Therapy is the beginning of an individuals journey to living a full and meaningful life. Working with individuals on this journey is truly a privilege and one that I take with the greatest of compassion and understanding for the courage required.
Therapy is the beginning of an individuals journey to living a full and meaningful life. Working with individuals on this journey is truly a privilege and one that I take with the greatest of compassion and understanding for the courage required.
Through the therapy process my hope is that individuals can find a space where they experience truly being met where they are at in their life. My goal is to create a warm and engaging therapeutic relationship that allows for openness and honesty.
We will discuss what ways we can tailor therapy to best fit your needs and goals. I see therapy as a partnership; I may be the therapist but you are the expert on your own life.
We will discuss what ways we can tailor therapy to best fit your needs and goals. I see therapy as a partnership; I may be the therapist but you are the expert on your own life.
I aim to nurture a therapeutic environment that not just honors each person’s unique identity and experience, but also aids their healing journey with a sense of interdependence and self-compassion.
. . . help you (a) make sense of how you experience yourself and others across your most important relationships, and how to make this work better for your mental health; (b) make your thinking/behaviors fall in line with your goals/values.
. . . help you (a) make sense of how you experience yourself and others across your most important relationships, and how to make this work better for your mental health; (b) make your thinking/behaviors fall in line with your goals/values.
. . . I use an integrated mix of evidence-based cognitive-behavioral interventions in context of an object relations-oriented conceptualization of relationships and personality. I am specifically trained in transference-focused psychotherapy.
Get acquainted with you and your concerns. I will listen well to you as a unique person and focus on what you want to be better in your life. Then the homework begins. Things get better when you begin to apply new ideas and behaviors to your life.
Get acquainted with you and your concerns. I will listen well to you as a unique person and focus on what you want to be better in your life. Then the homework begins. Things get better when you begin to apply new ideas and behaviors to your life.
I don't waste your time, but I do want to get a thorough understanding of your situation before I make action suggestions that will make things better. By the third or forth session, you should be able to tell that things are getting better for you.
Explore a broad range of concerns, both past and present, including life and work stress, relationship issues, and personal struggles with the goal to improve your overall quality of life.
Explore a broad range of concerns, both past and present, including life and work stress, relationship issues, and personal struggles with the goal to improve your overall quality of life.
Dr. Petrongolo believes in a collaborative style to treatment including cognitive behavioral approaches, supportive therapy, mindfulness, and principles of positive psychology.