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San Diego Therapy and Practical Analysis

Practical Analysis is a way to diminish emotional pain by discovering and achieving your own goals.
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Caroline de Pottél, Ph.D, LCSW, Psychotherapist, Psychoanalyst (LCS10997)

5190 Governor Drive, Suite 102 San Diego, CA 92122 (Golden Triangle / La Jolla ) (Get Map Directions) Phone: (858) 455-0278 E-mail: cdepottel2@san.rr.com

I offer to individuals and couples a unique and practical solution to many of life’s problems when other forms of treatment have failed. Relationships and career Eating disorders Life transitions Addictions Blocks to creativity Depression and anxiety Grief and loss Co-Dependency/ACOA

I use the strengths of psychoanalysis to: · Help each person gain insight to underlying factors of personal problems · Utilize a trusting therapeutic relationship · Create change from understanding self-defeating behaviors I use my research about envy. · Everyone compares themselves with others and makes a judgment. · Everyone wants what others have and feels envy · Everyone hides feelings of envy because of shame · Anyone can transform that which is envied into personal life goals Academic degrees: Psychology PhD, MA, and BA; MA in social work Clinical training: · Board Certified Psychoanalyst · Psychodynamic Psychotherapist · Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst at San Diego Psychoanalytic Society & Institute · UCSD Voluntary Clinical Instructor

Special Expertise: I enjoy writing about theoretical and clinical topics. For example, I have completed empirical research and clinical papers on envy as well as papers on patient blocks to progress in treatment. I have presented my work at conferences locally, nationally, and internationally. See: Envy in the Context of Patriarchal Hierarchies in Other/Wise online journal. Supervision/Consultation: As an experienced and compassionate professional, I offer help to other mental health professionals with their clinical cases. Together we can identify your blind spots through discussions, reading, and writing. I find writing a powerful vehicle for expanding clinical knowledge.

Philosophy: I have been well trained academically and clinically. During my 30+ years of private practice I have learned that change takes time. Thus, compassion and patience are enduring traits that I bring to each person that comes for help. Together we navigate a path to improve your life, goals, and relationships. Humans are fragile in some ways and very strong in other ways. I am interested in helping each person embrace the fragility and the strengths of their humanness. Everyone feels lost in life from time to time. I offer help to understand those inner blocks that are difficult to see. Then, even harder, I help transform those revelations into practical change. I am experienced in cultural diversity, gay relations, and recovery issues. My fee structure is flexible.

5190 Governor Dr., Suite 102, San Diego, CA, 92122