Psychoanalyst
Josh Wolf-Powers
Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for people who are curious about their inner life — especially the parts that are hardest to say out loud.
Union Square, New York City.
In person.
Psychoanalyst
Josh Wolf-Powers
Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for people who are curious about their inner life — especially the parts that are hardest to say out loud.
Union Square, New York City.
In person.
My approach
Who I am, and how I work.
An honest description of the clinical approach - no jargon, just a clear account of what it means to do this work together.
Read more ->Essays
Brief reflections on difficult emotions—emotions like shame, anger, fear, grief, and more.
Explore ->Contact
When you're ready.
How to reach me, and a description of what the first consultation looks like—so you know what to expect.
Get in touch ->A psychoanalytic approach to change
I believe you are powerful—that you can change your circumstances and experience. I will work closely with you, trying to understand what it’s like to be you, so your life can be more like you want it to be—and so you can understand better how, and why, it is as it is. I’m particularly interested in internal conflicts and in the unconscious: those things we don’t know or understand about ourselves, and about who, why, or how we are.
Read more about my approach ->Today’s essay
Anger
Anger
“How do you experience anger? Is it all in your head? Racing thoughts? Occasional thoughts? Intrusive thoughts? Or is it elsewhere in your body? Does your breathing change? Do your muscles clench? Which ones? In your neck? Your chest? Your face? Do you find yourself clenching your fists? Jiggling your leg?”
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