Vera Fleischer
Marriage & Family Therapist -
I like to help people get their emotional ducks in a row. We start with the present moment. One thing that a lot of my clients have in common is a harsh inner critic. This critic can affect your self-esteem, cause anxiety or depression or both, or hold you back from pursuing your dreams. I look at the inner critic as a part of you. I want to make space for other parts of you that aren’t as dominant so that you can thrive. I also connect well with people who have experienced childhood emotional neglect, meaning that it was difficult to form a solid trusting bond with your caregivers.I like to focus more on making use of your choices when you uncover that you are already good enough and less on healing your so-called broken parts. Together we can explore the masks you wear to hide the parts of yourself you consider too shameful to share with others, the striving to be something you are not or don’t even want to be, the unrealistic expectations you may place on yourself and others. I propose that being comfortable in your own skin, whether you are alone or with others, is better than perfection. Psychotherapy can help shed those uncomfortable skins and masks that are borne from shame and may no longer serve you. Those that do serve you we can keep but let’s be choiceful about that process. One topic that’s really important to me as a therapist and as a human is oppression and privilege. I spend a lot of time thinking and raising awareness about racism, sexism, heterosexism, transphobia, etc.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Blended Family Issues
Breakups
codependency
Communication Problems
Couple Counseling
Couples therapy
Emotional Intelligence
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Guilt
Helplessness and Victimhood
Inadequacy
Irritability
Life Purpose
Perfectionism
Polyamory and Nonmonogamous Relationships
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Sex Therapy
Trauma
Treatment Orientation
AEDP
Couple and Family Systems Therapy
EMDR
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
Existential
experiential
Feminist
Gestalt
IFS
Integral Psychotherapy
Person Centered Therapy
Relational Therapy
Telehealth-based
Trauma Focused Therapy
Modality