Bilingual Psychotherapist for Adults | Andrea Schemmari, LMHC

Licensed in the U.S. and Argentina · 25+ years of experience · English and Spanish

Psychotherapy for adults navigating anxiety, relationships, transitions, and the complexities of living between cultures.

Portrait of Andrea Schemmari, bilingual psychotherapist and LMHC

I work with adults who are often managing a great deal in their lives, yet find themselves struggling with anxiety, exhaustion, relationship difficulties, periods of feeling stuck, or important personal and professional transitions.

What may bring you to therapy

People come to psychotherapy for many different reasons. Sometimes there is a clear crisis. At other times, anxiety, relationship difficulties, emotional exhaustion, or a sense of feeling stuck gradually become harder to manage.

Some people come to therapy because they recognize recurring patterns in their relationships or in the way they respond to pressure, even when they understand those patterns intellectually and have tried to change them on their own.

Others begin psychotherapy without one specific crisis, but with a wish to understand themselves more deeply, make sense of longstanding difficulties, or find a different way of approaching choices and relationships.

I also work with people living between countries and cultures, including immigrants and expats, for whom questions of identity, belonging, family relationships, adaptation, and home may become especially important.

How i work

The way we respond to stress, conflict, relationships, loss, or change usually has a history.

Some of the patterns we develop help us manage difficult situations for a long time. But over time, those same ways of coping can become sources of anxiety, inhibition, dissatisfaction, or problems in relationships.

In psychodynamic psychotherapy, I pay attention both to what is happening in your life now and to the patterns that may be operating underneath it.

There is no predetermined formula. Together, we try to understand what tends to repeat, where you get stuck, what becomes difficult in relationships, and what may be getting in the way of change.

The aim is not simply to function better or reduce symptoms, although that matters. It is also to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and greater freedom in the way you live, relate, and make choices.

about andrea

I have been working as a psychotherapist for more than 25 years with adults from a wide range of cultural and professional backgrounds.

My clinical work has taken place across the United States, Argentina, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. This has given me extensive experience working with people whose lives move between languages, countries, and cultures.

My training is grounded in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic traditions, with a particular interest in anxiety, inhibition, relationships, identity, and life transitions.

Over the years, I have worked with people going through periods of acute distress as well as with those who appear to be functioning well but feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns they have been unable to change.

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living between cultures

Migration changes much more than geography.

Living between countries, languages, or cultures can affect identity, relationships, family roles, belonging, and the sense of what feels like home.

I often work with immigrants, expats, and adults whose lives have developed across more than one country or cultural environment. Even when adaptation has gone well on the outside, moving between cultures can bring complicated questions about identity, family, ambition, loss, and belonging.

Much of my clinical work has involved people whose lives cross countries, languages, and cultures, and I am familiar with the emotional and relational questions that can emerge from that experience.

Therapy can offer a place to think about the experience of leaving, adapting, returning, and building a life between different worlds.

the arquitecture of complexity

Sometimes what brings a person to therapy cannot be understood within only one area of life. Emotional life, relationships, work, family, identity, and major decisions can become interconnected in ways that are difficult to think about separately.

The Architecture of Complexity is a framework I developed for working with these moments.

It does not replace psychotherapy. It offers another way of organizing and understanding situations in which several parts of life are interacting at once and need to be considered together.

This work can be especially useful during periods of transition, when important personal, relational, or professional decisions are unfolding at the same time.

beginning therapy

Choosing a therapist is a personal decision, and the first conversation matters.

An initial consultation gives us a chance to talk about what is bringing you to therapy, what you are hoping for, and whether working together
feels like a good fit.

Sessions are available online in English and Spanish.