Background:
My longstanding interest in the meeting grounds of education, psychology, and spirituality has led me to work in eclectic settings with children, adolescents, adults, elders, and families. Having lived and worked in Europe, South America, Russia, and Nepal, I'm intrigued by how different cultures make sense of the world and find ongoing inspiration in diverse wisdom traditions.
Before becoming a psychologist I taught with a traveling high school, exploring experiential approaches to education on the road with "at-risk"-labeled youth. The rapid and enduring transformation I witnessed in my students in response to consistent empathy and encouragement convinced me that with adequate support we all have the potential to thrive.
Education:
Experience:
Presentations:
My longstanding interest in the meeting grounds of education, psychology, and spirituality has led me to work in eclectic settings with children, adolescents, adults, elders, and families. Having lived and worked in Europe, South America, Russia, and Nepal, I'm intrigued by how different cultures make sense of the world and find ongoing inspiration in diverse wisdom traditions.
Before becoming a psychologist I taught with a traveling high school, exploring experiential approaches to education on the road with "at-risk"-labeled youth. The rapid and enduring transformation I witnessed in my students in response to consistent empathy and encouragement convinced me that with adequate support we all have the potential to thrive.
Education:
- Licensed Psychologist: CA Lic. # PSY23889
- PsyD (Doctorate of Psychology): California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA; Transpersonal Psychology
- EdM (Masters of Education): Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA; Experiential Education
- BA (Bachelors of Arts): Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Russian Literature
- W-EMT (Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician): Wilderness Medicine Institute, Yosemite, CA
- Outward Bound: Pacific Crest, CA
Experience:
- Community Institute for Psychotherapy, San Rafael, CA
- Pacific Institute AgeSong residential treatment facility for elders, San Francisco, CA
- Marin County Community Mental Health Services for youth and family, San Rafael, CA
- Walden House residential treatment center for adolescents and adults, San Francisco, CA
- CIIS Psychological Services Center for adults, San Francisco, CA
Presentations:
- "Collaborative Embodied Inquiry," MAPS 2012 Conference, Oakland, CA
- "Conscious Aging," Vintage Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA, 2012
- "Conscious Aging and Conducting a Life Review," Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Petaluma, CA, 2012
- “Open to Not Knowing: Holistic Approaches to Psychotherapy with Elders with Dementia,” Poetics of Aging Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2011
- "Integral Visions: Embodied Approaches to Non-Dual Experience," Science and Nonduality Conference, San Rafael, CA, 2011
- “Aging Matters: Humanistic and Transpersonal Approaches to Psychotherapy with Elders with Forgetfulness,” AgeSong Gerontology Wellness Training, San Francisco, CA, 2009
- "Qualitative-Humanistic Psychology in Diverse Academic Contexts: Educating the Next Generation," American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, 2006
- “What Humanistic Psychology Means Today,” Council of Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychologies (CHTP), San Francisco, CA, 2005
- “Early Career Perspectives in Humanistic Psychology,” American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Washington, DC, 2005
- “Student Perspectives in Humanistic-Existential Psychology,” Council of Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychologies (CHTP) First Annual Symposium, Petaluma, CA, 2005
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