Brennan Pedersen
Licensed Psychoanalyst -
Putting thoughts and emotions into words can have surprising and powerful results. There is a freedom in saying out loud—in a unique and confidential environment—what is only said to oneself, often, quietly and without self awareness.
When we allow ourselves to say what we have withheld we begin to see our world from new perspectives, develop new ways of being in the world, and begin to make new choices. Therapy can be painful, slow, and arduous; this is part of why we undertake the process with an experienced therapist, someone to be in our lives for exactly and only this purpose.
This is how I understand my work. I offer the space to feel and say anything. I work with individuals that have diverse issues, struggles, and lives. As a licensed psychoanalyst and graduate of the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, I work with each patient on the basis of their individual needs as the relationship develops. Through my years of practice I’ve worked with anxiety, depression, obsessive thoughts/behavior, dependency issues and existential challenges.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Adult
Agoraphobia
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
body dysmorphia
Body Image
Borderline Personality
Breakups
Bullying
codependency-2
College Age
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Compulsive Spending and Shopping
Control Issues
Coping Mechanisms
Couple Counseling
Couples therapy
Creative Blocks
Cyclothymia
Depression
Dissociation
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce
Emotional Disturbance
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
Family Conflict
Fear
Guilt
Hoarding
Identity Issues
Impulse Control Disorders
Inadequacy
Individuation
Irritability
Isolation
Jealousy
Marital Therapy
Marriage Couseling
Men
Mens Issues and Problems
Mood Disorders
Narcissistic Personality
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Obsessions and Compulsions
Panic
Paranoia
Perfectionism
Personality Disorders
Phobias
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
severe mental illness
Substance Use
teen
Treatment Orientation
Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic
Psychoanalytic
Modality
Group
Individuals
Couples
Family