Jungian oriented psychotherapy
(805) 910-8861
Appointments
Available in my Santa Barbara office or by video conference
“Life can only be understood backwards;
but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
My offering is to provide guidance for your life's journey, assist you in hearing your inner voice, confront the difficulties before you, and create the life that calls you.
The most important creative act, which we all do, is participate in the creation of our own life. When we are receptive to the voice of the unconscious, through exploration of both sleep and waking dreams, life's challenges can be used as a guide towards wholeness.
The realm of the unconscious is a source of creativity that can support well-being. There is a personal healing wisdom and inner strength that can be accessed to help navigate the struggles of life. Attuning one's conscious attitude towards challenges can be transformative.
I work with individuals, couples, adults and adolescents. Together we will explore and understand inner conflicts, relationship challenges, and find new pathways to healing and psychological development.
I am currently enrolled in an analytical psychology training program, based on the works and practice of C.G. Jung. My area of research explores how dreams during critical illness can provide psychological healing.
I work under the supervision of a certified Jungian Analyst.
Education and Licenses
Analytical Training ongoing at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology, According to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz. Zurich
Ph.D. Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute (2016)
J.D. Columbia University School of Law (1990)
M.A. Developmental Psychology, Columbia University (1987)
Medical Board of California, Student Research Psychoanalyst License RPS263 (since 2016)
Registered Psychotherapist, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (since 2008)
It is not possible to complete yourself
without sorrow.
Sorrow is a vital ingredient that shapes the heart and enriches it.
So endure sadness the best you can
when its season comes.
That rain that can fall from your eye
brings life to a field,
and on other days when you laugh,
a sun takes birth in a sky you will
someday know.
See how all the elements are inside of
you.
See how your soul is a sire of light.
-Hafiz
2019 Offerings and Programs
Sacred Illness Retreats Program
July 2019, Santa Barbara
Loving Your Body During Illness: a cancer wellness retreat for women