Influences on my work

Over the years, I have pursued training that inspires me and reflects my values and temperament; fortunately, I have gravitated toward highly effective, well-regarded therapies. One of the greatest influences on my work is the somatic, experiential approach known as Hakomi Therapy. Grounded in five psycho-spiritual principles (organicity, mindfulness, non-violence, mind-body connection, and unity), Hakomi therapy offers powerful and safe methods to develop self-awareness and bring about transformation. Though Hakomi is unique in its emphasis on mindfulness and on immediate, embodied experience (rather than on "content" or words, alone), Hakomi Therapy shares many assumptions with psychodynamic and relational models of therapy.  

Integrating the psychological and the spiritual

"One way mystical practice can be recognized is when individuals commit toward that which cannot be known by committing to a practice revealing that which can be known---conscious embodiment."

Janet Adler, Offering from the Conscious Body:
The Discipline of Authentic Movement, 2002.  

Integrative, experiential psychotherapy asks us to respond to the ever-changing aspects of self in light of the constancy of True Nature.     

An integrative approach to therapy assumes that one's spiritual values and experiences need not (and cannot) be partitioned off from other aspects of the self/Self. The majority of my clients choose to work with me because their spiritual longings and practices are not only valued, but are actively evoked and embraced along the therapy journey.