The word psychotherapy means
'soul-healing'. In a general sense, psychotherapy refers to any therapeutic discipline that brings healing attention to the whole of the
human psyche, both in its conscious and unconscious aspects. It involves a professional relationship where deeply personal issues can be discussed in a confidential atmosphere.

More specifically, psychotherapy can refer to therapy that is less extensive than analysis and aimed more toward specific issues or problems, (which in psychoanalysis are pieces of a longer therapeutic exploration).

The problems or issues that begin therapy can be adjustments to life transitions, such as marriage, a new job, divorce, grief, a period of recurring or troubling dreams, a spiritual emergency, panic attacks, a depression. Sometimes the symptoms are difficult to connect with the life situations, for example, seemingly unexplainable boredom or vague, persistent anxiety. The aim of psychotherapy is symptom relief as well as insight.

Psychotherapy can be an important resource for those who value the holistic, Jungian approach to times of personal crisis and/or transition.

Certifications
Diplomate, C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Washington State Dept. of Health
Member, International Association for Analytical Psychology
Member of the Board, North Pacific Institute for Analytical Psychology, Seattle
Priest, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia