Services and opportunities available for therapy outside of the traditional in-office visit. Customized pilgrimages, sabbaths, sabbaticals, and silent “advances”.
“There is no thrill in walking; it is the test of all the stable qualities. To ‘walk and not faint’ is the highest reach possible for strength. The word ‘walk’ is used in the Bible to express character – ‘John looking on Jesus as He walked, said, Behold the Lamb of God!’ There is never any thing abstract in the Bible, it is always vivid and real. God doesn’t say,”Be spiritual,” He says – ‘Walk before Me.’“
-Oswald Chambers
I set my heart on pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is an ancient and universal path for healing and self-awareness, exploring identity and purpose, life transitions, maturing, developing a richer inner life, connections to other people, to develop a sense of history, connection, compassion, and perspective.
Therapy is “a journey”, but this how you can move from metaphor to transformation. We take therapy out of the box, out of our heads and into reality. From stress to stillness, “walk it out” and work it through, are proven venues for healing.
To get out of ourselves and into the world around us, to gain mindfulness by stepping out of our mindsets, to recover our senses, walk out grief, trauma, transitions, gain perspective, rediscover wonder and mystery, renew your connection to yourself, our world and the universe, restore the soul.
I have woven a three-fold strand for wisdom, integrating physical challenge and repetition, metabolic activation, time, and novel stimulation:
- Psychotherapy (narrative, existential, family of origin, personality)
- Coaching (preparation and artifacts, goal-setting, mile markers, debriefing and evaluation)
- Contemplation and Spiritual Accompaniment (listening and awareness the timeless pilgrim’s way).
I will help you design and embark on a transformative journey with introductions to journaling, introspection, contemplation, observation, culture engagement, “deep walking”– learn the ways of naturalists, saints, prophets, mystics and explorers through the ages to step into a new paradigm.
Soul Care and Recovery
Sabbath, sabbatical, customized silent retreats. Recovery from complex trauma.
A unique aspect of my practice is working with clients not merely as a problem presented, a physiological amalgam of neurons firing, behaviors and psycho-social experiences, but the journey of the soul, Working with the big toolbox of resources psychology, medical science and the social sciences have made available, we design time for you to “Be Still and Know” to detox and realign heart, mind, body, and spirit. We address existential questions, ancient paths, listening arts and awareness exercises allowing conscience and conscious space for inner work and restoration.
Ask about Spas for the Soul and Silent Retreats …
European Extension
In the Southwest of France, between the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees, I have a house in Montolieu, the Villiage of Books and Arts, 1 hour from Toulouse, 18 km from Carcassonne, at a convergence of the Silk Road of Marco Polo, the Canal du Midi and 5 arteries (from England, Brittany, Northern and Eastern Europe, and Italy) of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. More accessible to clients, expats in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it’s an base for your personal journey, adventure of discovery of historical roots, an epic story. Maybe its. time to step out of your life and into re-alignment, take a restorative interlude … “set your hear on pilgrimage.” Here is a perfect place for wine and fun, introduction, orientation, exploration and debriefing.
“I felt the need for a great pilgrimage so I sat for three days.”
-Hefiz