Janna Sandmeyer Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis

Janna Sandmeyer

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 30 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 (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 & Stress
• Depression & Sadness
• Trauma
• Sexual Identity/Fluidity
• Racial/Cultural/Political Stressors
• Work & Career Concerns
• Life Transitions & Grief