Experiential Psychotherapy

Effective psychotherapy is both a science and an art. Not only does it require skills, insight, and experiential depth on the part the therapist but it also depends on the good fit between the therapist and you.

I offer a 20-minute free initial consultation (via ZOOM) so that we can assess if I might be a good fit for you. You may call, email or submit the inquiry form below to schedule this.

Psychotherapy Office
Portola Valley, CA 94028
My office is located in Portola Valley, in a quiet, private setting just five minutes from Hwy 280.

Hakomi: The study of the "organization of experiences"

In Hakomi founder Ron Kurtz's words: "Two entirely different processes determine what each of us experiences. One is what is actually happening around us and the second, the habits that convert these events into information, up the levels of the nervous system into progressively more complex, organized gestalts, and finally into consciousness. The lower, sensory levels are not usually problematic for psychotherapy. It is at the levels of meaning and feelings that the conversi

Introducing "Hakomi"

When I started to “Hakomilize” my psychotherapy work a few years ago, I knew there would be no going back. Exquisitely positive, warm and gentle, Hakomi - the beloved short name for " Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy ," is so extremely fine at tracking and identifying the individually unique accessing routes to each client’s unique experiences, at evoking their organizing patterns and at reconstructing the core organizing materials deep down. Many psychotherapy approaches