The Art and Science of Living Better
Freethinkers’ Psychoanalyst
Online Psychoanalysis without the Woo-Woo
SHARED REALITY IN PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING
You should be able to trust your shrink’s judgment
If you are an atheist relying on scientific proof or reason, you may find it difficult to trust a practitioner who accepts supernatural explanations or engages in magical thinking. Even if those beliefs never enter the sessions explicitly, they can leave you wondering how carefully that person distinguishes evidence from conviction. You are asking someone to help you understand your mind; being able to trust their reasoning matters.
If you are also childfree, finding a therapist who genuinely respects your decision can present another difficulty.
My practice offers psychoanalytical therapy and counseling without the woo-woo, with a particular focus on childfree adults. Our conversations draw on psychological understanding and scientific evidence, and your decision not to have children needs no justification here. Sharing that basis means we can work without first having to negotiate what counts as real and natural.
THE APPROACH
What Is Psychoanalysis?
Psychoanalysis is a system of psychological theories and conversational methods for understanding and influencing mental life. We use the approach to explore and work through your past and present experience, identify connections and patterns, and work toward changes that matter to you. As a neuropsychoanalyst, I draw on psychoanalytic knowledge revised by modern biological sciences.
WHO I WORK WITH
Childfree Freethinkers
Woo-woo-free
AN ATHEIST AND ANESOTERIC VIEW
You are an atheist without spiritual or supernatural beliefs. You value explanations that can be questioned, and you would prefer to discuss your life without astrology, manifestation, or cosmic intentions entering the conversation. Here, feelings deserve careful attention and interpretations remain open to examination.
Childfree
A LIFE WITHOUT PARENTHOOD
You have chosen a life without children, whether that decision is recent or decades behind you. You do not need to justify it here. We can discuss the relationships, pleasures, conflicts, and uncertainties of your life without assuming that parenthood is the missing piece.
How We Work Together
My Online Practice
ONE TO ONE
Individual psychoanalysis
Regular, confidential video sessions in which we work with your emotional difficulties, relationships, and questions about yourself. The continuity lets us examine recurring patterns and work through what makes them difficult to change.
SMALL GROUPS
Conversations in small groups
Private meetings for childfree freethinkers, with room to consider your own experience alongside other people’s. You can discuss difficulties or questions about life, with people who share your atheist, nonspiritual outlook.
EDUCATION
Lectures, workshops, and courses
Accessible explanations of mental life, informed by psychoanalysis and biological science. We connect ideas with everyday experience so that what you learn becomes useful for understanding yourself.
Your Psychoanalyst
Malka Ceh, PhD
I am a certified (neuro)psychoanalyst with a PhD in evolutionary anthropology, and an MSc in psychotherapy science. I work online with childfree, nonspiritual atheists.
My approach integrates a psychoanalytic understanding of mental processes with biological perspectives on emotion, motivation, and personality development.
You can expect me to be involved, direct, and willing to ask an uncomfortable question. There’s room to disagree and room to laugh. We take your life seriously without the reverent tone and ceremonial solemnity that often pass for therapeutic depth.
I’m LGBTQ+ affirming, kink-aware, sex-positive, weight-inclusive, and neurodivergence-informed.
Poke Around in My Mind:
A Quick Tour of the Voices in My Head
The world is crowded with all kinds these days. I’m sure you’ve seen wild stuff. Before you spend too much time digging through my content to figure out my specific angle, I wanted to make the first impression easy. I put together a cheat sheet. It’s a punchy collection of insights that permanently swirled my mind and life. Grab it to see if my flavor of reality matches your taste.
Appointments & Fees
I’ll reply by email within 24 hours with available times or information about groups.