Jed Jacobson (he/him)

My approach to anxiety is to start with curiosity. What message is being conveyed, and why can't your anxious part trust that it's being received? Often anxiety is protective, keeping a vulnerable wound concealed, that we believe would be overwhelming and devastating if it was ever seen and known. We can work towards greater harmony and depolarization.

Being a human is hard. We're thrown into a complicated and often cruel world, through no choice of our own, and just forced to deal with it. Sadness, anger, and grief are healthy, natural responses, but sometimes we can get stuck, unable to see beyond them. With patience and persistence we can shift the perspective, inviting in revitalizing energy and saying goodbye to hopelessness and dread.

Unless you're living in a fairy tale, you've probably come to realize that finding a great partner doesn't suddenly solve all your problems and make everything fall into place. You may notice patterns of conflict, mismatched expectations, or unmet needs that bring up doubt and dissatisfaction. We can work together on the inner and outer tools to help you care for yourself and communicate your needs, to more smoothly navigate the challenges that come with relationships.

We are all complex beings made of multiple parts. Some parts may hold secrets and vulnerable childhood wounds, while others may play a more protective role, through things like perfectionism, people pleasing, or even self-sabotage. By building a relationship with your grounded, compassionate, centered self, these parts can free themselves of their burdens and create a more harmonious existence for you. I can help guide you through this process of self-acceptance and transformation.

Rather than reduce you down to a measurable set of symptoms and diagnoses, I prefer to expand your story outward--how is it that YOU experience your unique suffering, joy, anger, etc.? Emotions are not problems to be solved, but signals towards what is meaningful in your world.