William Gottdiener

I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in providing evidence-based psychodynamic psychotherapy for a wide range of problems, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues and work and academic problems. I specialize in the treatment of addictions such as, drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, internet/technology addiction in addition to being a generalist. People avoid being aware of their feelings, thoughts, and wishes for themselves because they fear being mistreated or rejected–often based on past encounters. They then avoid their feelings, thoughts, and their wishes, causing their psychological problems. Psychodynamic therapy helps people get in touch with their feelings, thoughts, and wishes and how they avoid them. Psychodynamic therapy helps people to reduce their experiences of problematic feelings, to better tolerate them when they occur, to gratify their wishes, and to develop a greater capacity for joy and love. If you avoid your feelings and thoughts, and ar