My Work
I have a B.A. in history, a Masters degree in Social Work and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years experience in medical and mental health settings. My interests and training include Jungian theory and dream work, feminism, Enneagram studies, poetry and creative writing, music and dance, gardening, and traveling. I have many years of experience doing hospice work with the dying and their families. I also have experience and training in trauma and am able to hold attention and space in intense emotional situations. I currently emphasize two therapy modalities:
Core Energetics
Core Energetics is a powerful body-centered psychotherapy which seeks to unblock old stuck patterns of emotions, beliefs and even physical tensions so that we can find more freedom, pleasure and fulfillment. It is an energetically based therapeutic process that many times effects deeper transformation than talk therapy alone since it brings emotions and thoughts into consciousness through and with body energy.
Shamanic Breathwork™
Shamanic Breathwork™ is a form of shamanic journeying done with breath and music in a supportive and safe setting. It is not technically therapy but it is therapeutic. The process encourages the participants to activate their own “inner shaman” or healer and seeks to support individuals in healing old wounds and recovering and reinventing their lives. This process is usually but not exclusively done in groups. I am a certified Shamanic Breathwork facilitator.
