In Jungian therapy we can work together to transform the roots of your struggles into renewed hope, clarity, strength, & 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 meaningfully.

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

So, my work with clients in therapy 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, with others in your life, your relationships, your work and career, and with the world around you is at the heart of Jungian 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 life and relationships 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:

Feeling depressed;

Stuck and unable to get out of a rut;

Anxious, Worried, or Unable to relax or feel at ease;

Burdened by racing thoughts you can't seem to quiet;

Stressed or overwhelmed and having a hard time functioning the way you want to;

In a quarter-life crisis and feeling lost;

Having a hard time focusing or sleeping;

Struggling with a significant relationship or marriage--we can work individually or I can work with you as a couple.

Having difficulty with emotional intimacy;

Having difficulty with sexual intimacy;

Working through an affair or infidelity and/or the effects of one on you and others;

Wanting help with communicating with your partner or other significant people in your life;

Contemplating or experiencing a relationship break up;

Having difficulties with dating/ meeting the right partner, creating sustainable relationship;

Experiencing creative blocks and want help breaking through!;

Struggling with career or work path/ purpose, finding fulfillment and satisfaction with work;

Gay, lesbian or bisexual and would like a safe, supportive place to work through relationship issues or difficulties with social life or dating;

Struggling with body image and its effects on your self-esteem;

Trying to lose weight, feeling frustrated and ready for results;

Concerned with alcohol use;

Adjusting to change(s) in your life;

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;

Seeking to deepen your spirituality to experience more peace and calm day-to-day;

Seeking deeper meaning and purpose in everyday life; 

In midlife, feeling stuck, empty, a bit lost;

Wanting to cultivate your authentic voice, your true self and individuality;

Having difficulty changing troubling patterns;

Having difficulty with career/work, wanting professional mentoring/ career coaching;

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

Wanting to experience more JOY and more LOVE;

Wanting to make a deep--and joyful--heart-centered connection with your self--body and soul!;

Depressed or feeling hopeless or really down--without enough energy, satisfaction or joy;

In a quarterlife or midlife crisis and feeling lost--seeking support along a dark path...

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HOW JUNGIAN PSYCHOTHERAPY WORKS:

Our work together will help you feel more enriched and alive as an individual and in relationship with others. Here's what a session may look and feel like:

We engage deeply in therapy to help you come to know and then, release what's in the way of living meaningfully and feeling free and alive.

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

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;

Explore ways to connect with the natural world around you--whether it's walking outside in your neighborhood, at the park, hiking in the mountains, or gardening, running, cycling, being with your dog or cat-- to help you feel better and more alive so that you can create the life you want. There are so many healing ways to connect with the natural world that have been shown, in studies and throughout history, to radically help us feel more enlivened, balanced, loving and productive. 

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, with others in your life and with the natural world--and know the freedom, fulfillment 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 YOUR LIFE
In my psychotherapy private practice, I pull from psychological, philosophical, and spiritual traditions with their roots in 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, Ecopsychology, Archetypal Psychology, Existential Psychology, Spirituality, Mythology, Fairy tales, Literature, Music and Film to open us to the root-level en-livening, en-souling power of our imagination as well as the unconscious--imagination's deeply rooted connection with our psyche and soul and with the heart and soul of the planet on which we walk. 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 Jungian 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 guide you on your journey.

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WHAT PREPARES ME TO WORK WITH YOU?

Over 45 years of richly textured life experience, including 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 reclaim my authentic voice and purpose, preparing me as an experienced fellow traveler and well-equipped guide for my clients' journeys. 

So, while my know-how as a psychotherapist is grounded in direct life experience and goes beyond book-learning, it is equally fortified by an advanced graduate degree in Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic psychoanalysis, Depth Psychology, Jungian Psychology, and Archetypal Psychology, Ecopsychology, 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 and filled with much more joy and far less pain.

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.

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.

It would be my privilege to help you experience the full life and authentic self that you may dream of. I would 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 psychotherapy--or just want an idea of what to expect, please call me at 720.253.5138, and I'll be happy to answer your questions.

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

If this sort of thing 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 help to you, please ask me.

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