I provide a safe space where you are understood and can explore issues in your life freely. This is the foundation of the rest of my practice.

Therapy is internal work, so it is only effective when the client is ready and interested in doing any specific aspect of that work.

One of my primary focuses is on treating trauma. Many of our issues stem from small or large traumas including what is often called complex trauma which can come from lack of support when we needed it.

Trauma can cause or intensify many issues in our lives and so is often one of the primary things to work with. Working through traumas can help us live more fully in the present with less restrictions in our lives and less emotional pain.

I had insomnia for many years and have learned how to eliminate it in myself and help others with this through various therapeutic and science based practices.

I have also given a workshop on sleep and mindfulness with a colleague of mine. Sleep is one of the most important factors for our mental well being. Learning to sleep easily and sleep completely through the night can increase one’s quality of life greatly.

I have experience working with relational and family clients through transitions, with attachment issues, improving communication, and creating healthy relationships that fulfill everyone. 

I have been in Polyamorous/ENM relationships for over a decade and work with monogamous and non-monogamous clients who want to explore sexuality, gender experience, kink, ENM, or simply reduce conflict in their relationship.

I work with those who are having difficulties dating in the modern world and for those who desire but are uncomfortable or inexperienced with intimacy. I have also been trained to work with clients who need a Surrogate Partner in the triadic model.

I have been doing awareness and attention training in the form of mindfulness and personal inquiry practices for over 20 years. I am happy to use secular, Buddhist, or spiritual language to explore the realities of our experienced lives and how we can practice in a way that integrates that awareness into everyday life.

I am practitioner of Vipassana, mindful self-compassion, Mahamudra, and Dzogchen. I have been exploring different ways of communicating and sharing these kinds of practices. An example of a meditation I have led can be found here.

One way this shows up is in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), where clients learn to accept reality as it is — including the parts of them that want to change things and take effective action regarding what they care about most.

Another niche I fit is that I work with those who are interested in truth and interested in working with someone who is aware that language is just a pointer to reality and those pointers are never perfect.

I strive for accuracy and clarity while working in many different domains and am always interested in updating my understanding of the world when reality itself disagrees with me.

For example, spirituality is mentioned in places here: by the word, I simply mean exploring the inner life, the quality of experience in this moment, and using insights brought to us by many traditions that are often called spiritual: Buddhism, for example, which has also brought us many effective and thoroughly validated therapeutic modalities.