For more than 20 years I have been working with people whose hunger for growth exceeds their fear of change.  I am passionate about sharing the key to deep and lasting growth: the development of our ability to love ourselves in our vulnerability.  I call this the capacity “To Have and To Hold”.

My life’s calling is helping people who want more meaning, purpose and power to become more deeply themselves, more able to cope, and more connected to others.

I help people embrace the feeling of vulnerability that is at the core of being human.   I help people to notice, tolerate and take care of little signals of anxiety in the body, steering them toward emotion.  So they can matter.  So they can grow.

I am fundamentally curious, compassionate and committed to the journey of growth.  In connecting with me, your own natural curiosity, compassion and commitment are sparked.

I am an expert in growing people up.  I connect with the healthiest parts of you, strengthening your innate potential for growth.  The emergence of your true self is my deepest joy, satisfaction and reward.  My goal is “maximum you” on this planet – your full presence in your heart, soul, body and mind – and I want to be part of making that happen.

In lectures, workshops, my private practice and in my upcoming book To Have and To Hold : Loving Your Vulnerable Self to Live Your Biggest Life, I facilitate experiences of noticing and taking care of the felt sense of our human vulnerability in order to activate people’s natural growth tendencies.