Previous location of Alcyone, Asheville, NC

  Welcome to our practice.
We are Banu and Matt, two licensed psychotherapists who  have been partners for almost twenty years. We offer online psychotherapy and   lead  workshops   on relationships, conflict resolution, and spirituality.

Our  Story
We met in graduate school  many years ago while  studying Humanistic, Existential, Depth  and Transpersonal  (Western and Eastern) approaches to  psychology .   

Our  Approach

We see our  overall work as ongoing  research and practice  about understanding and improving the human condition.    We are committed to  a  theoretically and practically grounded, holistic approach,  helping  individuals explore their personal journey while understanding  and shifting the problems  they might face along the way.    In order to do so, we believe  in working with all levels  of the  person: identity, family systems, social and cultural spheres, spirituality.... 

We  wish to contribute to a world in which  people can  overcome unnecessary suffering and build  compassionate relationships with themselves, each other, communities and the world at large.

We are particularly influenced by and indebted to many   thinkers, such as Carl  Rogers, Carl  Jung, Karen Horney,  Abe Maslow, Otto  Rank and Eugene Gendlin.
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Couples Work-Imago Training

Our time together has  involved a deep dive into the work of  romantic relationships, both at the personal and professional level. We  both trained in the Imago approach to relationships. Imago  helps couples collaboratively work through   individual and relational issues to move towards healing together. This approach serves as the foundation  of our work helping individuals  and couples craft   supportive,  meaningful and liberating relationships.  We offer  Imago  work in private or in workshops.

​Location
Initially located in Smyrna, Georgia and  Asheville, North Carolina in the United States, we moved our  practice entirely online in 2017. We are currently based in Urla, Turkey. We still have an office in Smyrna and remain licensed to provide psychotherapy in both GA and NC. We provide workshops and lectures in the United States and Turkey on relationships, conflict resolution, and spirituality.     

If you are interested in Matt and Banu providing a workshop to your community, please reach out to us.