I’ve been working with oracle cards for years, both personally and through the development of the Essential Soul Care Oracle Deck. What continues to interest me isn’t simply the message printed on a card, but what happens when someone encounters an image and begins to make meaning from it. Sometimes a symbol captures our attention…. [Read More]
What Was the Name of That Coffee Shop?
It started with a passing news headline about Starbucks closing retail locations. I’m not sure why that news item caught my eye, except that it nudged open an old door to a time before there was a coffee shop on every corner. I suddenly found myself trying to remember the name of a specific coffee… [Read More]
Therapist, Coach, or Both? A Values Clarification Exercise
Over the past several years, I’ve noticed an increasing number of licensed mental health professionals exploring coach training. Some are curious about adding coaching competencies to their clinical work. Others are considering leaving psychotherapy altogether. Still others are attracted by the flexibility that coaching appears to offer. The reasons are understandable. Therapists speak of burnout,… [Read More]
How Professionals Keep Becoming
Reflection, Formation, and the Learning That Shapes Us Not long ago, another therapist reached out with interest in one of my courses. She loved the topic. It sounded exactly like what she had been looking for. Then came the inevitable question. “Will it count for CE in my state?” When she discovered the answer was… [Read More]
The Contemplative Life I Didn’t Plan
I had a pity party recently—the kind where tears arrive unexpectedly and all your past losses line up for inspection. Afterall, I haven’t left the house in over a month. While I’ve been struggling with my physical health for quite some time, I thought surely, I would be all better by now. Since my mother’s… [Read More]
There Is No One Diet That Fits Every Body
In wellness spaces—especially those focused on histamine intolerance, inflammation, lymphatic health, migraines, or autoimmune conditions—dietary conversations often start with curiosity and end in certainty. But here’s the thing. There is no one diet that fits every body. Eat this. Never eat that. If you’re still sick, you’re doing it wrong. I want to slow that… [Read More]
Symbol and Synchronicity in Clinical Supervision
Integrating symbol and synchronicity into clinical supervision offers a depth-psychological perspective that moves far beyond standard case consultation. Rather than focusing solely on techniques or interventions, a Jungian-informed approach invites both supervisor and supervisee to explore the subtle, often unconscious dynamics shaping their work. This process becomes a dialogue with the unseen — a way… [Read More]
Dreamwork as Mirror within the Therapeutic Field
What if dreams don’t just belong to us—but move through us? In this way, we explore dreams not as puzzles to decode, but as mirrors reflecting deeper layers of our presence in the therapeutic field. Whether we’re working with a client’s dream, our own, or a symbolic image that arises between us, dreamwork becomes a… [Read More]
