I offer a relational, contemplative approach to psychotherapy. At its heart is the belief — shared by traditions from Jungian depth psychology to Buddhist contemplative practice - that each of us has a natural orientation toward wholeness, even in the midst of difficulty.
Our work is a shared inquiry. Together, we explore what’s happening in your experience - in your body, your thoughts, your emotions, and in the relational field between us. Sometimes what wants attention is clear. Other times, it emerges gradually, when the conditions are safe and attuned enough to allow it. This follows the insight of both psychodynamic and mindfulness-based therapies: that healing unfolds most deeply when we attend with care, curiosity, and presence.
My practice draws on many strands:
- Humanistic and existential therapy, including ideas from Carl Rogers and Rollo May around authenticity, freedom, and the search for meaning
- Mindfulness and somatic awareness, rooted in Core Process Psychotherapy as taught at the Karuna Institute - attending to the body as a gateway to the present moment
- Psychodynamic and attachment-informed perspectives, including early relational wounding, mirroring, and the healing potential of the therapeutic relationship
- Nervous system regulation, informed by trauma-aware approaches such as those of Babette Rothschild and polyvagal theory
- Inner parts work and shadow integration, aligned with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Jungian shadow work - supporting you in meeting and befriending exiled or protective parts of yourself
- Buddhist psychological wisdom, especially the Brahma Viharas (loving-kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity), and the core insight of dependent arising - that everything arises in relationship
Underlying all of this is presence - a steady, compassionate awareness (sometimes described as witness consciousness) that allows experience to unfold, be held, and integrated in its own time. This echoes the teachings of both D.W. Winnicott and the contemplative traditions: when we are met in a space of attuned presence, something in us begins to soften. We can begin to feel more at home in our bodies, more resourced in our lives, and more aligned with our deeper values.
This isn’t a quick fix. But over time, this kind of inner work can support profound and meaningful change - not through efforting or striving, but by listening deeply to what is already present and waiting to be known.
You don’t need any prior experience of mindfulness or familiarity with Buddhist ideas to work with me. What matters is your willingness to be gently curious about your experience and to move at a pace that feels right for you.
