Therapure
Family of Origin and Generational Patterns
“Why am I like this?”
For adults who notice the family they grew up in still shaping how they love, argue, and see themselves.
Who it is for
The past keeps showing up
This is the heart of what Naomi is known for: adults working through unresolved family relationships and the lasting impact of childhood experiences.
- You still feel twelve years old the moment you walk into your parents' house.
- You hear your mother's words come out of your own mouth.
- You were the peacekeeper, the achiever, or the invisible one, and you still are.
- Cultural expectations from home clash with the life you've built here.
What we work on
Threads we follow
- 01
Roles from childhood
The job you took on as a kid to keep the family steady.
- 02
Inherited patterns
Ways of handling anger, money, or love passed down through generations.
- 03
Unresolved dynamics
Old hurts with parents or siblings that still flare in adulthood.
- 04
Culture and identity
Holding the values of your family alongside your own.
How Naomi works
Understanding over blame
Naomi brings psychodynamic curiosity to how early experiences show up in your relationships now. Narrative therapy helps separate you from the story your family told about you.
Having grown up between Germany and the US, she knows how family and culture shape a person. The goal isn't to put your parents on trial. It is to understand why you make sense.
What can shift
Less failure, more understanding
Clients sometimes describe a shift from “what's wrong with me” toward “of course I learned this.” That understanding can make new choices feel more available. How and when that happens varies from person to person.
What sessions look like
Space to look back
Weekly online sessions. Some weeks we trace a pattern to its roots; other weeks we focus on an upcoming family visit and how you want to handle it.
Fees in brief
Weekly sessions, longer term
This tends to be steady, long term work. Individual sessions run $200 for 45 minutes with Naomi; associates charge $150, and 60-minute couples sessions are $250 or $175. Rates and Insurance
With Naomi
$200 individual, 45 min
$250 couples, 60 min
Associate clinicians
$150 individual, 45 min
$175 couples, 60 min
Questions
About family of origin work
Do I need to involve my family?
What if my childhood was mostly fine?
Can we talk about cultural pressures?
How long does this kind of work take?
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Your history is welcome here.
Request a free consultation and tell Naomi a little about the patterns you've noticed.