James Pearl PHD Psychoanalysis

My name is James Pearl and I hold a doctorate in counseling psychology. I am a New York State licensed psychoanalyst and also studied lifestyle medicine at the University of Arizona's Center for Integrative Medicine. An extensive medical internship at a prestigious university's teaching hospital in Cheng Du, PRC informed me about the benefits of a dual mind-body approach to health. I strongly believe that a conscious connection to psychological well-being includes a healthy perspective on lifestyle. I have found that psychological change can foster positive physical changes. In my view, a whole health perspective includes an integration of psychological, nutritional, lifestyle, and physical well-being. The main focus of my practice is bridging psychological and physical health with nutritional and lifestyle counseling. Psychoanalysis serves as a form of self exploration that fosters deep and enduring change via an exploration of recurring negative and destructive pattern's in one's life. Repetitive physical health patterns are also explored from a psychological perspective. A second focus is to help an individual gain a sense of personal agency for creativity, health, and over-all well-being. Many individuals express a search for a deeper meaning in their lives. Self-exploration through the process of psychoanalysis can be an enriching catalyst towards meaning as well as enhanced personal creativity.