Nicholas Samstag(He/Him/His)

While I am always engaged by the patient’s presenting problem, I also encourage discussion on what lies beneath. I work with patients to get down to the bottom of what is yet not known. It is the struggles of our unconscious that often interfere with our daily function in living, loving, and working.

As human beings and members of a complex society, we are currently experiencing immensely trying times. Although we live in a free and open society in which all kinds of information are literally at our fingertips, there are definite downsides. Collectively and individually, we are still besieged by the effects of COVID-19, harrowing local, national, and international events, frightening political divisions, environmental crises, and the impact that social media have on ourselves and our children.

Sometimes a change in life events, even happy ones such as becoming a parent, can awaken some feelings that you had not noticed previously. It's a sign of strength and resolve (not of weakness) to ask for help when you need it.

During these times it is important that you trust your instincts and not only seek out help from a licensed healthcare professional but from someone who has achieved the highest level of clinical research and clinical training. I hold a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and a certificate in psychoanalysis from the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology representing precisely that standard.