Counseling

In my private practice, I combine the Creative Arts Therapies (art, movement and sounding) with Trauma Resolution work. As a Board Certified and Registered Art Therapist for over 15 years I am experienced in supporting someone’s imaginal process as a means to empower him or her to transform issues, pain and life’s challenges. As a transpersonal counselor I believe that we are all on a journey towards wholeness and the bumps in the road are opportunities for greater depth and potential. It is crucial that we work with the totality of experience – our bodies, minds, hearts and souls as we reclaim our true authenticity.

As a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, I have completed a three-year training with Peter Levine, Ph.D., author of Waking the Tiger. I am trained to work with the body’s nervous system in a unique way. Through awareness practices and support, one can retrieve sensations, images, feelings, thoughts and movements that have been trapped in previous traumatic experiences. Once released, this allows a person to clear out the trauma from one’s body and create new meaning of the events experienced. I have developing a 12 day trauma training called "Moving into Joy" which meets on 6 weekends a year.
I have a developmental approach to healing and believe in a person-centered therapeutic style. This means that I do not lead the process but work together with my clients to achieve their goals. I also educate my clients as to the missing pieces developmentally
that will help them retrieve necessary archetypal energies they need to feel a sense of sovereignty over their own experience.

I work with individuals, couples and long-term groups. In addition, I teach workshops, a
1-year training of embodiment practices and somatic art therapy called the Spiral of Healing (see trainings). I also teach at two universities in the graduate art therapy and counseling psychology programs. I am available for short term groups, in-services and workshops as requested.

ART TO HEART COUNSELING

Art to Heart Counseling provides and encourages the gathering of inner and outer resources. Allowing each person to build connection to self, others and the greater mystery of life, one can meet life’s challenges and learn to thrive. You will benefit from this transpersonal, creative and somatic approach to healing. The types of counseling offered are:

Individual and Couples Counseling - Supporting your goals using art process, trauma resolution work, visioning, communication skills and support.

Spiritual Life Coaching - Offering non-denominational spiritual guidance using art