Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for people suffering from depression, anxiety, low self esteem, anger, relationship problems, loneliness and excessive shyness. We will focus on the difficulties for some relief. I offer my services conveniently from downtown Seattle and am a member of Counseling Seattle.
I practice psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis from a British Object Relations training. This is an interactive kind of therapy which focuses on the here and now of the interaction. All issues present themselves in the here and now and that is the moment when change is most likely to occur. This, of course, doesn't mean that the past and the future are not part of the work but they are inevitably repeated in the present giving us the opportunity to think about them as that happens making conscious what has been acted out unconsciously.
This is a very human phenomenon which I am very familiar with and I will get to know you well and be able to help you understand just what is going on. Change happens from the understanding which modifies behavior from the inside out. In other words, change happens with the individual and behavior is modified as a result of those changes.
There is the option of multiple sessions per week which can provide a meaningful level of contact with what you want to work on.
I have been in private practice since 1993 (as the third profession in my life) and bring a life's experience to my work. I have trained intensively for ten years in Object Relations theory and practice and know the work from both patient and therapist sides and bring an empathy for the difficulty of needing and getting help.
I work effectively with people suffering from depression, low self esteem, fear of intimacy, relationship problems (including work with couples), difficulty in being authentic self, lack of motivation and procrastination, overwhelming fear, anxiety, and panic attacks, grief and loss, fear of being alone and wanting only to be alone. I also provide consultation for other therapists.
Therapeutic Approach:
I think relationship to self is at the root of one's experience of life. If it is mostly accepting then work and relationships can be satisfying. If not then life can seem to be lacking and unfulfilling. I listen on a level that informs me as to how you are relating to yourself and consequently to others. I will talk to you about what I observe. This level of attention along with what I observe facilitates change. Dreams and fantasies can be an informing part of our work. The intent is to promote a way of reflecting on your emotional experiences to bring a respectful attentiveness to yourself as an established pattern. This can help in simply being human with all its imperfections. Reactivity to pain won't stop because that is part of being human. But reactivity can be decreased when the negative reaction to self is disciplined. Emotional pain is hard enough to bear but when there is a negative reaction to yourself because of it then that produces its own excruciating pain and actually leads to more reactivity and a vicious cycle. Being aware of this cycle and grappling with it makes a big difference.
Adrian Jarreau, MA, LMHC, PsyA-FIPA
The New England Bldg, Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington
219 First Ave S, Suite 405
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 725-6920
FAX (206) 721-5935
