Gary Brown, LCSW

I'm a warm, highly-attuned and experienced adult and couples psychotherapist who has helped many people overcome relationship difficulties, painful anxiety, shame, depression, job stress, loss, and the challenges of creating a truly meaningful life.

Healing is an innate, wired-in, biological drive that is ever present in all of us, no matter our histories or circumstances. It emerges when we feel safe, and can be harnessed with attention, affirmation, and guidance. My goal from the first moments of the first session and every session thereafter is to harness this adaptive self-righting motivation.

My approach is emotion-focused, experiential, and relational: emotions (regulated and deepened) tell us who we are and help us to act on our own behalf; experiencing rather than merely talking about them is the fastest and most enduring way to heal and grow; and experiencing them with a steadfast, supportive, caring and experienced ally can be transforming (both for you and for me).

I received my graduate degree and clinical training at the University of Michigan — Ann Arbor. I also participate in my own ongoing individual therapy and ongoing training with an emphasis on evidence-based approaches including Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT-C).

Other inspirations for my work include the delight I feel in my patients, and when working with parents, the thought of the children who will benefit from the increasingly secure base of their parents’ bond.

I welcome diversity of all kinds. All are welcome.