Alan David Kintzer

I have a long-standing private practice in New York City. I work from a relational psychodynamic perspective with both individuals and couples. My focus is to help the people I work with identify patterns in their thinking/relationships/behavior that interfere with their own satisfaction and achievement. Via such identification of patterns and a greater understanding of their purpose and appeal, we find that these patterns begin to lose their power. New, creative alternatives for approaching life and its challenges are developed and strengthened. Individuals who are curious and willing to reflect on themselves in a comfortable, warm environment tend to profit most from their work with me. Couples who are committed to making their relationship work and are willing to look at and make changes in their own behavior likewise do well. I find that the use of humor does much to facilitate the psychotherapeutic effort. I believe that it offers my patient and me a warm, mutual perspective from