Contemplative Guidance
You are already whole.
For more than a decade, I worked as a psychotherapist. My training at Naropa University, a Buddhist-inspired program where I earned my Master’s in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, taught me to sit with people in a particular way: with steady, open attention and a deep trust in their basic goodness.
Over time, I noticed something about the people who found their way to me. They weren't looking to be diagnosed or fixed. They were drawn to the fact that I saw them as whole, complete just as they were. Again and again, the struggles they brought to our work turned out to rest on a misunderstanding: about who they had been taught they were, or who they had come to believe themselves to be.
Our work together was never really about healing an illness. It was about discovery. Uncovering the truth of who they are beneath the stories, the mistakes, and the old beliefs.
That realization led me here. I now offer this work fully as a Contemplative Guide.
“You don't need to be fixed. You need to be seen.”
What contemplative guidance is
A space to slow down
Contemplative guidance is a space to slow down, look honestly at your life, and reconnect with the wisdom and goodness that are already yours.
Compassionate presence
Drawing on more than 40 years of meditation practice, the Tibetan Buddhist teachings of basic goodness, and the core values I kept from my religious upbringing, I offer compassionate, attentive presence as you explore what matters most.
Seeing through old beliefs
Support in seeing through the beliefs that keep you feeling small, broken, or stuck. Grounding in mindfulness-awareness practice, at whatever depth suits you.
Companionship through transitions
Companionship through transitions, losses, and questions of meaning and purpose. You don't need to be Buddhist, or follow any tradition, to do this work. You only need curiosity and a willingness to look.
Who this is for
This work may be a good fit if you sense that you're not broken, only bewildered; if you're facing a threshold in life and want to meet it with clarity; or if you long for a deeper relationship with yourself and with what you hold sacred.
Although I am trained and experienced as a clinical therapist, I no longer practice psychotherapy. Contemplative guidance is not a substitute for mental health treatment, but it can be a wonderful companion to it. If, in our work, it becomes clear you'd benefit from therapy, medical, or psychiatric care, I'll help you find it.
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If something here resonates, I'd love to hear from you.
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