musings

Three Questions for Therapists

In consult conversations with potential clients I encourage and enjoy responding to questions—about therapy, how I work, how a session...

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Mar 30, 20253 min read

The Subtle Art of Noticing

One of the questions I often find myself asking clients is: What are you noticing?. This might be in real time, after we’ve dropped into...

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Jun 25, 20243 min read

Growing Around Grief

This article is the essence of an interactive session I provided for the lovely people at the St. Albert Bereavement Fellowship, on...

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Apr 13, 20244 min read

longer pieces

2022: Love beyond death: Suicide, acceptance and the awakening of the bereaved.

An autoethnographical enquiry into the profound and transformative journey of a beloved's voluntary death. (master's thesis)

2020: Psychotherapy as Love made Visible

This paper offers an in-depth exploration of the topic of work, as an expression of love, in the context of a spiritual orientation. (Approx. 5000 words)

2019: Spirituality, Psychotherapy and Transformation – A Dance Toward Wholeness

An essay about spirituality, psychotherapy and the relationship between the two, particularly with respect to the healing, growth and transformation possible within the context of a psychotherapeutic relationship. (Approx. 5000 words)