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6/18/2010 New Workshops for Therapists and Counselors This summer and fall, I will be leading workshops for mental health professionals: The Healer's Star:Finding Balance in the Helping Professions The Mythology of Psychotherapy: Stories That Speak to Our Work The Human Star: Connecting to Core. When Helping Others For more information on these workshops, go to the Summer Workshops page on this site. Updates, including time, dates, and locations are forthcoming! 6/5/2010 New Blog! Introducing my new blog, Case Notes from the Mental Hygienist. This blog will look at current events from a mental health viewpoint, providing insight into relationships, self-esteem, and the world. Feel free to take a peek here. 6/1/2010 IBP Training Update I have just finished my second year of Integrative Body Psychotherapy training at the IBP Central Institute in Santa Monica, CA. I have completed the basic training and will move onto advanced work in the fall. Integrative Body Psychotherapy is a dynamic, enlivening approach to counseling that helps people create the most satisfying, joyful lives that they can. Therapists are witnesses, guides, and mentors, not professionals who try to "fix" what is "wrong" in a person. Not only that, but IBP counselors are required to work on their own personal issues, using breath, movement and mindfulness to let go of emotional blocks. I have personally and professionally been transformed by this work. Look here for more information on the therapeutic orientation and the Institute. Enjoy! 2/1/2010 Panel Discussion At this year's Pantheacon, I will be part of an exciting panel discussion: Towards a Pagan Psychology: Earth Based Spirituality and Therapy, with therapists Deborah Oak and Valerie Cole. 1/20/2010 Paper Presentation On January 30, I will be presenting a a paper at the Current Pagan Studies Conference at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA. This year's conference focus is sustainability, and my paper is titled "The Sustainability of the Self: Pagan Practices for Psychological Development". The Keynote speakers for the conference are T. Thorn Coyle and Don Michael Kraig. For more information, look here, here, and here. 9/1/2009 Career News Woodbury University, located in Burbank, CA, is an art, design, and business college for undergraduate and graduate students. I will have the honor of working there as a psychotherapist in Counseling Services for the academic 2009-2020 year. I'm very excited to be a part of the Woodbury Community! I will also be continuing my private practice in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. 5/11/2009 New Summer Workshops I am currently scheduling new experiential workshops for Summer and Fall 2009. These spiritually oriented workshops share the theme of joy and healing, and they are available to everyone. Some even include singing and dancing! All are open to people of all ages and abilities. For more information, take a look at the Summer Workshops 2009 page here. 4/1/2009 Body Talk in Southern California Body Talk is an effective alternative healing method, and it is now available in Southern California. My preferred practitioner is able to do in-person sessions as well as phone sessions. For more information, look at the Body Talk letter here or the Links page here. 10/10/2009 Integrative Body Psychotherapy This year I have begun a three year training certificate in Integrative Body Psychotherapy,(IBP online). This system of psychotherapy utilizes breath and body movement to release emotional and mental blockages. The Theory was developed by Jack Lee Rosenberg and others (more information here). As I am learning this new psychotherapeutic orientation, I will be integrating it in my current practice. Stay tuned! 9/6/2008 New Links Are you looking for more than just psychotherapy? Find out more about books, yoga, Body Talk and more on the Links page here. 10/16/07 Enhancing Your Sexuality New Article For anyone interested in their own sexuality or are looking to improve their relationships, this article can help. Designed as a list of ideas, this article will be added onto regularly. Look for the notice of new ideas here in the news and in the article. 01/09/07 SUPPORT GROUPS for MFT Interns and Trainees Everyone deserves support, especially those who care for others. Becoming and MFT can take much time and effort. We provide education, nuturing, and a system of support in our groups. We discuss licensing and internships, develop life management and stress reduction skills, and honor psychotherapy's rites of passage. Groups are now forming in Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley. Call or email for more information. 12/31/06 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS New Article Planning on making a resolution this year? Take a look at some new ideas in the Articles section. They give you a fresh perspective on an old tradition. 12/20/06 LIVING WITH AN ADDICT New Article Are you having problems with someone you care about using alcohol or other drugs? Find out what you can do to help yourself now at Therapist Finder. Go to www.therapistfinder.com/c_addiction.aspx and find the List of Articles. There you will find "Living With and Addict" and other helpful information. 05/09/06

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