The work I do arises out the cauldron of my life.  What I know is grounded in   my own healing as well as rigorous training as a psychotherapist looking for answers and ways to help others navigate this often difficult terrain.

I know what it’s like to make that journey.  I did it dealing with my own history of trauma and as I searched for answers to relational and attachment issues.

During the course of my life I was lucky to have lived for six years in a spiritual community [Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health] which surrounded me with a nurturing environment .  That experience grounded me in my commitment to finding ways to help other people.

The Becoming Safely Embodied Skills were born during those years and came to fruition as I worked with trauma survivors in Boston both in my private practice and in hospital settings.  I wanted to develop easy to apply take home skills that people could use when they weren’t in therapy.

Over the past 25 years I have been honored to contribute to people’s healing journey whether as a workshop facilitator or as a therapist in private practice. It’s been a privilege to be with people as they learn to trust their own wisdom and use that wisdom to guide them to healing.

I continue to have a private practice teaching groups and individuals in Arlington, MA which is outside Boston, as well as a consultation practice for therapists based in Santa Fe, NM.  I also work with individuals and therapists and groups online, by skype and phone throughout the world.

My professional training is extensive as I look for answers and ways to help others heal.  It was my pleasure to be certified and teach for the  Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute nationally and internationally from 2000-2008.  In addition, I am certified in the Internal Family Systems Model.   Additional trainings have been in Schema Focused Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy.

I’ve led workshops for therapists over the past ten years throughout the US, Canada, Scotland and Ireland.  There are now Becoming Safely Embodied groups being led throughout those countries and others that I don’t know of.   In 2007 I published the Becoming Safely Embodied Skills Manual to support more and more people to find safety from the inside out.