Individual Therapy
Depth Psychology & Parts Work
Deep conversations about the nature of the self, for people asking bigger questions than symptom relief. In Boulder and online anywhere in Colorado.
Some of what brings people to therapy responds well to skills and structure. And some of it doesn't, because it isn't a skills problem. It's a question. Who am I underneath all this functioning? What do I actually want? This is the work for that question.
Depth psychology: the questions beneath the questions
Depth psychology takes seriously what lives below conscious awareness, the images, symbols, and old stories that quietly organize a life. The same wall you keep hitting usually has a history and a meaning. Approached with curiosity instead of judgment, it often turns out to be protecting something worth knowing. This is slower, richer territory, dreams, longing, meaning, the seasons of doubt most of us move through at least once. I know that ground from the inside.
Parts work (IFS)
Internal Family Systems, developed by Richard Schwartz, offers a practical map for this depth, the psyche as a set of parts. Inner critics, protectors, managers, and the younger places they guard. In IFS there are no bad parts, only parts stuck in old jobs. We get to know them with curiosity rather than force, and what emerges is more self-leadership and less inner war.
In practice this can be very ordinary. You notice the part of you that wants to leave and the part that is terrified of being alone, and instead of picking a winner, we listen to both. Parts tend to soften once they are understood. Underneath them is what IFS calls Self, the steady, curious, compassionate center that was there all along.
Where it leads
This work isn't about labeling you, and it isn't endless archaeology. It's about building a life with real depth, real connection, and something that feels like aliveness. It often sits alongside Gestalt, which keeps the deep work grounded in what is happening right now, and alongside mindfulness-based cognitive therapy when practical skills are needed too. If you're willing to do the work, we're a good fit.
Common questions
What is depth psychology?
An approach to therapy that takes seriously what lives below conscious awareness, the images, symbols, and old stories that shape how we live. It treats recurring struggles as meaningful rather than as defects to remove.
What is IFS, or parts work?
Internal Family Systems is a way of understanding the mind as a set of parts, such as an inner critic, a protector, or a younger hurt part, each trying in its own way to help. We get to know those parts with curiosity rather than force, which tends to reduce inner conflict.
Do I have to talk about my childhood?
Not unless it matters to what you are working on. We follow what is alive for you now. Sometimes that leads back into history and sometimes it does not.
Is this long-term therapy?
It can be, but it doesn't have to be. Some people come for a focused few months, others stay longer because the work keeps opening up. It is not meant to be endless archaeology.
Can we do this online?
Yes. I see clients in person in Boulder and by secure video anywhere in Colorado. This kind of attention works well on video, sometimes better than people expect.
What does it cost?
Individual sessions run on an income-based sliding scale with no verification required, and the first 30-minute consultation is free. Out-of-network superbills are available for private insurance.
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Start with a free 30-minute consultation, online or in person in Boulder.
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