top of page

About

I'm a licensed psychotherapist and educator based in Cambridge, MA.​​ I specialize in therapy grounded in psychodynamic, relational, and experiential approaches.

My practice is guided by the understanding that we become who we are through our relationships and the stories we carry from them — and that the therapy relationship itself is one of the ways these stories begin to surface and change. I draw from a psychodynamic and relational perspective, which means I pay attention to how memories of past experience continue to shape our present patterns of relating to ourselves and others. In therapy, we work together to uncover and rework these patterns as they emerge between us, freeing up new possibilities in how we think, feel, and interact with the world.

Our work will also address the role of the body in emotion, attachment, and trauma, and will integrate experiential strategies — including EMDR, parts work, and narrative reprocessing — to transform insight into creative change. My style is authentic and warm, and I work with clients to enrich therapy with diverse sources of meaning and lived experience — including art, culture, storytelling, politics, philosophy, and humor.

I work with adults and emerging adults navigating a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma and trauma-related issues, grief, anger, social anxiety, educational and academic stressors, self-esteem challenges, life transitions, and questions related to life meaning, personal values, and self-actualization. I also have special expertise in relationships, attachment, and interpersonal issues, and offer an affirming space for LGBTQ+ clients, polyamorous clients, and people navigating questions of identity, intimacy, sexuality, and the complexity of family and social life.

​​

My clinical training includes work in the Department of Outpatient Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital with a legacy for providing trauma-informed and psychodynamic therapy in an interdisciplinary care environment. I also draw from my experience as a college educator teaching ethics and social issues at Boston University, where I earned my PhD in philosophy. I find joy in helping clients as they navigate questions of identity, life meaning, and social connection.

1248AEB5-5A6D-4C96-8978-6895CA50AE19.jpeg

anxiety therapy, anxiety therapist, therapy for anxiety, depression therapy, therapist near me, relationship therapy, trauma therapy, grief counseling, life transitions therapy, mental health therapy, relationship patterns, attachment patterns, attachment-based therapy, fear of abandonment, fear of rejection, intimacy issues, recurring relationship problems, difficulty in relationships, relational therapy, relational patterns therapy, self-esteem therapy, self-doubt therapy, identity issues therapy, feeling stuck in life, overthinking, rumination, perfectionism therapy, emotional avoidance, difficulty expressing emotions, therapy for high-functioning adults, therapy for professionals, therapy for overthinkers, insight-oriented therapy, depth therapy, personal growth therapy, emotional awareness, emotional expression therapy, emotional patterns, meaning-focused therapy, values-based therapy, existential therapy, purpose and meaning therapy, relational trauma, childhood emotional patterns, emotional neglect therapy, trauma and relationships, attachment trauma, somatic therapy, body-based therapy, mind-body therapy, emotional regulation therapy, trauma in the body, LGBTQ affirming therapist, LGBTQ therapy, polyamory therapist, non-monogamy therapy, kink-friendly therapist, identity exploration therapy, psychodynamic therapy, relational psychotherapy, attachment-based therapy, DBT therapy, ACT therapy, why do I feel anxious in relationships, why do I push people away, why do I feel stuck in life, why do I overthink everything, why do I need validation, how to stop self-doubt, how to feel more confident in relationships Tanner Hammond, Psychotherapist Psych Today Psychology Today

bottom of page