 Philosophy
My goal is to guide and support people through the journey of therapy using a style that incorporates Body, Thought and Spirit, and adapts a
specific variety of techniques to each person's individual needs. I have noticed through years of practicing this form of work with others, that
once the inner process is begun, your creativity and your intuition is active, and awareness increases towards a healthier sense of self, as
well as increasing healthier connections with others. This leads to enriching personal, intimate/romantic, or professional relationships.
I encourage you to review my credentials below, and to read the Healing section of the site to learn more about the methodologies I use. If you feel I can be of assistance to you or your family, please contact me. Education, Clinical Experience & Training San Francisco State University
BA in Developmental Psychology, 1989
MS in Marriage, Family and Child Therapy, 1993Clinical Experience and Training
Adult ADD, Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment, and Body Image Issues, Substance Abuse, Addictions, and Recovery Training & Experience in the Expressive Arts
Singing, Improvisational Acting & Movement Self Taught Guided Imagery Work
Originally inspired by Shakti Gawain's Creative Visualization, 1977 Training by Mariko Tanaka in POMR
Mariko Tanaka Creator of POMR therapy: "Process Oriented Memory Resolution is a psychological method
that helps an individual to resolve her/his trauma memories and the belief systems that were developed at the
time of trauma. In so doing an individual becomes free from the past memories that prevent them from
utilizing their inborn potential." POMR originated in the work and training Mariko Tanaka received with Arnold Mindell's Dream Body and Process Oriented Psychology, Brent Baum's HMR work and John and Helen
Watkin's Ego State Work. More Info
Dreambody - Process Oriented Psychology
Source: http://www.processwork.orgWhat is Process Work?
Process work is a cross-disciplinary approach to support individual and collective change. It developed in the
1970's and 1980's when Dr. Arnold Mindell, a Jungian analyst in Zurich, Switzerland, began researching
illness as a meaningful expression of the unconscious mind. Also known as Process-Oriented Psychology
(POP) or Dreambody work, Process Work offers new ways of working with areas of life that are experienced
as problematic or painful. Physical symptoms, relationship problems, group conflicts and social tensions,
when approached with curiosity and respect, can lead to new information that is vital for personal and
collective growth. With its roots in Jungian Psychology, Taoism and physics, Process Work believes that
the solution to a problem is contained within the disturbance itself and provides a practical framework through
which individuals, couples, families and groups can connect with greater awareness and creativity. Training by Brent Baum HMR Work
Brent Baum, HMR: "The work we're doing is client centered, body centered, and the body is the key. The
body seems to remember everything. So if you trust and learn how to dialogue with the body correctly, then
memory access and release is fairly simple. It's not that complicated. The technique has two parts. One is
simply a verbal tracking technique based on the idea that a trauma hypnotizes you. A trauma overwhelms
your nervous system, either physically or emotionally, and causes your flight/fight/freeze response to react.
When that system kicks in, consciousness is actually paused a millisecond prior to being overwhelmed. So
every trauma essentially creates a millisecond pause of consciousness. When that occurs, it is stored as a
hologram, a three-dimensional image. When that is encoded, we kind of emotionally numb out as the scene goes on. Then adrenaline hits our system. We're physically stronger. We make it through the event. But
essentially we've been hypnotized by a moment of 'overwhelm.' So it's a little tricky, but you don't really need
to be hypnotized. What most of us need is to be de-hypnotized. The trauma hypnotizes us and causes an automatic encoding of an altered state." |
