Depth-oriented depression therapy explores the unconscious patterns and early experiences that contribute to your depression rather than focusing solely on symptom management. In my practice, we work together to understand what lies beneath the heaviness, including ungrieved losses, anger turned inward, and parts of yourself you've had to suppress. This approach helps you gain insight into why you feel the way you do, leading to lasting change rather than temporary relief.

Psychoanalytic therapy for depression focuses on understanding the deeper roots of your pain rather than teaching coping skills or strategies. While other approaches may help you manage symptoms, my work aims to uncover why the depression exists in the first place. We explore how past experiences, unconscious conflicts, and hidden emotions contribute to your current suffering, allowing for genuine transformation rather than just symptom reduction.

I specialize in twice-weekly therapy because depression often involves deeply ingrained patterns that benefit from more intensive exploration. Meeting twice per week allows us to maintain continuity and momentum in our work, helping you stay connected to the emotional material we're exploring rather than losing thread between sessions. This frequency creates space for deeper understanding and prevents the kind of surface-level check-ins that can happen in once-weekly therapy.

Many of my clients have tried therapy before, often approaches that focused on skills, mindfulness, or cognitive techniques. If those methods didn't create lasting change, it may be because they didn't address the underlying dynamics keeping you stuck. My approach is different because we focus on understanding the unconscious patterns, early relationships, and hidden emotions that fuel your depression, which often leads to breakthrough when other methods haven't worked.

I do not prescribe medication as I focus exclusively on psychoanalytic therapy and depth psychology. However, I respect that some clients find medication helpful as part of their treatment. If you're currently taking medication or considering it, I'm happy to coordinate with your prescriber while we focus on the psychological work of understanding and transforming the deeper patterns contributing to your depression.

The length of therapy varies for each person and depends on the depth of patterns we're exploring. Depression often stems from long-standing unconscious dynamics that take time to understand and work through. Rather than offering a predetermined timeline, I focus on helping you develop genuine insight and create lasting change. Some clients work with me for several months, while others find that deeper transformation takes a year or more.

Absolutely. Many of my clients are high-achieving professionals who maintain successful careers while struggling with depression internally. You might look fine on the outside while feeling empty, disconnected, or worthless on the inside. This kind of high-functioning depression is exactly what I specialize in treating, as we explore the gap between your external accomplishments and internal experience.

Yes, I provide online depression therapy throughout Virginia, Washington DC, and Washington State. My practice is based in Arlington, Virginia, and all sessions are conducted through secure video conferencing. This allows you to engage in deep, meaningful therapeutic work from the privacy and comfort of your own space, regardless of which of these locations you're in.

In my depression therapy sessions, I create space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment. Rather than directing the session with exercises or homework, I follow where your mind goes and help you notice patterns, make connections to past experiences, and understand what might be happening beneath your conscious awareness. The focus is on your unique experience and what emerges as meaningful for you.

Getting started is straightforward. You can reach out through my website to schedule an initial consultation where we can discuss what you're experiencing and whether my approach feels like the right fit for you. During this conversation, we'll also discuss scheduling, fees, and any questions you have about the therapeutic process. I work on a private pay basis, and I'm happy to provide documentation for insurance reimbursement if your plan offers out-of-network benefits.