Paul Ratliff

I believe the capacity to become whole is embedded in each psyche, just as the oak tree is encoded in the acorn it grows from. Healing doesn’t come from outside you, but from an internal wisdom that only needs the right conditions to flourish. Psychotherapy provides those conditions—ground and light and warmth and space—that allow your inner intelligence to guide you towards strong and balanced growth. I come to this work after careers in both the arts (as an actor and writer) and in business (as an applied ethnographer), and my approach is both creative and pragmatic. I specialize in working with young adults, couples and families. I work with people who are ready to engage themselves fully, to entertain the possibility that certain dearly held beliefs may be inhibiting, and to cultivate an authentic love for yourself that makes so many other things possible: more fulfilling relationships, greater resilience and more. I have a degree in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in California. Prior to joining Erika Malm Collective, I worked at St. Luke’s Hospital in Manhattan with adolescents & their families, and at Family Service Agency in Burbank, CA.