My Approach
Deeply Reverent, Intuitive and, Often Playful…
Are you looking for a fresh and dynamic way to say “yes!” to your life despite the pain and messiness that comes from a life of love and heartache? If so…
My approach to healing and getting things done is steeped in the belief that transforming the emotional pain and challenges that life presents requires both reflection and action. This is why I am both a therapist and a coach.
My approach to both facets of my practice is deeply respectful, intuitive, and often playful. Be advised: I am not your traditional therapist or coach.
I am a creative catalyst.
If you long to cultivate the courage to conquer the difficulties that stand in the way of you realizing your dreams and healing your troubled heart, you’re in the right place. Together, we’ll tackle the roadblocks in your “fear brain” and resistance to help you get the confidence you need to realize your dreams and the peace you crave.
We’ll use myth and magic, symbols, and strategies. Sometimes the language of symbols speaks when words fall short. Creativity has the power to metabolize pain and sorrow in ways that empower you to cultivate meaning and enjoy deep rest. Like you finally do have … A Creative Nest. I specialize in combining traditional therapy practices with depth psychology and expressive arts to help you tap into the healing power of your creativity and your amazing ingenuity.
Intrigued? Keep reading…
Coaching or Therapy?
Which One Do I Choose?
Sometimes it’s hard to know which kind of support you need. So here are my thoughts on this topic to help you. Please feel free to contact me too if you want more information.
As an overview, psychotherapy is a deeply reflective process that gives you valuable insight while coaching is primarily action-oriented. Both services can have a profound and practical impact on helping you achieve your goals, especially as we work together to get clear on your intentions. Before we begin, we will meet to identify your most emergent needs and goals and create a plan that best will help you achieve these desires. Because I am both a psychotherapist and a coach, you will benefit from both of my skill sets. Keep reading below to go a little deeper.
Are you curious yet? (I sure hope so.)
Soul-centered Coaching is for you if THIS sounds like you…
You long to weave more creativity into your every day for more purpose, meaning, and magic.
You are seeking new strategies for self-love and honoring your sovereign self. It’s time to value the brilliant wisdom of your lived experiences.
You have done a lot of soul-searching and you are determined to get at what is blocking you so that you can access and embody your dreams and share your soul-gifts with the world!
You crave a juicer, a more tangible connection with your Soul, and with your inner life.
You are a multi-passionate soul and you are feeling a deep rumble to get your wings flapping.
You crave a juicer, a more tangible connection with your Soul, and with your inner life.
You’ll want my psychotherapy expertise if THIS sounds like you…
You are dealing with a death, a divorce, an empty nest, or some other major shift in identity. Your life has been about other people for so long - your children, your parents, your partner. You keep asking yourself, “Shouldn’t I have the answers now, or why am I still struggling so much?”
You are recovering from the overwhelming oppression someone else’s anger, pain, and their need to shape you into something else. Are you seeking skillful and savvy support while you heal and plot a new course for your life?
Or you are experiencing another kind of grief. It may be a sudden loss or a slow, unrelenting sorrow or trauma that has its roots in the distant past.
You feel raw and spent even when you know you have to be strong for others; holding yourself “together,” especially now, can be so hard and exhausting.
Whether you choose therapy or coaching, rest assured our work together will be about understanding the language of your soul through curiosity and creativity so that you can cultivate a more expanded capacity to endure and conquer life’s challenges.
And if you have any questions at all,
please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
Please Note:
For both my coaching and therapy clients I am now offering virtual sessions online until further notice. The importance of staying connected and well during uncertain times cannot be understated. Click HERE to read about working together during the COVID-19 outbreak. Also, my counseling services are available to Washington state residents. And if you are in need of more in-depth psychological work please find these offerings here at this location.
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”