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Depth Psychology  ·  Palo Alto, CA

Therapy for the
examined life.

Depth-oriented individual therapy for high-achieving adults in Palo Alto.

· · · Free 15-min consult
Currently accepting new clients
Serving
Palo Alto In-Person & Virtual
California Virtual Statewide
Who I work with

When being capable isn't the same as being okay.

Intellectually serious, high-functioning — and often running on fumes beneath the surface. I work with people who have read the books and are still stuck.

A doctoral program offers a rare window — years of stability that most people never get. The pressure is real. That same stability makes it possible to do therapy that actually goes somewhere.

The same analytical mind that runs on systems and leverage can make it hard to just feel something. Therapy here gives you access to the full range of information your interior life contains.

Anxiety metabolized into productivity. Relationships that hit the same wall. The sense that even when things look fine, something is missing. That's the territory.

Depth psychology takes your mind seriously — and asks it to point inward.

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Areas of focus

What we can work on together.

Each links to a deeper look at what the experience is and how the work actually approaches it.

Therapist in Palo Alto
About

A therapist who takes depth seriously.

You might be managing everything well on the outside while something important goes unattended on the inside. That gap — between the outer life and the inner one — is usually what brings someone here.

My training at the California Institute of Integral Studies brought me into depth psychology, Gestalt, and somatic work. Three months at Plum Village in France and another three at Deer Park in California showed me what it actually looks like to be present with another person — rather than just technically competent.

More about my approach →

Getting started is simple.

01
Reach out
Send a message or book a free 15-minute call — no forms, no commitment.
02
We talk
A short conversation about what you're looking for and whether this feels like a fit.
03
We begin
We set a regular time and start. That's it.
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Things people often ask.

There's no fixed number. Some people come for a specific period — a year or two. Others stay for longer ongoing work. We'll talk about this in the early sessions based on what you're working on and what feels useful.
Yes. I see clients in person at A Good Place Therapy in Palo Alto, and also via secure telehealth for clients throughout California.
667 Lytton Ave, Suite #9, Palo Alto, CA 94301. A Good Place Therapy — a warm, quiet office in downtown Palo Alto with easy parking and walkable from Caltrain.
Telehealth sessions are conducted via a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. I'm licensed to practice throughout California — so if you move within the state, sessions can continue uninterrupted.
I'm currently licensed in California only. If you're outside California, I'm not able to see you as a client — though I'm happy to help point you toward resources for finding a therapist in your area.
Something has to change

Say goodbye to the same old story. begin something new.

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