As a Relational Psychodynamic therapist, Dr. Kittinger’s approach to therapy focuses on transformational change through the context of relationship. In individual therapy Dr. Kittinger utilizes the therapeutic relationship as a guide to address: conscious and unconscious patterns, experiential emotion, somatic experiences, patterns of avoidance and defenses, attachment and relational history, and in-depth exploration of wants, needs, dreams, and fantasies.

Psychodynamic therapy is a relational evidence-based approach derived from Psychoanalytic theory and rooted in attachment theory. Psychodynamic treatment is defined by frequent and consistent sessions, free association and exploratory sessions, and longer-term commitment with an in-depth approach to the whole person.

• Religious Trauma

• Religious & Spiritual Experience

• Relational, Childhood, & Sexual Trauma

• Anxiety

• Relationships

• Perfectionism

• Burnout

• Body Image

• Identity Exploration

• Existentialism

• Dread & “Feeling Stuck”

• Grief & Loss

• Prenatal, Postpartum, & Infertility