DESCRIPTION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
I have been practicing psychotherapy for over 20 years, with individuals, couples and groups. My work is relational and depth oriented, informed by many other traditions of therapy, healing, personal growth, and most importantly mindfulness. Along with being a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I am a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, with a background in the performing arts, writing and visual art. In addition to verbal psychotherapy, I utilize movement, sand play, visual art and dream work. I work well with clients struggling with self-esteem, relationships, taking up space, boundary setting, creative blocks, sexual identity, spiritual questions, loss, and breaking addictive patterns.
Group work is an important component of my practice. Groups provide a safe container to work out one's interpersonal and intimacy issues. I currently run two psychotherapy groups with a male colleague.
My understanding of the inter-relationship of the body, psyche and spirit is a special focus of my work. I believe therapy is co-created, and that both parties contain the wounded and the healer.

VIPASSANA/MEDITATION BACKGROUND
I have a daily sitting practice for over 30 years. I've been involved with Spirit Rock since 2000 with day-long workshops, classes, residential retreats and weekly sittings with a local Sangha.

RELEVANT CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
The Wright Institute: Adjunct Faculty, 2009-present
Private Practice: 1990-present
New Leaf Services: Volunteer Therapist, Supervisor, Adjunct Faculty1994-2009
Jewish Family & Children's Services: Staff Therapist 1989-1999
Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT)
Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD)
Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP)
Certified CEU Provider (PCE)
Group Therapy Trainer (Northern CA Group Psychotherapy Society)
MSW& MS in Dance Therapy, Hunter College, NY, NY, 1987
Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis North, 1999-2003
SF Jung Institute, 2003-2005
Active Imagination Seminar, Joan Chodorow, PhD, BC-DMT, 2005-2010