Anger is a comfortable feeling especially for men. It usually hides a range of deeper feelings which were not allowed expression. Unpacking anger allows people to understand and embrace a more complete and complex version of themselves.

Depression is a feeling of weight and powerlessness, the loss of vitality and interest in life. The sources of depression may be circumstantial or historical. The goal of working with depression is to gain control over your own emotions.

Anxiety is a normal human feeling having to do with the unknown. There are many historical roots to anxiety which have become troublesome. These have to do with a loss of a feeling of competence in handling the unknown or the unexpected. Therapy with anxiety helps develop feelings and skills of competence. Uncovers the historical roots of anxiety.

The deepest and most sensitive parts of ourselves reside in our relationship to our sexuality and sexual expression. Intimacy requires the ability to be open and honest with ourselves and to share that with our partners. This often exposes our deepest fears. Early hurts, wounds and shames often inhibit us in this area.

We all grow up with instructions about how to think about our selves. If we’ve received a lot of direct or indirect criticism we internalize this Critic and become harsh on ourselves. If we’ve received a lot of being ignored we learn to think little of ourselves and perhaps a lot about other people. Psychotherapy in this area helps to form a more realistic and Adult view of who we really can be. It takes us out of the realm of conditioning/socialization into the realm of Adult choice about who we want to be.