Michael (Micheál) DowlingPsychologist, PhD

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In my practice I enjoy helping people in their journey of self-understanding and life enrichment. My approach is primarily Psychodynamic, flexibly integrating elements of other evidence-based psychotherapies, such as CBT and DBT. I work with each person to identify core motivations, and to arrive at a more accurate and adaptive self-understanding. A focus of the collaborative work involves improving awareness of unproductive patterns of behavior. This usually leads to a virtuous cycle of insight, positive feelings, and behavioral activation. Clients gain a greater sense of personal agency and more control over the choices in their lives. I work with adults of all ages. My experience includes helping people cope with depression, anxiety, loneliness, relationship challenges, psychosomatic issues, health, identity, career, acculturation, immigration, adjustment, and other issues.

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