An Embodied life

I have been a practicing Psychotherapist for 29 years. I hold a PhD in Psychology with a transpersonal concentration and am licensed as a Clinical Social Worker. I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) through IAEDP. My doctoral research explored the role of self-compassion in eating disorder recovery. My first book, Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating, was released through Shambhala Publications in August, 2018.

As a Somatic Psychotherapist, my approach to therapy is unique and informed by multiple training I have done throughout my clinical career. My research, training and passion for self-compassion practice and the power it has to change up your nervous system and your relationship with yourself, others, and your life, frames all the work I do.