It is all too easy in this world to let our suffering go unspoken. Between the demands of productivity through work or school, the roles we play in our personal relationships, and a society that is constantly flooding us with images of who we should be and products promising to get us there, it is difficult to find our own voice. Instead, we often become mired in anxiety, depression, addictions, and other unhealthy patterns of being in the world that Read more...

One of the things that haunts us all about our all too human condition is how much pain we have to suffer in the ordinary conduct of our lives. Who do we turn to when we are in such despair that we don’t know where to turn? Who can we trust? The practitioners at the Free Association Clinic believe that all of us suffer from occasional feelings of fear, alienation, depression, confusion. Some of us suffer from these symptoms more Read more...

I work with ambitious professionals and students who struggle with perfectionism, anxiety, low self-esteem and difficulty living up to their potential and/or finding joy in their achievements. I support individuals who are interested in cultivating a kinder way of relating to themselves. I see each client as a unique individual and approach the work in that way. Together we use the initial part of our work to discuss your current challenges and treatment goals and identify the core areas that Read more...

Steven Reidbord MD is a board-certified psychiatrist with a career-long focus on psychotherapy, including early work as a psychotherapy researcher. Dr. Reidbord welcomes patients who seek to address more than surface symptoms — who realize something deeper leaves them depressed, anxious, adrift, unfulfilled, or in chronic conflict with others. While he mainly works with individual adults (18+), he has also worked successfully with couples. As a psychiatrist, he also prescribes medication when called for, but always as an adjunct to Read more...

My style is warm and encouraging, and emphasizes a trusting, safe relationship between us. Sometimes therapy requires courage and challenges us, and together we can also be playful, creative, and greet the unknown with curiosity. There are many paths to choose from, but all involve expanding on your strengths, drawing from your lived experience to meet your goals, and learning new skills and techniques. The primary values guiding my work include unconditional positive regard, compassion, flexibility, creativity, humility, and tenderness. Read more...

Ruby (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW 101630) who brings a decade of experience supporting youth, young adults, caregivers, families, and individuals navigate loss and attachment ruptures, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, family conflict, life stressors, and the life cycle. Ruby approaches her sessions with warmth, humility, and a strengths-based lens, valuing collaboration, authenticity, and creativity. Ruby draws upon multiple therapeutic approaches including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, attachment-based science, family systems, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Supportive Parenting Read more...

I tend to work well with those who have a curiosity and desire to explore their dreams and approach imaginal ways of working in service of their healing and unfolding, individuals who sense that the world is undergoing rapid change and intuit that they have a gift to contribute, while remaining unclear about what that gift is, and those who struggle with feelings of depression and stagnancy or anxiety and uneasiness, and suspect that unprocessed emotions and/or traumas lie at Read more...

I bring a comprehensive, holistic approach to healing, integrating all domains of life – from relationship, to spirituality, to work, and beyond – and draw on my own experience of healing in these areas to support your well-being. I have a strong belief in the positive power of change and am passionate about helping you find your strengths and achieve true healing. Read more...