Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Retired
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Retired
Smovey Ring Coach, Retired
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Retired
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Retired
Smovey Ring Coach, Retired
I have been in practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist since 1983, the first half in Los Angeles, and then moved to San Clemente, California. This life's work has always been a joyful labor of love. Retiring has led to a path of creating new endeavors; therefore, this website will be a work in progress.
I believe many of us are on a similar journey to find basic security, purpose, and fulfillment. I am grateful for many meaningful relationships and experiences. I strive for courage to face challenges and wisdom to know when to let go (but never give up)! In the words of psychologist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl: "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." If I practice this well enough, I am okay.
As a therapist, I have endeavored to understand with attention and compassion the issues that bring a person in. I have offered my knowledge, skills, and experience to help others discover their own unique approach to healing and growth. Another favorite Viktor Frankl quote is ”The last of the human freedoms is the ability to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." The wisdom in these words resonates deeply.
Throughout my career as a "talk" therapist, I have always regarded the experience of the body to be a crucial part of therapy. As I worked primarily with cognitive and psychodynamic perspectives, I would incorporate mindfulness, breathing, gentle stretching postures and walking. Over the last several years I have studied and incorporated Somatic Experiencing (SE™), which offers an expanded understanding of how our nervous system responds to trauma and accumulated stress. With increased tools to address the physiological roots of the trauma/stress cycle, SE aims to discharge "stuck" energy and restore rhythm, balance and stabilization to a dysregulated autonomic nervous system.
I unexpectedly became a licensed re-seller of these unique rings for movement and exercise because I love how they make me feel. My intention is to share information and my experience using them and sell them when requested (in other words, no sales pitch).
With a swinging motion, steel balls roll in a grooved tube and create a vibrational frequency which synchronizes with natural rhythms in the body. In their simplicity, they are profoundly effective in producing health, wellness and fitness benefits.
The Smovey Rings help to connect movement with awareness of body sensations and are thusly utilized as a tool in Somatic Experiencing therapy. Check out the section with video and reviews.
To order Smovey Rings, go to www.smoveynorthamerica.com or press the button and link to their website. For SE Discount, use the code: smoveyse