I became a clinical social worker after a decade of traveling internationally as an English teacher, an experience which taught me that the world is made up of differing points of view emerging out of unique circumstances, a perspective which greatly informs my work as a therapist.

Nevertheless, although my travels were inspired in large part by curiosity, they were also driven by an attempt to escape from painful memories and losses that haunted me from childhood.

This shadow eventually chased me to Taos, New Mexico, where, with the help of a caring therapist, I began transforming the poison of trauma into medicine, which, in my case, involved developing an increased capacity to be present with the human experience along with a more profound appreciation of its nuances, challenges, and beauty.

My background in depth psychology allows me to help people access the unconscious to transform psychological suffering into a gateway to a more soulful life. For me this has looked like finding a middle way between acceptance of what is and choice about what could be. I do this primarily through dream work, active imagination, family systems theory, and somatic approaches.

As a clinical social worker, I have had the opportunity to work with people of all of ages and presenting problems, including suicidal ideation, interpersonal violence, early childhood trauma, intergenerational trauma, complex and traumatic grief, as well as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I have also helped people navigate life transitions including adolescence, menopause, divorce, aging, illness, and death.

I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups.

"There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion.” — Carl Jung