Harvey Hyman

I specialize in helping adults whose childhood trauma caused pervasive, long-term problems with depression, shame, low self-esteem, social disconnection, and ability to regulate emotions/impulses. I spend time learning who my clients are and who they aspire to be, while building trust, safety, and connection. My goal is always to facilitate deep client engagement leading to life-changing insights and adaptive behavioral changes. I use warmth, validation, encouragement, humor, and thought-provoking questions, stories, metaphors, myths, and proverbs help clients grow, develop, and evolve in the directions they most want.

Highly interactive with questions calculated to prompt deep exploration and greater understanding of clients' relationship to self, others, and world. I use methods designed to help clients access unconscious motivations, assumptions, programs, and defenses to maximize client insight, freedom, and choice. I encourage clients to envision a future life path, take risks, widen their social circle, and set healthy boundaries to keep out abusive/manipulative people.

In-depth exploration of how and why they became the person they are now, what is and isn't working, and who they most aspire to be. We set goals and sketch out a path forward to increased freedom, self-acceptance, self-compassion, and higher self-esteem.