ABOUT

“If we pay attention to our dreams, instead of living in a cold, impersonal world of meaningless chance, we may begin to emerge into a world of our own, full of important and secretly ordered events.” — Marie-Louise von Franz

Our dreams, memories and visions have a purpose. The subconscious communicates with the conscious mind through imagery, bridging the gap and bringing symbolic images from the imaginal realm into waking life. They are a path to wholeness.

Although our dreams will differ, they speak to us in the universal language of metaphor and archetypes—the same language found throughout the world in myths, fairy tales, and religions. These images hold meaning that is unique to each individual dreamer. Embodied Imagination® facilitates access to the creative and therapeutic content of our dreams and memories and opens the space for conversation between the conscious and unconscious realms.

Integrating the conscious and unconscious worlds through dream work can be an invaluable part of psychological growth and physical healing. As a survivor of sexual abuse, cancer, grief and loss, I have experienced post-trauma suffering first-hand. As a researcher and therapist, I understand that peace and happiness are as deeply embodied in us as are trauma and suffering.

I have been initiated as a Maboundi within the Missoko Bwiti Tradition of Gabon, Africa. As an Embodied Imagination® practitioner, with an MA in counseling psychotherapy and a PhD in Mind-Body Medicine, I know how to recruit deep-rooted emotions along with dreaming and the imagination to facilitate growth and healing. The process creates a collaborative environment where I work with clients to examine, embody, and begin to understand profound emotional states that are not available to us in our daily waking life. By attuning to subconscious experiences in this way, we interrupt and change neurological flooding, and emotional overwhelm. We can heal and calm the psycho-neurologic system, and bring our body, mind, and spirit into a more aligned state of wholeness and well-being. We can acquaint ourselves with fresh new perspectives and much neededresources.