When I created this website I did not approach the task in a structured manner. I did not know I would settle on a flower and leaf motif, nor did I know what type of font I would use. I was not even aware until later of the symbolic meaning that flowers and leaves carry and how they might represent change and growth to the people who view these pages. All that I was aware of was that I was engaged in a process that required me to listen closely to myself.
This is how individual therapy looks for most people. They do not know exactly where to start and they certainly do not know how it will end. In the process, they learn how to listen more closely to themselves and they become more connected to their feelings. When I finished creating this website, I was proud not only of what I had aesthetically produced, I was mostly proud that I was able to present myself to you in an authentic and genuine way. My patients describe a similar experience in individual therapy. They report feeling more authentic and genuine in the ways they relate to others and the ways they relate to themselves.
Jonathan Lichtenstein, Psy.D.
1774 Union Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-267-6199
