Struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, chronic pain or addiction? While pain is inevitable, suffering is not. Contemplative Psychotherapy, a blending of Western and Eastern approaches to psychotherapy, involves a direct experience with each present moment and the letting go of self-inflicted suffering.
The gentle, non-judgmental exploration of pain and the acceptance of our current condition can have a tremendous impact on our own life and the world around us. Relationship disturbances, addiction, mood disorders and environmental despair are often the call to listen more deeply.
Within my practice, the concepts of Deep Listening, Deep Curiosity, and Deep Connection are integrated within a grounded theoretical understanding of psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral models. I provide individual and couples' work and facilitate Mindfulness-Based Groups for relapse prevention, stress reduction, and pain management.
Buddhist psychotherapy is the application of the principles of buddhism toward the goals of psychotherapy. Reducing suffering, cultivating compassion, acceptance of the current moment as it is, expanding our capacity for joy and improving our ability to relate to others are shared goals of buddhism & psychotherapy. No knowledge of Buddhism necessary & no need to become Buddhist.
