WELCOME TO MY PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE
At this time, I am meeting in person at my Church St office, and via video conferencing.
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I help individuals to understand and reduce the effects of anxiety, shame or self-defeating attitudes. In couples counseling, I focus on improving communication and respect between partners.
Psychotherapy helps us recognize and separate from outdated attitudes and patterns of behavior. One outcome is self-acceptance. We learn to understand and free ourselves from the suffocating effects of shame. Acceptance frees up energy to pursue interests. But self-acceptance has little to do with gaining approval of others.
Through these conversations, people often discover how current and past relationships influence mood, self-esteem and motivation. It helps us to recognize and detach from emotions that have interfered with our growth.
Psychotherapy, regardless of emphasis, includes educational and self-reflective elements. We learn to reflect on our experiences in the presence of another person. Most of us need help in discovering why we do what we do. Reflecting on our life gives us a glimpse into our outdated fears and frustrated desires. To the extent we recognize and accept our motives, we can calmly reconsider and change that which doesn’t work in our lives.
My style of work is active and exploratory. I tend to shy away from being directive though may suggest a focus during the session. It is striking how often individuals expect to be given directions for changing their life. I employ humor, literature, philosophy and sometimes personal experience to bring home a point.
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Please visit my contact page for my schedule.
David Henning
126 Church Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 852-8484
dhenningmft.SF@gmail.com