Treating the Mind, Body, and Spirit

You have a potent spark , an essential self, which is fully alive and teeming with innate gifts and wisdom. My work is dedicated to supporting you to slow down enough to discover what you already know inside of your heart, body and soul so that you can be with and relate to the wounds of the past in new ways. This attention to mindfulness and inquiry into “what’s here now” –whether it is grief about the past, frustrations with a relationship dynamic, chronic pain, confusion about a life transition or untapped vitality waiting to emerge - allows you to gain access to this essential self and to respond to life from your own true conscious choosing.

Through individual, couples, or family therapy, I will work with you to cultivate thriving relationships and to deepen intimacy, aliveness, authenticity, creativity, and happiness in your life. We will work together to move you from coping to thriving.

Treatment Focus Areas

My work facilitates significant positive change with:
• Anxiety and Fear
• Depression, Isolation, Withdrawal, and Lack of Interest in Life Activities
• Unresolved Childhood and Adult Trauma, Post-traumatic Stress
• Low Self-Esteem
• Life Transitions
• Unfulfilling Relationships and the Desire to Improve Relationship Skills
• Chronic Pain
• Life Threatening Illness
• Blocked Creativity
• Spiritual Crises or an Interest in Spiritual Growth
• Parenting Challenges and the Longing to Be More of a Conscious Parent

Together we will co-create each session. I will tailor my therapeutic approach to meet your needs of the moment, while holding respect for the path you've already taken, and reverence for the wealth of your inner wisdom. I am committed to be fully present for you as an ally on your journey.

Psycho-therapeutic Orientation

I utilize of all the tools and gifts in my skill set to support your needs, desires, and timing. In my opinion, the art of therapy is found in being fully present without an agenda, while also using my training and experience to support you. I will help you to deeply connect to yourself in ways where insight and new possibilities will emerge.

My work draws from traditions based in:
• Non-dual Wisdom
• Neo-Reichian Approaches to Understand One’s Default Coping Mechanisms
• Vipassana Meditation (mindfulness meditation)
• Body-based Methods such as Hakomi and Gestalt
• Trauma Approaches such as Somatic Experiencing and Hands-On Work
• Movement Meditation Practices such as Gabrielle Roth’s Five Rhythms

Professional History/Bio/Credentials

I have extensive experience working with families, couples, adolescents, children and individuals combining object relations, somatic, transpersonal, cognitive behavioral, and parent-child interactive therapies. I am a passionate educator, lecturer, and workshop leader in the areas of somatic approaches to mindful psychotherapy. I also offer trainings at MFT Intern Programs, am a guest lecturer at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and facilitate my own workshop and lecture series throughout the Bay Area. Previously, I was a faculty member for five years at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and co-led the Creative Arts Curriculum for second-year students.

Contact

I welcome you to contact me if anything you’ve read here speaks to you. I offer a free initial phone consult of 15 minutes to give time to answer questions and to learn about your needs and desires for therapy. I look forward to connecting with you soon.