METHODS
The Importance of Mindfulness
The time-honored practice of mindfulness is the foundation of my work with clients. I use the practice myself, as well as teaching it to my clients. I work to provide a safe “container” by conscious practice of loving-kindness and compassion in the therapy relationship to facilitate healing and growth.  This is fundamentally a vow to help a person (including myself) to use each and every event and experience to awaken to the goodness and gifts of the self, the world, and the connections between the two.
Through mindfulness and compassion, it is possible to uncover the ways in which we automatically react, think and feel. These automatic reactions were adaptive once- now they hold us back. let's explore and discover. Then we can begin again. We can begin to see things in a new way. We can respond to our lives in fresh ways. This is a brief description of the Hakomi Method- see Hakomi page for more detailed description. I also use Hypnotherapy at times, including stress or trauma relieving trances. In all the above, with your collaboration.

Transpersonal Psychology
Transpersonal psychology recognizes and studies the different states and stations of consciousness. It recognizes that such different states as dreaming, hypnotic trance, and "waking" consciousness all have sub-levels within themselves and possess their own state-specific systems, their own realities. Further, transpersonal psychology recognizes that not only are there different states of consciousness that one may move into and out of during the course of a day but that there are also stages or stations of consciousness that, through development, one can come to live in relatively permanently.
Rather than being a recent innovation, transpersonal psychology is largely a return to the perennial philosophy identified by Aldous Huxley. Mystical experience and shamanistic healing practices, which have been central concerns of humankind for millennia, are also a focus of transpersonal psychology.

Focus
A primary focus of my private practice is helping clients overcome Anxiety and Phobias including:

• Generalized Anxiety and Chronic Worry
• Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
• Fears of various situations and places including driving, being in elevators, airplanes, on bridges, etc.
• Shyness and fears of social situations
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
• Eating Disorders

Another focus is dealing with relationships including:

• Family of origin issues
• Parenting, including blended families
• Family issues based on stages-of-life changes
• Couples therapy with heterosexual and same-sex relationships.

I also specialize in helping clients:

• Overcome depression and the feeling of being "stuck" or hopeless
• Deal with change and loss related to career, relationships, or the passing of a loved one
• Stop self-defeating behaviors related to alcohol, drugs, food, spending, or work
• Manage health challenges related to chronic illness, pain, HIV, or disability
• Cope with job stress and burnout, and better balance work and play
• Cultivate creativity, meaning, joy and inner peace.