My work as a therapist and analyst for the past 26 years has involved freeing people from painful states of mind and distorted beliefs which cause suffering. Suffering can occur when defenses are habitually used and when one blames or devalues oneself for the outcome of defenses which no longer work. Taking the time to talk, so as to understand the underlying causes of one's suffering, requires careful exploration ... like performing a delicate operation.  

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When one develops awareness through being in a therapeutic relationship, there truly is hope. This is possible because a therapy is a process where one can talk freely so as to feel seen and heard, safe and understood. And, with this as a base, trust inevitably grows. More and more, one feels free to have and accept all of one's feelings. This is how new neural pathways are built in the brain (at any time of life) and how abiding change takes place.

Over time the psychotherapeutic or analytic process allows one to know oneself, to know what one wants and to freely choose what is most important for the full and meaningful life one deserves.