Wandering the fields of a local woman's flower farm, I fell in love with these shabby chic blooms. It is the beginning of the end of the flower season here in Iowa and there are some indicators that fall is on it's way. Back in Austin, where I practiced for more than 25 years, it is still 106 degrees. As the kids head back to school, and the summer heat winds down here in the midwest, I am grateful for the opportunity that therapy offers to those looking to emotional growth.

Crazy times. We are all experiencing hardships of one sort or another during the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic and for anyone struggling...

In psychology, egosyntonic refers to the behaviors, values, and feelings that are in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of...

The pies just came out of the oven and the wafting aroma of pumpkin spice and pastry follows me up to our attic bedroom. I am looking...

I recently relocated to Des Moines from Austin, Texas and I am establishing my psychotherapy practice here as a specialist in the...

A young client of mine recently asked me how I got interested in treating eating disorders. I explained to her that my graduate work at...

I love coffee. Especially on a March morning when there's a light snow falling. I love to meet friends for lattes (and yoga) and spend...

Winter is upon us here in the more northern part of the country. It was seven degrees this morning as I took my first phone call to talk about recovery with one of my clients recovering from an eating disorder. As a psychotherapist (musician and yoga teacher) I work from home counseling adolescents and adults who struggle with their relationship with food and body image. In our culture that includes almost everyone. Sometimes in the Yoga world we refer to the practice of A

I can hardly believe it's that time of year again and we're having conversations about self-care over the holidays. Everybody knows this...

Most of the people I've worked with as a therapist in the last twenty-five years have been going through some kind of change in their...