“Aubrey is a gift. This is the work for those who want to understand themselves and those they love more truthfully. It’s rare, and it’s profound.”
- E.C. and R.L.
Every relationship is a site of recognition and misrecognition. In others, we glimpse both what we long for and what we defend against.
The work I do with individuals and couples traces this paradox: how love exposes our deepest desire to be known, and our equally deep fear of being seen. Through dialogue and reflection, we learn to listen to the unconscious logic of our connections to others and ourselves, and the ways care and resistance often speak the same language.
My Approach
My work integrates psychoanalytic theory, somatic psychology, attachment research, and relational ethics to help people understand the unconscious structures that shape how they experience themselves and their partnerships. I see relationship as the primary site of self-knowledge: the space where our inner worlds are mirrored, challenged, and transformed.
Together, we move between mind and body, theory and lived experience. We look at how defenses form, how desire organizes the psyche, how the nervous system signals safety or threat, and how language both reveals and conceals emotional truth. The goal is self-understanding: to become more aware of how we love, what we protect, and what we yearn to express.
FAQ
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Both. I work with individuals who want to deepen their understanding of their relational patterns and themselves, and with couples seeking to navigate intimacy, communication, and emotional safety. The work often overlaps; learning how to be with oneself is inseparable from learning how to be with another.
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No. While the work is deeply psychological and introspective, it is not psychotherapy or mental health treatment. These sessions are designed to cultivate self-understanding, relational awareness, and emotional literacy in ways that are complementary to, yet distinct from, traditional therapeutic frameworks. If you are experiencing acute distress, I can share referrals to licensed professionals.
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Most clients meet with me on a weekly basis. We can discuss cadence after your first session, based on your goals and capacity.
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That’s perfectly fine. Many people begin individually. Often, the insights you develop in your own work naturally shift the dynamics within your relationships.
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At present, individual sessions are $200 (50 minutes) and couples sessions are $250 (60 minutes). A limited number of sliding-scale spots are available each quarter to support accessibility.