I've been in private practice for over 10 years and also present nationally on the topic of Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy. I specialize in a number of areas including sugar/food issues, bipolar disorder, OCD and snxiety disorders.

I have personal experience with a debilitating sugar/food addiction and have recovered using mindfulness and other modalities. I have co-authored the book, "Break Out Of The Sugar Prison: You Can Overcome Sugar Addiction With the Powerful Basic States Mindfulness System and A Cutting Edge Nutritional Program."

To learn more about me and to register for my introductory mindfulness class or Sugar Prison Tele-Support group, you can go to: www.MindfulnessNow.com

My goal is to help clients feel safe and supported to explore areas in their life that need attention. With compassion and understanding, clients learn to address fears, pain, and hurt. With experience and training, I help clients feel more skilled and empowered to create change in their life. Couples, young adults, and personal growth are a few of my specialty areas.

Couples feel more equipped in navigating challenges and conflicts safely, authentically, and successfully. Couples also gain more skills and resources in deepen levels of intimacy, closeness, and connection.

Young adults feel more confident in handling life stressors and difficult situations. Also, young adults learn new skills and ways of relating to create more overall success in their lives, relationships, and personal well-being.

I provide Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, individuals and families. I was trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences in Houston and under the supervision of Diane Martinez MD in San Antonio. I'm also an Approved Supervisor and Clinical Member in AAMFT. My primary employment is with Vail Valley Medical Center where I do mental health evaluations and substance abuse interventions. I completed my 13th season as a ski instructor at Vail in April 2011.

Working experientially & somatically with mindfulness helps individual's access issues directly. A client's insight is worth a thousand words! I facilitate emotional well-being regarding personal and relational difficulties, grief, codependence, partners coping with sexual addiction, betrayal, divorce, sex, trauma, developmental wounds, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and self-image issues. Mindfulness in therapy gently reveals strengths as well as undesirable behaviors. In a safe, non-judgmental environment, individuals are invited to explore issues that often reside beneath consciousness. By becoming curious about who we are, we begin to accept our humanity in order to heal. Methods include: Contemplative Psychology, Hakomi Experiential, Brainspotting Trauma, Gestalt, Person-Centered, Gestalt, TA, & Brief Therapy.