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Drew Summerer, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist
If we can help one another bear the darkness rather than evade it, perhaps one day we will be able to see the light—as finite human beings, finitely bonded to one another.
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Robert D. Stolorow
PSYCHOTHERAPY
​My approach to psychotherapy is integrative, meaning I frequently pull from the wisdom of various evidence-based theoretical, philosophical, and empirical approaches to inform the uniqueness of each encounter. I find most grounding in a collection of clinical theories or sensibilities known as relational psychoanalysis. These theories emphasize the significance of formative relationships, experiences, and other social and contextual processes in the development of the mind--they also honor the relational context and process in which healing and growth emerge.​
As a therapist, I first and foremost work to meet my patients where they are in their mental health journey. I seek to create an environment characterized by empathy, curiosity, and appreciation for complexity and paradox. I try to help my patients hold tensions and honor multiple (oftentimes conflicting) emotional realities. I hope to cultivate a stance of tenderness, warmth, and understanding towards emotion-states and parts of yourself that are difficult to bear, and to engage in a meaning-making process that allows for insight, grief, liberation, and openness to new possibilities.
As a psychologist, I do not prescribe medications; however, I often coordinate with psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and primary care physicians who can prescribe medications when indicated.
CLINICAL INFLUENCES
I draw from a variety of evidence-based approaches. The theories and schools of thought that primarily influence my work include Contemporary/Relational Psychoanalysis, Existential/Humanistic psychotherapy, and various anti-oppression, cultural, feminist, social constructivist, and trauma-informed perspectives.
there is you and you
this is a relationship
this is the most important relationship.
Nayyirah Waheed
CLINICAL FOCUS
I currently work with adults in individual psychotherapy. My practice is intentionally broad and general. My background and training as a clinically-focused psychologist gives me a breadth of experience in treating emotional distress and mental health conditions through utilizing evidence-based insights and principles from the field of clinical psychology.
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Topic/Conditions/Presenting concerns I have experience and interest include:
Anxiety
Depression
Mood Disorders
Trauma
Relationships
Family of Origin Concerns
Grief and loss
Identity Development
Personality Disorders
Gender Identity
LGBTQ+ individuals
Poly/non-monogamous relationships
Neurodivergent processes
Autism
ADHD
Religious Trauma
Spirituality
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