My capacity to maintain attentive, compassionate listening and to sit and work with difficult material that surfaces is honed by deep and focused professional training and practice. Continuing education and practice of EMDR, communication skills and other relevant topics further my work. Years of meditation and yoga practice have contributed to development of deep capacity to be present in the moments shared with the people that I work with.

I place attention on social justice as essential to integrating contemporary theoretical ideas with therapeutic action. I provide steady support and compassion for my clients’ work as they explore material that, while growth promoting, can be emotionally distressing.