DESCRIPTION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
I help people retell their own stories in a way that works for them. We find forgiveness, compassion, and joy in the present moment, and a rich resonance with the stories and archetypes that have guided generations.

People come to me for many reasons: life transitions, mentoring, puzzling dreams, longing for a lover, wanting the blessing of an elder, needing motivation and confidence, discovering depth and meaning in life, parenting and family issues, money and mortgage worries, unavoidable pain.

Our human suffering is real and must be hosted respectfully. Yet being present with our regrets fully, we notice how everything changes. That realization brings great happiness and freedom. I hope that together we can find a place of freedom and delight, and then celebrate it with creative practices, stories, curiosity, music and laughter! As Rumi puts it "Ours is not a caravan of despair".

As the founder of several financial service businesses, I enjoy helping leaders become more effective and thrive through changes. And many people think of me as "The Money Therapist" when they are worried about losing their home or changing their money habits.

VIPASSANA MEDITATION BACKGROUND
I co-lead Tam Dharma Friends, a weekly meditation group in Mill Valley which emphasizes interactive community, chanting, and cross-generational friendships. www.echorocktherapycenter.com/Meditation-group.html I also meditate with the Spirit Rock Dedicated Practitioner Program IV. Besides a thirty-year sitting practice, I cultivate awareness and kindness through hiking in nature, chanting, writing, parenting, and dream interpretation.

RELEVANT CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
I trained in Archetypal Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, and have served as clinical director of Echo Rock Therapy Center since 1988. I helped start the Mytho-Poetic Men's Movement, and am still filled by the richness of myths, poems, chants and stories. As adjunct professor at California Institute of Integral Studies, I taught a course on metaphorical thinking. I am in a wonderful marriage of 20 years, with two teenage children.