Jack Irmas

Many people come to therapy already understanding their patterns. They can explain why they keep choosing the same kind of partner, why a phone call with a parent leaves them unsettled for days, or why closeness feels both wanted and threatening. What they can't do is make that understanding change how they feel. That gap between knowing and feeling is where I do my best work.

I'm a psychodynamic therapist, and I integrate Attachment-Focused EMDR into that work with individuals and couples. Together we look at how early relationships shaped the way you relate to yourself and others, and AF-EMDR helps those insights land at a deeper level, so old patterns start to loosen rather than just becoming easier to describe. I work especially often with men navigating family dynamics, young adults finding their footing apart from their families, and couples caught in recurring cycles. I practice in Los Angeles, where I also teach and supervise clinicians as core faculty at the Wright Institute Los Angeles.