Tanner Hammond, PhD, LCSW
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I'm a licensed psychotherapist, educator, and scholar of philosophy based in Cambridge, MA.
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I specialize in therapy grounded in the psychodynamic, interpersonal, and existential traditions. My approach is guided by the belief that we become who we are through our relationships and the stories we carry from them—stories carried both in conscious memories and in the unconscious patterns through which we relate to ourselves and others. I see therapy as a process of discovering and reauthoring these stories, with attention to the neurobiology of emotion, attachment, trauma, and memory. I also value collaboration and integration, and I work with clients to explore different sources of experience and meaning-making - including art, music, film, culture, relationships, politics, science, philosophy, and humor.
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I completed my training for clinical social work licensure (LCSW) through the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital. As the former research home of Judith Herman and the Psychodynamic Research Clinic, Cambridge Health Alliance carries a legacy for trauma-informed and body-oriented psychotherapy, all of which has helped cultivate an integrative approach to therapy.
I also hold a PhD in philosophy from Boston University, where I teach courses and publish research in philosophy and interdisciplinary humanities. My research focuses on issues bridging moral psychology, philosophy of mind and emotion, and the history of phenomenological and existential philosophy.
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My experience as an educator of philosophy shapes my approach to psychotherapy. I hold an affirming space for clients as they navigate challenging questions related to life meaning, personal identity, and social connectedness, and I help clients find agency through taking new perspectives on themselves, others, and the world.
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You can learn more about my research and teaching on this site.