My education and training is in Jungian analytical psychology, which has an emphasis on the creative principle in healing and growth. It brought me to Seattle from Santa Fe in 1982 to work with a group of artist/counselors in developing a center for studying the creative process. As colleagues, we discovered that it was essential to spend as much time working in our own creative practices as we did in our psychological work and study. I continue to blend the gifts of art and nature with my counseling practice of 40 years.
In 2023, I began offering Creative Expression Consultations instead of psychotherapy to new clients interested in finding or developing practices in an artistic endeavor, whether as amateurs or professionals. I specialize in listening to and collaborating with a generative spark that is in-born and natural to all of us. When weather permits, walking during sessions is offered to those who want to include dialogue, movement, and connection to nature as part of their creative process.
My first book, Healing With Nature, is about walking sessions in the natural world as a way to open our eyes and hearts to new perspectives in life. My second book, Haiku Joy, is a collection of my poems and photographs, composed during contemplative walks through the forests and along the shores of the Northwest, and through the high deserts and mountains of the Southwest. I make my home on Whidbey Island, Washington.