Where Clinical Depth Meets Empathy
Where Clinical Depth Meets Empathy
Psychoanalyst, educator, and supervisor with 38 years of practice in Manhattan. Helping individuals and couples discover authentic change through relational psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalyst, educator, and supervisor with 38 years of practice in Manhattan. Helping individuals and couples discover authentic change through relational psychoanalysis.
Welcome
Welcome
Lasting change begins with being deeply heard.
Lasting change begins with being deeply heard.
I combine rigorous training with genuine curiosity about how you make sense of life. My approach is relational, attachment-informed, and sprinkled with humor for a more engaging experience.
I combine rigorous training with genuine curiosity about how you make sense of life. My approach is relational, attachment-informed, and sprinkled with humor for a more engaging experience.
Core Values
Core Values
The Guiding Principles of My Practice
The Guiding Principles of My Practice
About
My Journey to Understanding
My Journey to Understanding
With over thirty years of experience, I specialize in helping adults and couples navigate the complexities of their relationships and self-perception. My training, combined with a genuine curiosity about your unique experiences, allows for a deeply relational and insightful therapeutic process.
With over thirty years of experience, I specialize in helping adults and couples navigate the complexities of their relationships and self-perception. My training, combined with a genuine curiosity about your unique experiences, allows for a deeply relational and insightful therapeutic process.
Services
Clinical Services
Ketamine Therapy
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy for Deeper Healing
In addition to traditional psychoanalytic work, I am certified in psychedelic psychotherapy integration, and provide professional guidance for individuals integrating psychedelic experiences into their therapeutic journey. This unique approach combines profound insights from psychedelics with the depth of psychoanalytic therapy.
Processing and understanding your psychedelic experiences.
Preparation and mindset work for optimal integration.
Long-term integration support for lasting change.
Ketamine Therapy
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy for Deeper Healing
In addition to traditional psychoanalytic work, I am certified in psychedelic psychotherapy integration, and provide professional guidance for individuals integrating psychedelic experiences into their therapeutic journey. This unique approach combines profound insights from psychedelics with the depth of psychoanalytic therapy.
Processing and understanding your psychedelic experiences.
Preparation and mindset work for optimal integration.
Long-term integration support for lasting change.
Ketamine Therapy
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy for Deeper Healing
In addition to traditional psychoanalytic work, I am certified in psychedelic psychotherapy integration, and provide professional guidance for individuals integrating psychedelic experiences into their therapeutic journey. This unique approach combines profound insights from psychedelics with the depth of psychoanalytic therapy.
Processing and understanding your psychedelic experiences.
Preparation and mindset work for optimal integration.
Long-term integration support for lasting change.
Clinical Focus Areas
The following categories represent common presenting themes, but are not an exhaustive list of what I treat.
01
Life Transitions
Navigating significant life changes with understanding and support tailored to your unique journey.
02
Couples Repair
Rebuilding connections through open communication and mutual understanding in a safe environment.
03
Anxiety & Panic
Addressing anxiety and panic with strategies that empower you to regain control.
04
Depression
Finding light in the darkness through supportive therapy tailored to your needs.
05
Addiction
Addressing compensatory behaviors that keep you trapped in self destructive patterns.
Clinical Focus Areas
The following categories represent common presenting themes, but are not an exhaustive list of what I treat.
01
Life Transitions
Navigating significant life changes with understanding and support tailored to your unique journey.
02
Couples Repair
Rebuilding connections through open communication and mutual understanding in a safe environment.
03
Anxiety & Panic
Addressing anxiety and panic with strategies that empower you to regain control.
04
Depression
Finding light in the darkness through supportive therapy tailored to your needs.
05
Addiction
Addressing compensatory behaviors that keep you trapped in self destructive patterns.
Clinical Focus Areas
01
Life Transitions
Navigating significant life changes with understanding and support tailored to your unique journey.
02
Couples Repair
Rebuilding connections through open communication and mutual understanding in a safe environment.
03
Anxiety & Panic
Addressing anxiety and panic with strategies that empower you to regain control.
04
Depression
Finding light in the darkness through supportive therapy tailored to your needs.
05
Addiction
Addressing compensatory behaviors that keep you trapped in self destructive patterns.
Clinical Focus Areas
01
Life Transitions
Navigating significant life changes with understanding and support tailored to your unique journey.
02
Couples Repair
Rebuilding connections through open communication and mutual understanding in a safe environment.
03
Anxiety & Panic
Addressing anxiety and panic with strategies that empower you to regain control.
04
Depression
Finding light in the darkness through supportive therapy tailored to your needs.
05
Addiction
Addressing compensatory behaviors that keep you trapped in self destructive patterns.
Let’s Start a New Dialogue
Ready to explore deeper conversations about your life and relationships?
Let’s Start a New Dialogue
Ready to explore deeper conversations about your life and relationships?
Let’s Start a New Dialogue
Ready to explore deeper conversations about your life and relationships?
Let’s Start a New Dialogue
Ready to explore deeper conversations about your life and relationships?
Book Preview
Reset Your Romantic GPS
Learn how attachment forms, why it colors nearly every decision, and how to catch yourself kindly in the moment. Build intention, awareness, and reflection so your relationships are chosen rather than inherited.
5.0 Rating on GoodReads on | 4.2 Rating on Amazon
Book Preview
Reset Your Romantic GPS
Learn how attachment forms, why it colors nearly every decision, and how to catch yourself kindly in the moment. Build intention, awareness, and reflection so your relationships are chosen rather than inherited.
5.0 Rating on GoodReads on | 4.2 Rating on Amazon
Book Preview
Reset Your Romantic GPS
Learn how attachment forms, why it colors nearly every decision, and how to catch yourself kindly in the moment. Build intention, awareness, and reflection so your relationships are chosen rather than inherited.
5.0 Rating on GoodReads on | 4.2 Rating on Amazon
Marc Sholes LCSW
I pair rigorous training with genuine curiosity about how you make sense of life
© 2025 Marc Sholes. All rights reserved.
Marc Sholes LCSW
I pair rigorous training with genuine curiosity about how you make sense of life
© 2025 Marc Sholes. All rights reserved.
Marc Sholes LCSW
I pair rigorous training with genuine curiosity about how you make sense of life
© 2025 Marc Sholes. All rights reserved.
Marc Sholes LCSW
I pair rigorous training with genuine curiosity about how you make sense of life
© 2025 Marc Sholes. All rights reserved.