Janna Sandmeyer Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis
Janna Horowitz Sandmeyer
I believe in the effectiveness of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to create positive, lasting change in a person’s life. Each psychotherapy relationship is unique and important to me, and I welcome you with warmth, openness, and curiosity. With over 25 years of experience, I have found that as the therapy relationships deepens, we are able to address more difficult, painful, or seemingly intractable issues. I am particularly concerned with how we create a meaningful life, engage in intimate relationships, and feel authentic connection with others.
Educational Background:
- National Institute for the Psychotherapies – certificate in Psychoanalysis (expected June 2025)
- Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy + Psychoanalysis – certificate in Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (2008)
- Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California (2000)
- Pre-Doctoral Internship at The George Washington University (1999-2000)
- M.S.Ed. in Education Counseling from the University of Southern California (1996)
- B.A. from Columbia University in the City of New York (1991)
Work Experience:
- Private practice since 2004
- Faculty appointments at the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy + Psychoanalysis, the New Washington School of Psychiatry, guest faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Psychoanalysis, guest lecturer at The George Washington University
- Editorial Board member of Psychoanalytic Inquiry and Psychoanalysis, Self and Context
- Published in numerous psychoanalytic journals and presented internationally at psychoanalytic meetings and conferences.
Specialty Areas:
• Relationship issues
• Anxiety and stress
• Depression and sadness
• Trauma
• Sexual identity/fluidity
• Racial/cultural/political stressors
• Work and career concerns