Psychotherapy
Where Therapy Begins…
The call to begin therapy usually begins with a difficulty of some kind: emotional suffering, existential uneasiness, relationship challenges, and other crises mild or severe. Something hurts or feels wrong, and this is a signal that something is calling for care and attention.
Our contemporary word “psychotherapy” comes from the Greek roots psyche (soul) and therapeia (healing). Psychotherapy is a place for care of the soul, where the practice of patient curiosity and loving attention can create conditions that allow the deeper, and often hidden, roots behind our sufferings to gradually reveal themselves in order to heal and transform.
On confidentiality…
The psychotherapeutic encounter is a unique and sacred kind of relationship, hermetically sealed in a container of confidential care. This kind of containment is an important part of the magic of therapy.
The common phrase “heremtically sealed” comes to us from the ancient tradition of hermetic alchemy. Alchemists sought to transform coarse materials, including lead, into gold. In order to ensure the success of the transformation they sought, they believed they needed to ensure that the physical container, or vessel, holding the material was perfectly sealed from the outside world.
I therefore envision the confidential structure of the therapeutic encounter imaginally as an alchemical vessel: a sealed container designed to hold and facilitate the healing and unfolding of the soul through an integrative attention to body, heart, mind, and soul.
My Approach
My approach to therapy rests on the cultivation of a warm and nonjudgemental atmosphere, so that all parts of you can begin to feel the safety needed to receive attention and care.
My practice is informed by my training in the tradition of depth psychology, which means I hold you, and the fullness of your inner world, with a symbolic attitude, considering deeper meanings and themes underlying the dominant patterns and sufferings in your life. This may be supported includes through dream work and the practice of imaginal attunement as integral parts of the psychotherapeutic process.
As a therapist, I integrate a range of capacities and approaches, including somatic awareness and attunement, relational process and inquiry, mindfulness and metacognition, and parts work (i.e., Internal Family Systems).
Education and Training…
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute
(2023)M.A. in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness from California Institute of Integral Studies
(2016)Integrative training and practice at Sage Integrative Health (2020-present)
Training in depth and transpersonal approaches to psychedelic-assisted therapy from Sage Institute
(2018-2020)Ongoing clinical dreamwork consultation with Meredith Sabini at the Dream Institute of Northern California
(2018-present)Psychodynamic therapy training with Community Institute for Psychotherapy
(2017-2018)
Some Details . . .
Face-to Face and Virtual Sessions Offered: I am currently holding a hybrid format including both in-person and virtual sessions to suit your needs and preferences.
Fee: My rate for psychotherapy is $225 per session. I often have a limited number of sliding scale sessions: you may reach out to inquire.
Insurance: I practice out-of-network. You may speak with your provider to determine whether they offer coverage for out-of-network practitioners (you may also contact Sage Integrative Health to get support with this). In such cases, I can provide invoices for you to receive reimbursement—however, you are responsible for payment for each session.
Other Questions? Feel free to contact me.
Pre-Licensed Supervised Psychological Associate
I am currently a pre-licensed Registered Psychological Associate with the California Board of Psychology (94025795) working under supervision of psychologist Jason Butler (license number: PSY 26442).
Jason is a deeply gifted therapist, teacher, and mentor who brings a rare combination of mind, heart, and soulfulness into his work.
