I honor your courage in exploring the possibility of therapy. 

As a Jungian Psychotherapist, I specialize in helping adults in their mid-twenties, thirties, through their mid-forties—who feel stuck, depressed, anxious, struggling with relationship, in a quarterlife crisis or in midlife distress—to reclaim balance, hope, meaning and a full, satisfying life. One that cultivates your unique voice and reflects your authenticity.

In therapy, we can work together to transform the roots of your struggles into renewed hope, clarity, strength, and deeper understanding of your needs and desires, your direction and purpose. In a safe and private space, I help clients work through and release what's in the way of living life freely and fully.

CARING FOR SOUL
As a Jungian Therapist, in my work with clients, I take to heart the meaning of the word psychotherapy; psyche, in Greek means soul, and the root word of therapy is therapeia, which means to tend or care for.

My work with clients is so often about helping to tend to the needs, the questions, all the facets of your soul, of your psyche. Caring for and developing an authentic and fruitful relationship with your Self and with others in your life is at the heart of Jungian and depth psychotherapy.

When I work with my clients, I am very engaged, present, compassionate, consistent--and, above all, real with you. So, our work together tends to feel alive and helpful, as we actively sort through your feelings and thoughts, and identify and remove obstacles that keep you from experiencing the sort of relationships and life you want.

As you tell your story and as our relationship unfolds, I'll listen with you, valuing and appreciating your unique experiences, offering down-to-earth guidance and real-world support and consistent, caring connection for you along your way. With practical observations, intuitive insights and genuine involvement with you, I'll help you--at your own pace--see through, and perhaps transform what's most difficult so that you are free to live the way you want to.

I OFFER EXPERTISE IN HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE:

Depressed--feeling down, blah, tired and have little energy, aren't experiencing enough pleasure, or may be having suicidal thoughts and want some support and guidance;

Stuck;

Anxious, Overwhelmed, Panicky or Stressed;

Not experiencing enough satisfaction or pleasure in life;

Having trouble sleeping;

Interested in exploring effective and sustainable therapeutic alternatives to working through depression or anxiety that may not include prescription medication;

In a quarterlife crisis and feeling lost;

Struggling with a significant relationship or marriage;

Having difficulty with intimacy in relationship;

Struggling with getting pregnant and the effects on your relationship or marriage;

Having an affair and feeling overwhelmed;

Working through the aftermath of an affair;

Contemplating or experiencing divorce or break up;

Concerned with alcohol use;

Adjusting to a new and significant life-change, such as:

a recent move, a new marriage or relationship, a new baby, a new job, college-life, recently graduated from college, an "empty nest," the loss of a spouse or significant other.

Wondering about a possible addiction to a substance or behavior;

Struggling with grief from the loss of someone you loved;

Feeling like you can't put your finger on what's wrong; that something’s missing from your life and relationships and you want to find out what it is;

Wrestling with heart-wrenching relationships with parents or siblings;

Seeking to deepen your spirituality;

Seeking deeper meaning and purpose in everyday life; 

In midlife, feeling stuck or depressed;

Wanting to cultivate your authentic voice and individuality;

Having difficulty changing troubling patterns;

Having difficulty with your career or work life and wanting some career-specific support or professional mentoring.

Wanting to discover or re-new your life's direction, purpose, or spirituality.

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WORKING THROUGH

I'll work with you to create a deeply supportive and safe space as I help you:

Explore the roots of what's troubling you and remove the obstacles that are in the way of living how you want to;

Tap into, listen to, and hone your inner voice;

Look at various ways to sort through otherwise complex and confusing situations by offering you my deeply engaged presence and an objective, non-judgmental sounding board;

Safely allow feelings to flow, experiencing their power to help you find clarity, feel more enlivened and free;

Discover some new ways to look at old patterns or problems;

Learn to recognize and open the windows into your unconscious and the collective unconscious to provide you a new depth of awareness that can show you the way to some of the changes you can imagine making;

Learn to see into and through your night dreams and day dreams to experience a richer understanding of their meaning, and learn how to act on what's revealed to you;

Cultivate "the eyes" to see and experience your life differently–more meaningfully, more imaginatively, more satisfyingly;

Create a deeper, very authentic relationship with your self and with others in your life--and know the freedom and inner power that goes with that.

So it would be my privilege to join you on your journey, helping you reclaim the way you want to live your unique life. Our work together is about tending your unique experience, turning inward to hear your inner voice--the one that carries wisdom--

and then, empowering your voice and your actions in the world so that you can live the way you want to.

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CULTIVATING WHOLENESS
In my private psychotherapy practice, I pull from psychological, philosophical, and spiritual traditions with their roots in most indigenous cultures of the world including:

Jungian Psychology. The gist of which is about our unique development as en-livened individuals who are moving on a meandering path toward becoming more and more real, authentic, who we truly are--guided by our deepest Self, living out the story of our lives as fully as we want to;

Depth Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Existential Psychology, Spirituality, Eco-psychology, Mythology, Fairy tales, and Literature to open us to the radical en-livening, en-souling power of imagination and the unconscious, as well as the imagination's deeply rooted connection with our psyche and soul. We work this way to lend a sense of universality and objectivity to what's troubling, which often helps to open up a certain depth of understanding into what brings on our suffering and its potential purpose for our life's journey;

Working with otherwise unconscious images, thoughts, and feelings so as to awaken new awareness of what our psyche is asking for and attempting to tell us;

Working with the metaphors of what we literally experience as a way to help us see through what's most painful into its deepest meaning for how we live;

Dreamwork to tap into what our soul, our psyche is asking of us and beckoning for us to hear;

And the matrix of Western culture that so influences our experiences--personally and professionally.

All these pieces of psyche, soul, and Self help to guide and embody our work together, allowing me to work with you and help you in a way that suits your unique set of experiences so that you can cultivate more of your authentic Self and live your life as fully as you want to.

As a psychologist and Psychotherapist, I act as a naturalist of the psyche, meeting you right where you are, serving as a highly attuned witness, an active and expert guide to help you on your journey.

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WHAT PREPARES ME TO WORK WITH YOU?
Forty-four years of life experience, including years of continuing in-depth exploration of my psyche along with a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California, has shaped and deepened my years of work as a Psychotherapist. Forays into the depths of my being led me to radically reflect on and transform my self and my relationships at a core level, re-shaping patterns in my life, removing obstacles to help me to reclaim my authentic voice and purpose, preparing me as an experienced fellow traveler and well-equipped guide for my clients.

In a nut shell, I walk the walk, not just talk the talk. My knowledge of how the psyche transforms, expands and grows, translates into helping clients creatively navigate--not only every-day challenges, but also the milestone crises that naturally occur in our lives--to find new ways to work through obstacles and live fully and authentically--unburdened by depression, anxiety, stifling patterns, or unhealthy relationships. It would be my privilege to help you experience the full life and your authentic self that you may dream of.

So, while my know-how as a Psychotherapist is grounded in direct life experience and goes beyond book-learning, it is equally fortified by a formal and rigorous advanced training in Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic psychoanalysis, Depth Psychology, Jungian Psychology, and Archetypal Psychology, Dream Interpretation, Humanistic Psychology, Existential Psychology, Spirituality, Literature, and Mythology.

As I answered the call to help others experience the transformative process brought about through psychotherapy, I completed a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with Emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. My graduate degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute uniquely prepared me to work in-depth with my clients--to not only help relieve the pain of the symptoms of what's troubling you, but to help you learn from these symptoms and go beyond them into cultivating a life that's rich, soulful, real, purposeful--the sort of life you might imagine and think, "Hey, I want one of those!"

My years of experience working with and valuing clients' stories and experiences allows me the privilege of caring for and tending to psyche, and glimpsing the creativity and resilience in us, which is so often catalyzed and nurtured by Jungian and depth psychotherapy.

And so, I'd be honored to walk with you on your path.  One I'd support you on every step of the way. Compassionately.  Skillfully.  Practically.  Authentically.  Soulfully.

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I WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS
Whether you're wondering about the overall process of therapy--if you're new to therapy--or just want an idea of what to expect from therapy, please call me at 720.253.5138, and I'll do my best to answer your questions and address your concerns.

Or, if you want to know more about my approach, about Jungian and Depth Psychotherapy--what it is and how it might help you--please ask me and I'd be happy to talk with you about it.

If therapy is not new to you and you have some questions or are curious about how my background, qualifications and approach shape my work with clients, and might be of particular help to you, please ask me.

I welcome your questions and look forward to talking with you.