Therapeutic writing is often associated with journaling, reflection, or creative self-expression—but its roots run much deeper than many realize. Long before mental health apps and online coaching platforms, researchers and clinicians were exploring the psychological and relational power of the written word as a pathway toward healing, insight, and emotional integration. Today, therapeutic writing continues… [Read More]
Cyberspace as Culture in the Age of AI
More than fifteen years ago, Kate Anthony and I wrote about cyberspace not simply as a communication tool, but as a culture unto itself- Cyberspace as Culture. At the time, many helping professionals still viewed online interaction as somehow “less real” than face-to-face connection. Relationships formed online were often dismissed as superficial, artificial, or psychologically… [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]
Online Coaching and Therapy: Giving Rise to Numinous Moments
When participants in an online session connect—whether through video, voice, or even text—they encounter something quietly profound: presence. This isn’t just metaphorical—it’s a measurable, felt sense of being-with that digital theorists have long explored. Lombard and Ditton (2006), whose work informed much of the early thinking around presence in virtual spaces, help us understand this… [Read More]
Holding Space Across Distance: A Neo-Jungian View of Telepresence
While my academic and therapeutic interests have evolved over the years, from 2000 to 2020 I was deeply immersed in the development, teaching, and writing of best practices for online therapy. As co-founder of the Online Therapy Institute, I helped shape early global conversations around the ethics, techniques, and psychodynamics of digital delivery. So this… [Read More]
What is Aroma Writing?
I have been offering writing workshops for a few years. My writing workshops are a bit different than the norm because I pair essential oils with writing prompts. It’s called Aroma Writing. Sound cray? It isn’t. It is actually a very powerful experience. I’ve always been a “writer.” In high school and college I much… [Read More]
Mental Health and Technology- what’s that got to do with intuition?
For me, everything. Mental health and technology was my career focus for many years. And it grew me intuitively. Becoming an E-Patient About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with Stage IV Sarcoidosis. I was very ill for nearly a year and it took just as long to receive a proper diagnosis. In 2000 I… [Read More]
Peonies and distance healing
Do you have a favorite flower? I love peonies. When I lived on Lookout Mountain I had peony flowers that were outrageously beautiful growing in my yard. I did not plant them or cultivate them but I enjoyed their beauty. When I moved, I transplanted them to my parent’s yard where they still thrive. Flower… [Read More]
