Marina Hawkin

I am a psychoanalytically trained therapist who integrates evidence-based techniques with neuroscience and human physiology to help clients understand themselves on a deeper level. My approach focuses on aligning life with personal strengths, needs, and values while using emotions as a guide to unmet needs. I believe that emotions are not obstacles but important signals that can lead to healing and change.

I have experience working with diverse populations, including individuals struggling with addiction, trauma, life transitions, and mental health challenges. I also have a deep appreciation for working with older adults, helping them reconnect with their past and find meaning in the present.

In addition to traditional talk therapy, I enjoy using projective techniques like cinematherapy, where films and storytelling serve as tools for self-reflection and emotional exploration. My goal is to create a supportive space where clients can uncover unconscious patterns, resolve inner conflicts, and develop healthier ways to navigate life’s challenges.

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Psychoanalysis helps uncover unconscious patterns that shape your emotions, relationships, and choices. Through free association, we explore thoughts, memories, dreams, and feelings, including those that seem unrelated, to understand how your past influences your present and create lasting change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps you recognize and challenge unhelpful thought patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. By practicing new ways of thinking and responding, you can gradually change automatic reactions, improve your mood, and feel more in control of your life.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

When relationships become painful, couples often get trapped in cycles of pursuing, withdrawing, and misunderstanding each other. Based on attachment theory, EFT helps partners recognize these patterns, express vulnerable feelings beneath conflict, and rebuild emotional safety, trust, and closeness.

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)

We often avoid painful emotions because they feel overwhelming. But avoidance comes at a cost. AEDP offers a safe, supportive space to experience and process difficult feelings together, without rushing or judgment. This experiential approach fosters emotional healing, self-compassion, resilience, and a deeper connection with yourself.

EMDR Therapy

Traumatic experiences can leave lasting beliefs such as "I'm not safe" or "I'm not good enough." EMDR is an evidence-based approach that helps reprocess distressing memories, reducing their emotional intensity and the power they hold over your present life. It can help with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, phobias, and negative self-beliefs. I am currently pursuing EMDR certification.

My goal is for the client to leave sessions with a deep sense of being supported, understood, and accepted for who they truly are—and, just as importantly, knowing that they deserve it. Through our therapeutic relationship, they will experience a model of a healthy, attuned connection that can serve as a guide for building more mature and fulfilling relationships in their own lives.