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John Amodeo, PhD, MFT Sex: Male; MFT #MFC14453 (Since 1980) 1368 Lincoln Ave., San Rafael 94901 1637 Irving St., San Francisco 94122 3121 Brush St. # 564, Graton 95444 (near Sebastopol) (415) 482-9702 (707) 829-8948 johnamodeo@aol.com Fee scale: $120 for 50 minutes www.johnamodeo.com DESCRIPTION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE I help individuals and couples address thorny relationship issues and related life concerns. Together, we create a safe place to explore issues that need attention so that you may move toward more freedom, peace, and intimacy -- and less suffering. I encourage bringing awareness to the subtle flow of your inner experiencing in a somatic, bodily-felt way. Learning to hold ourselves in a caring, gentle way - especially the difficult, scary, or painful places -- is the foundation for developing inner strength, wisdom, and loving relationships. Authenticity is a key to trusting, intimate relationships, but first we must be authentic with ourselves. Can we gently notice and embrace our genuine feelings, desires, and longings without being ashamed of them? Can we communicate feelings and set boundaries with an open heart? Can we deal with hurts, shame, and broken trust in a way that leads to reconciliation - or renew trust in life if a relationship failed? Is there some way we push people away rather than invite them toward us through kind, clear, respectful communication? As we heal our heart -- and live and love from our authentic self -- we feel more connected to people, life, and nature. VIPASSANA/MEDITATION BACKGROUND I have over 30 years immersion in Buddhism and spiritual wisdom. I lived in the New York Zen Center in 1973 and have been practicing Vipassana since 1974. I attended my first ten day retreat with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Sharon Salzberg in 1975, and have attended many retreats since then. I was a contributing editor and writer for Yoga Journal for ten years. RELEVANT CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE I hold graduate degrees in both Clinical and Transpersonal Psychology and have been a psychotherapist for 30 years. I specialize in the areas of relationships and intimacy, grief and loss, and developing a psychologically sound approach to spiritual growth. I am the author of The Authentic Heart (John Wiley & Sons, 2001), which offers a spiritually-based path to mature love. I also wrote Love & Betrayal (Ballantine Books), which explores the subtle and blatant ways we betray others and ourselves - and describe paths to healing our shame, hurt, and mistrust. I am coauthor of Being Intimate, which explores how intimacy grows by embracing and expressing our inwardly felt world through a process called Focusing, developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin. I am a Certified Focusing Trainer and have received training in the Somatic Experience work developed by Dr. Peter Levine to heal trauma. I have spoken locally and internationally on love and relationships and have been a featured media guest on programs including CNN, CNBC, Donahue, and NPR stations. I am an adjunct faculty member of Meridian University. |