I worked in publishing and the law in New York and New Jersey before moving to Oregon in 1993. I enrolled in the Counseling Psychology program at Lewis and Clark College in 1994. I worked for and volunteered for various mental health agencies serving children and families. I did my internship at Garlington Center in North Portland. My course work focused on adult, adolescent, and child development and treatment. I received a master’s degree in 1996.
I worked in public and private agencies with a diverse population. I started my private practice in 2004. I am licensed to practice in both Oregon and Washington. My practice is comprised of people with serious mental illness managing daily living to people who enter therapy to enlarge their vision of themselves and life. We work together to understand and follow healthy patterns, while unpacking the areas of life that need more awareness and action.
I believe we all have the strength, capacity, and inner knowing to transform our lives and community. I work with individuals alone, or in a relationship, uncovering the patterns, choices, and energy of their lives to discover where they are stuck and how they can move. Movement is powerful and transformative. I provide a safe and nurturing environment to grow and heal.
From 2007-2009, I participated in professional seminars in Analytical Psychology offered by the Pacific Northwest Society of Jungian Analysts. After completing 2 years of that training, I was accepted into the Jungian Analyst training program at C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. C. G. Jung (1875-1961) was a psychiatrist and a pioneer in the early days of psychotherapy. I have studied Jung’s writings for 25 years. His Collected Works is filled with profound insight into the psychology of humankind. His ideas, methods, and theories combine psychology, mythology, religion, ethnology, and physics to explain life and living. His work on dream interpretation is surpassed by no other. This orientation to life and work makes sense to me, and I have been interested in dreams since childhood. Dream work opens the door to fuller knowledge. I expect to be finished with my studies in 2013 and will be certified as a Jungian Analyst.
