About Kathleen

My therapeutic work draws from two deeply complementary traditions: Relational psychotherapy and Jungian/depth psychology.

In relational therapy, we center the healing power of connection and attunement. The relationship we build together is not just a means to an end—it is the very space where change begins. I pay close attention to the dynamics between us as they arise, because I believe that the patterns showing up in your life will also find their way into the therapy room.

Rather than pathologizing these patterns, we explore them together with curiosity and compassion, and—when necessary—we lean into repair. This creates an experience of being seen and responded to in a new way, one that supports the reworking of old relational wounds.

Alongside this, I incorporate Jungian depth work to support clients in engaging their unconscious life—through dreams, archetypes, symbolic images, and the body’s wisdom. So much of our pain emerges not only from external relationships but from the inner parts of ourselves we’ve had to exile in order to survive.

Together, we explore what’s been disowned or left in shadow, so it can return to the circle of your being. I work slowly and attuned, honoring your timing and thresholds.

If you're holding grief, longing, or a sense that there's more to you than what your current life reflects, I offer a space for that depth to be welcomed. My style is gentle, direct, grounded, and deeply respectful of the unconscious. I believe in the transformative power of being truly met.

Kathleen R. Chavoor (Bergen), LMFT 128622