I have worked with children, teens and individuals for three decades, both as a School Psychologist for seven school districts and as a Marriage, Family Therapist in private practice. I have always had an insatiable quest for knowledge that led me to many areas that were considered “cutting edge” at that time, many of them focused on the connection between science and spirit. I approach all problems by considering the whole person--body, mind, and spirit. I also consider the total environment in which a person operates--relationships, sensory input (like noise, many people in small spaces, etc.) and how well the person is nurtured in ways that are specific to them. I incorporate traditional, neuropsychological, and energy psychology methods as appropriate.
I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics Education. In my first year of teaching, the aspect I enjoyed the most was talking with the students who surrounded my desk before and after school. I wanted to be able to really help them with their problems, so I went back to graduate school for a Master's degree in Guidance and Counseling. I moved to California, and after the birth and early childhood of my daughter I again went back for post-graduate work to complete requirements to become a School Psychologist and Marriage, Family Therapist. Although I learned much information and many skills in school, the most powerful education has come from life.
My life has prepared me to understand physical and emotional trauma and to seek the most effective ways to heal myself and others. I grew up in healthy Kansas, but in a culture that could not accept the psychic gifts I brought into the world. The reactions from others to my empathic responses and "knowings" were distressful enough to me that I chose at age ten to try to shut all of them down. It is particularly important to me to offer assistance to the children today who I see struggling to find validation and understanding of the gifts they have been given.
For several years I have had an inner sense of frustration about seeing greater possibilities for loving, peaceful human interaction and observing society's difficulty in moving toward that. In the last year since I started my work in Rwanda and training with Barbara Marx Hubbard it has become clear to me that we are on the threshhold of a major shift in human consciousness. I believe many of the youth are equipped with abilities that hold the answers to moving forward into our greatest possible future. As Albert Einstein has said, you cannot solve a problem in the same mind set with which it was created. I am dedicated to empowering youth to find, validate, and express their gifts in harmony with those around them and the global community.
To learn more about the methods I use, go to the Energy Psychology page. To learn more about the services I offer, go to Client Services and to Workshops and Classes pages. To learn more about my experiences and thoughts, go to my blog at News and Updates. To learn more about my research on the children of today, go to Today's Kids page. To learn more about my work in Rwanda, click on Project LIGHT Rwanda. To learn more about my work at QuietStar Center for Transformation, click on http://quietstar.org and then Today's Kids at the top. To learn more about the growing awareness about the times in which we live go to Conscious Evolution.
ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS AND TRAININGS
Certified: Phoenix Effect Process Credentialed School Psychologist
Certified Agent of Conscious Evolution Credentialed Secondary Teacher
Trained in Energy Psychology Modalities Trained in HeartMath
B. S.: Kansas State University M. Ed.: University of Missouri
Post-graduate work:
University of LaVerne U.C.L.A. Pepperdine University California Lutheran University
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Central Coast Chapter of CAMFT (Co-Founder)
California Association of School Psychologists (CASP)
Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP)