My name is Jamie Kohanyi and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#83775) specializing in the treatment of women. I am also a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Counseling Psychology program with an emphasis in Depth Psychotherapy.
From a Depth perspective, symptoms like anxiety or depression, addictions, or compulsive behaviors are expressing an unmet want or need that is often buried in the unconscious. Part of the task of therapy is uncovering these hidden longings and discovering less destructive ways to meet these desires and become more whole. Many significant events in people's lives that lead to upsetting symptoms happened before they had words or were so distressing, they couldn't be captured in language. Most of the people I work with realize they have been expressing themselves through eating disorders, addictions, and compulsive behaviors until therapy gave them a new way to talk about, tolerate, or transform their experience. With these limitations of language in mind, I have completed a certificate program in Expressive Arts Therapy for those who wish to incorporate the visual or performing arts in therapy. There is often a ritual element to our unwanted behaviors and many people can't imagine themselves without their symptoms as much as they would like to see themselves healed. For this strong sense of identification with our suffering, I completed a year long certificate program focusing on the relationship between psychology and spirituality at The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. My individual, couples, and family sessions are informed by psychodynamic theories including object relations, self-psychology, and depth approaches. What all these approaches have in common is an understanding that though healing may be an individualized process, lasting personal transformation does not happen all by ourselves. Therefore, I collaborate closely with psychiatrists, dietitians, specialists, 12 sponsors, and other professionals to provide you with a comprehensive outpatient treatment team. Lastly, as a "first response" to symptomatic behavior, my frontline approach is informed by Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT). When you come for your first session, we will meet for a comprehensive assessment. Once I have a fuller picture of your symptoms, together we can collaborate to design a course of treatment that best suits your needs. |
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Jamie Kohanyi M.A., LMFT #83775 2121 5th Ave Suite 214 San Diego, CA 92101 619.384.2996 (P)
