I come from a unique background with a mosaic of experiences that have brought me to this field. I blend the threads of activism from my days as a gay youth leader in Boston and an AIDS activist in NYC, of rigorous academic training from my days at Columbia University and the California Institute of Integral Studies, and the spiritual energies initiated by my ongoing deep involvement with the Western Mystery Tradition and Hermetic sciences.

I have been supervising others in their spiritual quests for over fifteen years within the tradition I follow, and have been a practitioner of a form of Hermetic meditation for over twenty years.

I am dedicated to continual self-growth and my quest is often reflected in my work. My truth is not yours, yet I can help you along the path. The experiences I’ve had in my life have proven to be of help to others in their navigation of difficult times. I hope to contribute the learning I’ve gained through difficult life challenges, as well as the wisdom gained through successes I've achieved.

Having worked in the corporate world for over twenty years as a Director of Litigation Technology in three global law firms, I have a strong understanding of the demands we can put on ourselves to be "successful", and the prices we sometimes pay. I also have experience in ways to reclaim freedom, autonomy and peace in such environments.

Having been in therapy myself for many years, I hope to offer insights into the growth process, as seen through the lens of varying methodologies. Via my spiritual work, I am deeply schooled in cross cultural mythology and the underlying power and potency of the symbolism in classical myth. I am hoping to contribute compassion, empathy and support to your work. 

Education:

M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, 2012
B.A. in Political Science, Columbia College at Columbia University in the City of New York, NY, 1987

Certifications:

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) - MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training Program - Certificate of Completion

Additional Training:
Advanced Gestalt with Gieve Patel, LMFT

Hakomi Institute of California: Hakomi: Mindfulness and the Authentic Self

A Relational Approach to Healing Shame - with Gary Yontef, Ph.D.

A Relational Approach to Gestalt - with Lynn Jacobs, Ph.D.

The Therapist As Relational Artist - with Rich Hycner, Ph.D

Psychoanalytic Case Conference - Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC)

Internal Family Systems Step by Step: IFS for Deep Healing - with Richard Schwartz

Repairing Attachment Trauma: Advanced Approaches for Deep Healing and Post-Traumatic Growth - Janina Fisher

Esther Perel's Transformative Approach to Couples Therapy in Action - Esther Perel

Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Therapy Training Retreat - with Kirk Schneider, Ph.D and Orah Krug, Ph.D

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Training - Polaris Insight Center

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Training - Fluence Training, via Journey Clinical

Memberships and Affiliations: 
Bay Area Open Minds - Psychotherapists Affirming Sexual & Gender Diversity
CAMFT - California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Gaylesta -  The LGBTQ Psychotherapy Association
National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
Association of Transpersonal Psychology
Association of Humanistic Psychology
AAGT - Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy, Southwest Chapter
EHI - Existential Humanistic Institute

Board Member (2013-2019) - Bay Area Open Minds: Psychotherapists Affirming Sexual & Gender Diversity

Internships:
Integral Counseling Center at Church Street
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA)
SF Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bay Area Gestalt Institute