My name is Carolyn Bankston. For twenty-one years I have worked as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Working with individuals during this time, I have witnessed a great deal of suffering. This suffering comes from looking to others to buoy self-esteem instead of feeling an internal sense of calm, control and contentedness. I describe this as living outside-in instead of living inside-out.  

People often come to me when they are in a soul-crisis, made evident through the prism of anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. Symptoms such as these are typically signposts to a greater conflict within. This is an opportunity to create lasting change.   

Crisis in Greek means to sift and deep self-reflection is essentially internal sifting. My goal in helping others sort through internal chaos is to create a healthy home inside oneself. This essential relationship is the basis for all healthy living.