I am. It’s sorta like an imprint. An early imprint. My parents were from different ethnic and religious backgrounds. My paternal grandmother spoke broken Greek-lish and my maternal grandmother spoke deep south while possessing qualities of a seer. I was raised in a small town in Central Florida (no small towns exist there now), and… [Read More]
Inner Conversations within the Therapy Session
In my most recent session of the Peer Supervision Series: Expanding the Therapist’s Interior Landscape, sponsored by Onlinevents, we discussed the inner conversations that occur within the therapy session. Generally there are three types of conversations going on in the room. The first is the literal, external conversation that both parties can hear. The second is… [Read More]
We’re Talking About Spiritual Coaching!
It’s been less than a year since Case Studies in Spiritual Coaching: A Survey Across Life, Wellness, and Work Domains was published. So I thought I would give a summary of activity since the book came out starting with our most recent effort! Perspectives Article Most recently, I co-wrote an article with Dr. Madison Leigh… [Read More]
Using Active Imagination in Supervision
In my inaugural session of the Peer Supervision Series: Expanding the Therapist’s Interior Landscape, sponsored by Onlinevents, we used active imagination, a concept originally posed by Carl Jung. You can see a small video clip of John Hillman discussing the concept of active imagination HERE. Active imagination has been compared to Sigmund Freud’s concept of… [Read More]
Call for Chapter Authors: Aromatherapy and Mental Health
Call for chapter submissions Case Studies in Aromatherapy: Enhancing Mental Health and Well-Being Charles C. Thomas Publisher, LTD The proposed academic book has the purpose of informing the helping professions about how aromatherapy is being utilized to enhance mental wellness. The goals are to provide definitions, applications, ethical considerations, and speculation on the future for… [Read More]
Preparing Your Supervisee for Clinical Supervision
The topic I most discuss with supervisors and supervisors in training, is how the supervisor can truly gauge the supervisee’s interactions, skill level and internal processing (my words) of client sessions. In a clinical supervision case consultation, the supervisee comes prepared with a written reflection. How do you know if the supervisee “gets” this work… [Read More]
Waking to Stillness
The faint sound of a rooster’s crow, the ceiling fan whirring, and rain frogs chirping from last night’s shower. That is ALL I heard this morning upon waking from a deeply lucid, deeply restful (which don’t typically coincide for me) slumber in my new country home. For the past year and a half, I have… [Read More]
Are you a Board Certified Coach? Need Continuing Education?
If you are a Board Certified Coach through the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE), you are required to obtain 70 continuing education hours every 5 years. I offer Transformative Coach Training Series that qualifies as the initial required training to obtain the BCC but the series is also approved by CCE to fulfill your… [Read More]
