"Everyone in the world should have the joy of learning Inner Relationship Focusing!"

I have been in private practice 13 years as an acupressurist and teacher of Acupressure and Jin Shin Jyutsu in San Francisco and now make my home and office in Lawrence, Kansas. I have been trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Element Theory, as well as therapeutic techniques including Focusing to aid the release of emotional trauma from the body and to discover the body's deep inner wisdom and organic integration. I received my 1000 hour certification and teacher training in acupressure from the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, and I am certified in Jin Shin Jyutsu as a Practioner and Self-help Instructor by Jin Shin Jyutsu, Inc. in Scottsdale Arizona.

My Inner Relationship Focusing training has been under the guidance of Ann Weiser Cornell and additional study with Jane Bell and Barbara McGavin. In April of 2001 I became certified by the Focusing Institute in Spring Valley, New York as a Focusing Trainer. At the International Focusing Conference of 2002 I presented on "Focusing and Bodywork." For the past 13 years I have been incorporating Focusing into my bodywork, and for the last 6 years I have been enjoying the satisfaction of individual sessions using Inner Relationship Focusing separately as part of my private practice, as well.

Having been trained in Focusing before studying with Ann Weiser Cornell, I have a special appreciation for the specificity of Inner Relationship Focusing. The reason why I like Inner Relationship Focusing is that I am passionate about holding the space for people to be all that they are, to gain the "radical acceptance of everything" that Ann teaches so beautifully. Helping to empower people to gain a rich intimacy with who they truly are is a greatly rewarding experience for me. I believe all healing resides within the consciousness of the individual, and Inner Relationship Focusing is a beautiful way for the person to connect with themselves and their inner life, therefore allowing the organic unfoldment of deeper healing, whether it be spiritual, mental, emotional, or physical.

For the past 2 years I have been the Managing Editor of The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Research on Paradigm, Practice and Paradigm. This is the leading international, peer-reviewed, fully indexed scientific journal for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

In addition to healing work, I also enjoy working with people who are in a time of transtion and searching for greater clarity on choices in their life.