I’m committed to helping people find personal meaning, navigate interpersonal challenges, and achieve lasting change. Building on my background of creative writing and strategy, I believe that genuine understanding always starts with asking new questions — and reconsidering old answers.
My years as a writer and freelancer have given me a particular insight into the challenge of finding rewarding work, fulfilling relationships, and creative outlets. My own path to psychoanalysis was winding. Initially a playwright and arts administrator in Seattle, I co-founded Shunpike, a not-for-profit organization that supports and advocates for artists throughout the Pacific Northwest. I later relocated to New York to focus on my writing career, which led me to consulting and coaching.
Throughout, trying to understand why we do what we do (and sometimes don’t do what we should) has always fascinated me. I embarked on analytic training in search of a deeper connection to myself and my work. The process showed me firsthand that changing one’s life in a significant way can be as painful as it is meaningful. Finding purpose can be a lifelong process, but the day-to-day is just as important. Rather than arrive at some “answer,” the goal of knowing oneself can inspire an ongoing process of transformation and evolving appreciation of what’s really important to us.
I have a certificate in psychoanalysis from the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, where I am a faculty member and Director of the Extension Division, as well as an M.A. from the New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. I earned a B.A. in English and Theatre Arts at the University of Pennsylvania.
You can learn more about some of the questions I’ve been asking myself here.
