https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/welcome daily 1.0 2026-03-24 https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/about-me daily 0.75 2026-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fd6022ebd8b2958aafcd1/baf1be91-dc49-496f-a87a-eed5978c9715/Chad+headshot+2026.jpeg About Me https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-10-02 https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/my-approach daily 0.75 2026-10-02 https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/fees daily 0.75 2026-10-02 https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/couples daily 0.75 2026-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fd6022ebd8b2958aafcd1/1615153189416-59A65GSG0OVJ0B50QJ5R/unsplash-image-vIWHM6xI-dc.jpg Couples Therapy Couples often seek therapy when they find themselves caught in patterns that have become difficult to change. The same conflicts may recur despite efforts to communicate differently, leaving one or both partners feeling misunderstood, disconnected, angry, or alone. Psychodynamic couples therapy looks beneath the immediate conflict to consider what may be taking place within and between partners. Each person brings a history of relationships, expectations, vulnerabilities, and ways of protecting themselves that can shape the life of the couple in ways neither may fully recognize. Therapy offers an opportunity to become more curious about these patterns rather than simply repeating them. As each partner comes to experience themselves and the other in new ways, different ways of relating can become possible. I work with couples across a range of identities and relationship configurations, including LGBTQ+ couples. https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/clinicians daily 0.75 2026-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fd6022ebd8b2958aafcd1/1615153313751-MK4B9BTIISTUFG8ID11W/unsplash-image-YbiL2tzN_ig.jpg Consultation for Clinicians I provide individual and group consultation for psychotherapists interested in deepening their psychodynamic and psychoanalytic clinical work. Consultation offers a space to think closely about clinical material, with attention to the therapeutic relationship and to aspects of the work that may be difficult to understand or put into words. Individual & Group Consultation I work with clinicians at different stages of their professional development, from early-career therapists to those with many years of experience. Consultation may take place individually or in ongoing groups and can provide a setting for sustained thinking about clinical work over time. The work may include thinking about particular clinical situations, the therapeutic relationship, questions of technique and frame, and experiences in the work that feel confusing, stuck, or difficult to understand. My approach is informed by psychoanalytic thinking while remaining attentive to the particular clinician, patient, and treatment rather than applying a single theoretical perspective. Psychoanalytic Seminars I also facilitate ongoing seminars for clinicians interested in the study of contemporary psychoanalytic thought. These groups bring clinical experience into conversation with psychoanalytic writing and provide opportunities to think together in a setting that values curiosity, complexity, and multiple ways of understanding the work. My Approach to Consultation & Teaching My approach is informed by my own clinical practice, psychoanalytic training, and experience teaching and consulting with clinicians in psychoanalytic psychotherapy training programs in Chicago and Minnesota. For information about individual consultation, current groups, or upcoming seminars, please contact me. https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/faq-2 daily 0.75 2026-10-02 https://www.ctapsychotherapy.com/individuals daily 0.75 2026-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fd6022ebd8b2958aafcd1/1790941198684-62MQ7P0DT9TTEJHKO1IQ/unsplash-image-tDmyT9qZWrw.jpg Individual Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for adults. People come to individual treatment for many different reasons, from particular emotional or relational difficulties to a less easily defined sense that something in their lives needs attention. Some of the concerns and experiences I frequently work with include: Anxiety and depression Trauma and difficult early experiences Relationship difficulties and recurring patterns LGBTQ+ identity, sexuality, gender, and relationships Religious trauma, shame, and the effects of harmful religious experiences Therapists and mental health professionals seeking psychotherapy or psychoanalysis Psychotherapy may take place once or more frequently each week. Psychoanalysis typically involves meeting more often, allowing greater space and continuity for the work to develop over time. The form and frequency of treatment I recommend depends on what brings you in and what becomes apparent through the consultation process.