Dr. Patricia Hunter

Psychologist

Dr. Patricia Hunter is a psychologist/psychoanalyst licensed in both  New York and Idaho. She believes trauma from our past, never addressed, never attended to, can hold us back from fully feeling, and fully living.  Big T (single incident) trauma,  or small t (accumulated from childhood over many years) are the culprits that therapy can address.   Most people don't know how to go about discovering their optimal, highest functioning self. Old defenses and patterns developed to help them survive  keep them stable but stuck. But it  CAN be done,  and that's where a therapist with a background in working with trauma can help.  Dr Hunter  has enjoyed   a  career shaped by a variety of significant turning points.  Her early work  with abused children sparked an interest in how trauma affects the mind, leading her to become an interpersonal/relational psychoanalyst. Fascinated by how trauma is transmitted across generations, she earned a Certificate in Couples and Family Therapy from NYU. Currently, she teaches Object Relations at the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, focusing on how early relationships shape character. Skilled in EMDR, IFS, and AEDP, and the Gottman Couples method, Dr Hunter helps individuals and couples feel safe enough to explore their emotions, promoting greater self awareness beyond day to day survival.. She has presented her work on political beliefs, dissociation, and couples therapy at national and international conferences.