Dr. Shannon Carter
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Intimacy and relationship issues
- Artists and creativity
- Feelings of emptiness
- Depression
- Mania, hypomania
- Perfectionism and productivity
- Intense emotional responses
- Rage and anger
- Impulsivity
- Improving personal boundaries
- Self-esteem
- Assertiveness
- Feelings of intense guilt and shame
- Difficult-to-treat physical symptoms like migraines and other somatic complaints
- Gender and sexuality
- Personality disorders
INDIVIDUAL
Integrating my background in contemporary neuroscience with my knowledge of personality development, I help you develop new ways of coping with life's challenges while providing the relational support necessary to go from surviving to thriving. Over time, this process aims to rewire your brain to develop mature psychological defenses and healthier personal relationships.
COUPLES
Combining psychoanalytic methods with aspects of psychodrama and mindfulness, I offer a unique approach to healing chronic relationship problems and conflicts. Importantly, I require the couple to speak with each other and develop skills that do not depend on the therapist. Thus, many couples have found success with this form of couples therapy even when other treatment methods fail.