Jonathan Geller

I am a clinical psychologist with over fifteen years of experience working with University students and people from the Princeton community. I work with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, academic and work challenges, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem issues, and trauma. While my theoretical orientation is primarily psychodynamic, I tend to use the approach that will be most helpful for each person as I get to know and understand them. It is my experience that symptom relief, growth, and change happen as the result of increased self-understanding and insight, which can occur in the context of a supportive therapeutic relationship. Self-understanding and insight often occur from clarifying how one's own thoughts, feelings, motivations, and the demands of our culture may be impacting many aspects of their life. Although the process of increased self-understanding can be rewarding in its own right, it can lead to change in how a person relates to themselves, others, and their work life--It can help people identify what might not be working in their lives, so that specific changes in how one is living or relating can be made. I aim to work in an active, collaborative way, which I hope leads to people feeling safe, heard, and understood. Areas of Specialization: Depression, Anxiety, Academic/Work challenges, Relationship Issues, Grief, SelfEsteem issues, Trauma Training/Certification: Post-doctoral training in college mental health (Columbia University Counseling and Psychological Services) Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic Modalities: Individual Insurance Accepted: Princeton Aetna Student Health Plan (SHP)