meet.
You talk.
I listen.
No lengthy intake forms
There are no diagnostic labels imposed on you and no treatment plans decided in advance. You arrive as you are.
A first conversation
The initial session is an opportunity to explore what has brought you to therapy and whether working together feels right for you.
At your own pace
There is no pressure to perform or produce answers. We listen together to what you have to say, in your own time and in your own words.
Begin with a Conversation
Send a message, call, text, or use the contact form to arrange a first session. No lengthy forms. No waiting lists. Just a conversation.