When we step into the role of therapist, coach, or healer, we carry more than theory and technique. We carry the fullness of who we are—our stories, our lived experiences, our values, and yes, our shadow. Shadow in therapy is not just with regard to the client. It’s the therapist too. The shadow, as Carl… [Read More]
Virtual Alchemy and the Inner Child
What if healing didn’t require a couch or a softly lit room—but instead unfolded in a meadow full of poppies and shasta daisies, where a girl named Wendy turned twelve in a world crafted entirely by imagination? When an inner child shows up inworld, the potential for virtual alchemy exists. Listen to a case study… [Read More]
Deepening Practice Through Soulful Mentorship: A Case PREP Approach
Over the years, my work as a clinical supervisor evolved into something far more spacious, reflective, and symbolically attuned. And while my roots are in psychotherapy, I now find myself sitting with spiritual directors, chaplains, coaches, and healers—practitioners who, like therapists, hold space for transformation in often invisible yet profound ways. What began as supervision has,… [Read More]
When Structure Meets Soul: Evolving as a Clinical Supervisor
A student recently asked me a question, causing me to reflect on evolving as a clinical supervisor, giving me pause in the best possible way: How do you balance structure and creativity in your supervision practice, especially when working with clinicians who may be resistant to expressive or nontraditional approaches? The truth is, there’s no… [Read More]
Attuning to Archetypes as Therapists and Coaches
In this month’s peer supervision, we turned toward the archetypal field—those universal patterns, images, and energies that move through us and our clients, often beneath conscious awareness. Archetypes are not static labels or fixed identities. They are living, breathing forces. They shape how we show up in the room—how we listen, respond, hold, challenge, or… [Read More]
When the Past Erupts: Archetypes, Abreaction, and Safe Return
When I was in undergraduate and graduate school my practicums and internships were often placements that found me working with clients who had childhood trauma and complex PTSD. Homelessness, domestic violence and child abuse were common descriptors within the agencies I worked in. When I completed grad school I wanted to further my understanding of… [Read More]
Embracing Spirituality and Religion as Multicultural Dimensions in Therapy
In clinical training and professional settings, we are taught the importance of ethical practice: to “do no harm,” to be non-discriminatory, and to respect the identities of our clients. Yet one area that often receives only surface-level attention is the inclusion of spirituality and religion within the therapeutic relationship. This inclusion can be viewed through… [Read More]
A Neo-Jungian-Informed Approach to Clinical Supervision
Most clinical supervision models center on observation, documentation, and ethical reflection—and rightly so. But what if supervision could also be a place of imaginal depth, spiritual inquiry, and transformation? What if we attended not only to the supervisee’s skills, but also to their symbols, their dreams, and their shadows? A neo-Jungian-informed approach to clinical uspervision… [Read More]
