Psychotherapy For Individuals and Couples

Deepening Awareness
Through Mindfulness and Self-Reflection

                                *Unresolved issues from childhood

                                *Anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem

                                *Changes and transitions of adult life

                                        *Midlife & Identity Issues

                                        *Divorce, Illness and Aging

                                        *Grief, Loss, and Renewal

                                 *Relationship Problems

                                 *Empowering Women

Psychotherapy begins with the process of choosing a therapist. What most deeply are you hoping to find?   ( Perhaps there is a clue in what attracted your attention to this website....)

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My work is informed by my advanced training in clinical psychology and psychoanalysis as well as several decades of Buddhist insight meditation (mindfulness).   I have found that looking deeply into myself in these ways has helped me with the changes and transitions I have encountered in my own life.    It also helps me be more effective in guiding others.

I especially value the opportunity to empower women as they move through the challenges and problems of adult life.  

I also have a special interest and expertise in the application of mindfulness and self-reflection in psychotherapy.   I call this method “Inquiring Deeply” (Read more below…)

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The task of psychotherapy is to help the client clearly see the challenges of the present moment as well as the opportunities for change and growth which it provides.  My work as a clinical psychologist and my approach to psychotherapy is based on relational psychoanalysis.   It engages  psychodynamic exploration as well as mindfulness and self-reflection  to help illuminate each person’s unique subjective experience and make sense of it in a way which is both deeply meaningful and healing.  

The more deeply we understand ourselves, the more clearly we can see where we are stuck and the better able we are to untangle our psychological knots.    The problems which appear to stand in our way can reveal a pathway to greater self-understanding and personal freedom. 

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I am a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years experience.   I have also been trained as a teacher of mindfulness meditation.   [For more information about my professional background and training see the heading "Bio"  on top menu.]