Tara E. Zanghi LPCC, SEP
"Feeling real is more than existing; it is finding a way to exist as oneself... and to have a self into which to retreat for relaxation."
D.W. Winnicott
I provide a warm, down-to-earth and focused therapeutic environment. Within a contemporary psychoanalytic approach, I meet you where you are and move at a pace that allows deeper understanding to gradually unfold. Our work may explore recurring patterns, emotional impasses, bodily experiences, and the underlying forces that contribute to experiences of disappointment, loss, frustration or anxiety.
Together we can think through these difficult internal states and experiences, giving attention to thoughts, feelings, images, and sensations that may feel confusing and overwhelming. In doing so, space opens for fresh insight, warmth, and understanding where there has been pain and sorrow. Over time, this process can support greater vitality, agency and joy in living your life.
We all have a deep well of wisdom within. When our strengths and vulnerabilities come into dialogue with one another, our unique selves and authentic gifts can more fully emerge. In the work of embodying and giving voice to forgotten or disowned parts of ourselves, meaningful healing and integration become possible. I bring a depth of listening, perceptivity, and compassion to this work.
My practice draws strongly on psychoanalytic and Jungian analytic traditions, with an emphasis on the transformative potential of the therapeutic relationship. With over fourteen years of clinical experience, my work often focuses on life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, and depression, with a particular interest in the treatment of traumatic and dissociative states, personality organization, and the processes of psychic maturation and growth.
In addition to analytic approaches, I integrate trauma-informed perspectives from neuroscience and incorporate modalities such as parts work like Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing™, art, sand play and dream work. My clinical approach is also informed by Buddhist contemplative practice and teachings.
Brief consultations available by phone to discuss your interest and needs.