professional background and focus
Psychotherapist - Private Practice 1994 to the present
Equine Assisted Practice -
EAGALA - 2006 - 2013
Epona - 2019
education
The University of Texas at Austin
BS and MA in Human Growth and Development and Family Relations
PhD in Educational Psychology, specializing in Social, Personality, Developmental
and Counseling Psychology
Honor Societies
Phi Kappa Phi
Kappa Delta Pi
professional licenses, certifications and trainings
license
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
certification
EAGALA Certified 2006-2013
Parelli Certified, Level I (natural horsemanship)
Eponaquest Instructor Certification 2019
Master Herder Certification
Power of the Herd Certification
Original Voice - Archetypal and Cross Cultural Psychology
with emphasis on processes and practice of in-depth
psychology Certification with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes 2022
training
Focusing Training (Somatic Therapy) 2018
Integral Somatic Psychology Training 2020
Training in Internal Family Systems 2020
LPC Continuing Education Provider
professional affiliations (past and present)
The Association for Transpersonal Psychology
The Jung Society of Austin (former Board member)
The American Counseling Association
The Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy
The Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA)
Eponaquest - Equine Assisted Learning/Psychotherapy
a sampling of influential work
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Jungian analysts:
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Carl Jung
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Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Marion Woodman
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James Hillman
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Michael Meade
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Body Centered therapists
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Eugene Gendlin, PhD
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Elfie Hinterkopf, PhD
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Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD
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Raja Selvam, PhD
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Heart Centered Therapy
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Working from the Heart: A therapist's guide to heart-centered psychotherapy by William Ryan
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How to be an Adult in Relationships by David Richo
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A Course in Miracles (a student since 1985)
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Paul Ferrini
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Marianne Williamson
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Ken Wapnik
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The Emmanuel Book series
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The 12-Step Program
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Richard Rohr's collection (integrative spirituality)
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Cynthia Bougeault' writings on Mary Magdalen
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Writings related to women and/or the Divine Feminine
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Harriet Lerner's The Dance of.... series and Women in Therapy
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Clarissa Pinkola Estes - Women Who Run with the Wolves and her Dangerous Woman series
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Soul Craft by Bill Plotkin (nature based work)
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Michael Meade's collection
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Linda Kohanov's collection
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Ken Wilber's collection
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Pema Chodron's collection
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Tara Brach's collection
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Carolyn Myss' collection
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Eckhart Tolle's collection
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The Enneagram Personality Indicator
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The Insight Timer meditation app
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Sarah Blondin's Guided Meditations and Courses and book: Heart Minded
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Vaz Sriharan Guided Mdeitations Courses
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