I help people get unstuck
About Me
I am a Board Certified California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 44530) and a Registered Florida Telehealth Therapist (TPMF45). I hold master’s degrees in physiological and counseling psychology, and I’m a registered yoga teacher specializing in Kundalini, Nidra, and Tantrik practices.
I’m also certified in a variety of therapeutic modalities, with supplemental training in Trauma, Positive Psychology, Hypnotherapy, NLP, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Immunity to Change, and Mindfulness-Based Practices – as well as extensive training in coaching, wellness, and integrative nutrition. Click here if you’d like a closer look at the smarty-pants stuff.
I am firmly committed to up-leveling my skills and discovering everything new, cutting-edge, effective, and well-validated while focusing on what’s simple, practical, and doable for everyone. I’m also fun!
Here’s my story… the short version.
I’ve always been intensely curious about the big questions
You know the ones: “Who am I, why am I here, what’s the meaning of life, how does this work? But I had looked at these questions from distance… kind of intellectually and academically.
My approach to these questions changed
Suddenly, I became increasingly anxious… at the worst possible time – right in the middle of what appeared to be my most significant career accomplishment. The anxiety intensified quickly and soon morphed into full-blown panic disorder, which lasted years.
So I did what came naturally
I applied my tried and true questioning mind to this issue. However, I was asking the wrong questions, from a limited perspective, based on a misguided intention… and I didn’t realize it for years. I had been completely caught up in the dominant cultural mindset of fixing what seemed to be broken. It took a while to realize that I had it all wrong. Trying to defeat, control, manage, and manipulate panic only made matters worse.
Slowly I began to ask different questions
I discovered panic was never the problem. Struggling against panic was not the answer. And the problem-solving approach simply did not work here.
My mistake had been trying to solve the problem on the same level it was created while never imagining that something bigger was operating under the radar. With continued inquiry, I discovered that the full-blown panic experience was just a more intense version of a deeply rooted fear that had always been with me.
Then I got something even bigger
I discovered that panic, fear, and the other obstacles came from living a life that was way out of alignment. I had been heavily invested in pursuing a dream, a vision, and a strategic plan that did not resonate with the truth I was discovering. I was actually living someone else’s life, which showed up unbidden from years of conditioning and fear. This turned out to be the insight that transformed my life.
As I set about on my own discovery journey
I gradually realized that my passion is helping others discover and maximize theirs. This came to me in bits and pieces until it reached a point where there was nothing else I’d rather do.
And here’s the mind-blowing part
In the midst of all of this, the panic slowly and almost imperceptibly faded into the background. All this added up to the courage to take the biggest risk of my life: to follow the call to do the work I’m now doing.
From then until now
I’ve studied and continue to study every modality that serves this single purpose. I’ve honed my experience, knowledge, and skills over decades in order to fine-tune, refine, and deliver an approach that meets you where you are and helps you get where you’re meant to be.
So in a nutshell…
My life’s work is really about being here for you… helping you discover and live a life with meaning, joy, and possibility.