Having debunked their literal reality, it [Western culture] is satisfied that they have no reality at all.

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                                                                                                                                            The Philosopher's Secret Fire

 

 

With fifteen-years of hospice service and twelve years as psychotherapist, I bring a wealth of academia and experience into the room. I've helped men and women who struggled with a traumatic past, depression, and anxiety. And I've mentored folks who were seeking a deeper, meaningful connection to self and "Other". In recent years, I've created space for unusual phenomena that has long been a part of the human experience across the world in mythic and literal forms. Unfortunately, many credible and functioning individuals have not found a place in Western psychology to explore these strange phenomena and, instead, have found themselves marginalized and dismissed. ​

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Make no mistake. This pushing to the side such potentially transforming experiences isn't just a matter of friendly differences in concepts. History demonstrates that it is more. A beginning immersed in a type of bias thinking that leaves others of dissimilar thought out of the equation says it all. Thus, as therapist working with both the common and the strange, I look carefully and humbly at your experiences, however strange they might be, how you understand reality while respecting its ties to your ancestral heritage,  and seek to empower your narrative.

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Other unique services that I offer:​​​

• Leaving "the faith"

• Rediscovering your spiritual voice

• Cultural oppression

• Living with America's rejection

• Existential matters: aging, illness and dying

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