In my experience the key to any successful psychotherapy is the relationship between the individual and the therapist. Clients whom I work with in individual therapy and couples counseling often say they immediately feel comfortable sharing difficult emotional issues with me. My style as a psychotherapist is not blank faced, or dispassionate, but active, and engaging. I relish and use humor as a means of looking at and exploring concerns. Humor offers us a particular objectivity and ownership of difficult issues. It brings a momentary relief so that we may continue towards resolve. While I do not spend a lot of time on one’s past, I do believe, past relationships create the templates for current relationships, and can be useful to explore simply for this reason. For the most part I stay focused on what is going on for the individual in the present. I try to reveal what I am thinking or considering about the individuals’ situation or circumstances, and try to leave room for feedback so that I am understanding or getting their experience.
I have offices both in San Francisco and Palo Alto.
For a more immediate sense of my work, I encourage you to read my reviews on Yelp.
Larry O’Connor can be reached at
or (415) 225-3032.
