DESCRIPTION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
I practice depth psychotherapy and Jungian analysis with individuals and couples. Jungian, psychoanalytic, Buddhist, mystical Christian, and Sufi principles and practices all influence my work.

My clientele includes people experiencing depression and anxiety related to lack of meaning and purpose in the second half of life; problems concerning love, relationships, and sexuality; and spiritual crises and conflicts.

I believe all psychological problems are spiritual. A transcendent reality, which Jung called the Self, is the ground of every human being. The Self is your deep center. It is limitless and boundless. It is essentially you and yet much greater than you. As the Self you are one with all living beings and with Being itself, and yet you are also your truest individuality. Emotional problems naturally begin to resolve to the degree that we live from this deeper reality.

People frequently ask, "How do you work?" Psychotherapy that aims to change your life in deep ways is no "quick fix." But positive changes occur when the relationship between a seasoned practitioner and a dedicated client works.

Your job is to say what you want, when you want to say it. Talk as honestly as you can about whatever is important to you, and keep connecting with the truth within yourself. If you like, tell me your dreams. My job is to listen (and keep listening) and offer you my feelings, ideas, and intuitions. People tell me I am present, related, and authentic in my work. Together we'll bring to light the unconscious patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior that work against you. To outgrow these stubborn patterns, we'll access the wisdom of the Self.

The journey might be hard work, but it can also be playful and humorous. In my practice clients tell me they feel supported and unburdened. Gradually they feel more fully themselves. Their sense of freedom and personal power expands. Love and work seem richer and more fulfilling. Many people tell me they feel closer to the Divine and that life is a precious gift.

VIPASSANA/MEDITATION BACKGROUND
I learned Vipassana from Rina Sircar at CIIS in the mid-70s. I took several 10-day retreats when Spirit Rock offered them at Santa Sabina in San Rafael and Angela Center in Santa Rosa. I spent two years in the Shambhala Training, did ten-day retreats with Tskoknyi and Tai Situ, and extensively practiced under mystical Christian and Sufi masters. Most recently I did two 8-day retreats on "The Pointing Out Style of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism" with Daniel Brown. In 1980 I was introduced to A Course in Miracles, which grows ever more central to my life. I continue a regular daily practice, influenced by mahamudra and dzogchen, but I have a Christian and Sufi mystical heart.


RELEVANT CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
I was trained and certified as a Jungian analyst by the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, where I now teach in the Analyst Training Program and the Extended Education Program. I teach courses on psychotherapy and spirituality, love in psychotherapy, the relationship problems of men, and the father archetype. Other teachers include James F. T. Bugental, who trained me in existential psychotherapy, and Harville Hendrix, author of Getting the Love You Want, who trained and certified me in imago relationship therapy. I have also served on the faculty of JFK University, CIIS, and ITP.

For several years I have researched the intersection of spirituality and depth psychology. I have taught on these subjects at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the Jung Institute, the Community Institute for Psychotherapy in Marin County, and most recently at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California.

My lectures and papers include "The Dark Night of the Soul: Contemplative and Clinical Perspectives," "The Crises and Conflicts of Spiritual Awakening," "Dreams of the Dalai Lama in Psychoanalytic Therapy"; "Jungian Analysis and Nondual Wisdom," "Spiritual Longing and Its Shadow," and "Psychotherapy as Spiritual Inquiry."