Dr. Jurist works with both individuals and couples in his private practice

Dr. Jurist uses an original, and contemporary psychodynamic approach, which focuses on helping patients to understand their emotions and to cultivate and practice new ways of using emotions in their personal and professional lives.

Dr. Jurist will work with you to improve self-understanding, communication and relationship skills, and well-being.

All patients are unique, however, and so Dr. Jurist's approach is tailored to individuals' needs.

What are some of the specific ways that this approach to psychotherapy works?

Helps you to appreciate how the past continues to influence present experience--Welcoming some aspects and distancing oneself from other aspects                   

Helps you to be able to regulate emotions more effectively--Accepting that some emotions are difficult to understand and control, Aiming to make emotions more granular

Helps you to achieve greater connection to others--Valuing and tolerating closeness, Being receptive to how others see you, and Being able to be honest and revealing to others                                                                                                                                                                       Helps you to achieve clearer boundaries between self and other--Working on establishing and respecting boundaries                                                                                                          

Helps to formulate ideals and to work toward making them a reality--Allowing oneself to fantasize about the future, Realistically, imagining and planning how to move forward