Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.
-Audre Lorde   

My approach is founded on a collaborative and confidential relationship based on acceptance, empathy, curiosity, respect, and mutual commitment. 

I meet my clients in a process of looking deeply into themselves with empathic understanding.  I draw from feminism, eco-therapy, the transpersonal, mythology and folklore.   

The unconscious shapes how we experience the world and ourselves.  I have advanced training and expertise in following and guiding the unconscious through dreams, imagery, symbols, and embodiment.  With compassion and attention, we will draw what lies at the fringes of awareness into an accepting and dynamic container of discovery and transformation.

 You can grow your imaginal faculties by listening to your dreams and intuitions, following synchronicities, and engaging your imagination. Eventually, you will no longer be caught in the flat, rational existence of consensus culture; but begin to experience different ways of knowing, languages that are not tied to words alone, but speak in symbols, gestures, sounds, patterns, feelings, and rhythms that are layered with meaning.

-Toko-pa Turner

Expressive Arts Therapy is a cutting-edge approach that is increasingly recognized and recommended by leading trauma experts, such as Bessel van der Kolk. This methodology specializes in processing and expressing therapeutic material that transcends the limits of words alone. Without requiring any artistic skill-set, it taps into the imagistic and symbolic realms of our inner worlds—where trauma, body language, and unconscious communication reside.

While our culture often focuses on symptom relief, engaging with our creative inner landscapes—even the most troubled ones—can lead to profound healing. With skilled companionship and guidance, this process nurtures resilience, a deeper sense of meaning, inner richness, and the capacity to experience wonder, awe, and aliveness.