In my 20 years of experience as a behavioral health provider, I have worked in diverse settings including inpatient psychiatry, mental health clinics, addiction treatment centers, emergency psychiatry, and chronic pain treatment clinics. I have a Masters in Social Work from the University of Chicago, and completed a post-graduate Fellowship with the VA National Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education (CESATE).
I have over 25 years of formal Zen training, and have extensive experience in providing mindfulness-based therapy to people struggling with a wide range of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual challenges. Utilizing an integrative approach, I bring my trainings in evidence-based protocols to bear in helping you learn the tools that you need to live that life that you want. Combining my mindfulness expertise with advanced training in other evidence-based approaches such as clinical hypnotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, pain reprocessing therapy, contingency management, imagery rehearsal therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy, I take a holistic approach to seeing you as a whole person, as opposed to a set of symptoms.
In my 20 years of experience, I have come to see that we all have that center of stability and wisdom within us, and there are many tools that can help us find and connect with that source. Whether you’re struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, insomnia, chronic pain, substance use, or other issues, I am confident that we can find a path forward together.
You will be able to learn new tools, or refine the ones you already have, so that you can move toward the things that are important to you, and be the person you that you want to be.
My style is warm, compassionate, and nonjudgmental. Together, we will uncover possibilities and resources, including those residing within you, as you grow more empowered and resilient.
