Gabriel Boyer (he/him)

Relational 

I mix attachment theory with contemporary gestalt and relational psychoanalytic approaches. These approaches converge on the importance of relationships, both past and current. These practices center on building a safe therapeutic relationship. This provides a foundation to explore more deeply, uproot core issues and create new ways to live and flourish.

Gestalt

Relational Gestalt Therapy is a process orientated, experiential approach, centered on your lived experience. It is a practical and optimistic approach. The central question is how do you connect to yourself, to others, to your environment? What strategies did you create to adjust to the life you've had? By creating a safe space to deepen into your experience, awareness expands, core knots clarify and untangle. Space emerges for a new response, a new way to move and connect with life.

Somatic Therapy (Body Centered)

We are more than our words and thoughts, but a whole dynamic being with currents of sensation, impulses, and ways of moving that make up the fabric of our being. I have eclectic training in somatic therapy, primarily in contemporary Reichian therapy which explores a dual impulse (connect and resist) and aims to create fuller expressions of each. I use slow, exploration and presence from Hakomi, trauma informed tools from Somatic Experiencing, and my experiences in Yoga and Buddhist practice.

Psychodynamic 

Relational psychoanalysis incorporates attachment theory, feminist and queer theory. Coalescing with Stephen Mitchell (ancestor to Esther Perel), healing is through a mutually collaborative exploration of the interplay between your inner process and the world you were born into. This includes your attachment history, relationship patterns, and leveraging our relationship towards your growth.

Depth Therapy

I have a master's in depth psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families. Depth therapy is a matter of deep, engaged listening and holding aspects of life with sacredness. Different from pathologizing treads in therapy, we seek the unique support needed to courageously move towards deeper feelings in order to loosen the old knots keeping you stuck. This journey connects us to our life spirit and paradoxically deepens joy and freedom.

LGBTQ Issues

The way we love, touch and fuck--the way we're drawn to others is, in my view, the most important part of our lives. In a world that harms people for their natural erotic movements, we need a safe space. For some this is enough to explore many topics. Others desire to unpack how shame, fear and abuse, to explore how you adjusted and survived, and in a homophobic culture, what you need to continue resilience, joy and love.

Polyamorous and Open Relationships

So many beautiful ways to be in relationships with others, and in a mono world, it can be hard to find the support you need. As a therapist I bring both personal experience and tools from extra training. Whether you're just beginning to open or further on your way, I offer support for many different configurations: from initial exploring, to polycules, RA or relational queerness more generally. Open relationships work.