Clara R. Brandt

It can feel intimidating to seek therapy — like embarking on a path into the deepest woods. Psychotherapy can be likened to traveling through these woods alongside someone trained and experienced in navigating the wilderness. Undertaking the path together, it becomes more possible to move bravely into the dark, scale the hills, descend the slopes, become curious about the landscape, and explore uncharted terrain. My aim is to help you put words to feelings that have previously felt remote, unclear, or too powerful to name. We will encounter both the concrete and abstract aspects of your life, addressing your day-to-day concerns as well as your most formative and deeply rooted experiences. I make myself available to tune in very deeply to my patients. I strive to foster an environment of reflection, authenticity, and spontaneity — a place where one’s most painful, wild, or mysterious thoughts and experiences can come forward.