Welcome to my website. I am a psychologist and educator with over 45 years of clinical experience helping individuals and couples who are experiencing chronic or acute emotional distress, suffer from stress related somatic disorders, or who find themselves living a life without passion or intimacy. Currently I provide clinical supervision and training for health professionals (psychologists, licensed professional counselors, clinical social workers, naturopathic physicians) and give public lectures and seminars on issues related to emotions, emotional health, psychotherapeutic practice, Reichian and Gestalt therapy and somatic psychology. In the pages that follow you will be able to find out more about courses, trainings and lectures I have offered in the past and training opportunities available at this time.
Educational Opportunities
1. Clinical Supervision/ Consultation
I offer clinical supervision for psychologists and mental health counselors who are interested in developing their skills in and their understanding of psychotherapy from a humanistic/existential, character-analytic and somatic perspective. I am qualified to supervise Oregon and Washington interns seeking licensing as a Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Mental Health Counselor as well as Oregon and Washington psychologist interns. I also offer consultations for therapists who wish help addressing specific clinical issues or resolve clinical impasses.
2. Training in Somatic Psychotherapy: Somatic Psychotherapy Training Institute - PNW
Through the Somatic Psychotherapy Training Institute - PNW I offer various trainings in the practice of somatic psychotherapy for psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and other health professionals. In person trainings take place in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, COVID permitted. Practitioners throughout the US and internationally are most welcome. Click on the Somatic Psychotherapy Training Institute - PNW tab to the left for more information about trainings being offered. Other tabs will allow you to get information on trainings and lectures I have given as well as see videos of some of my presentations.
Helpful Links:
Gestalt Therapy Training Center- NW
Journal of Psychiatric Orgone Therapy
Institute for Orgonomic Science