In 2009, I received my bachelor’s degree in Psychology while continuing to study with various Indigenous elders mentors. In 2019, I returned to school to work on a Ph.D. in depth psychology with an emphasis on Jungian archetypal studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute. I am currently writing my dissertation on psychopathy and the Western Shadow.

I've completed various intensive trainings in ecotherapy, the psychology of fairytales, forensics, shamanic studies, and shadow work. Weaving depth-psychological practices with a shamanic sensibility. For years, I studied with an elder in southern Arizona who practiced a Peruvian lineage of Shamanism; she taught me soul retrieval, journeying, and many other practices. In addition, I also worked with a second medicine woman in Sedona, Arizona, for five years; she was also a naturopathic physician and healer.

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My work sometimes makes people uncomfortable as it draws on and celebrates the dark and misunderstood dimensions of the personality. My unique writing style blends depth psychology with creative and symbolic forms found in film, fairy tales, and forensics. After twenty years as a certified hypnotherapist and consultant, I specialized in the dark night of the soul, psychopathy, and encounters with darkness, so naturally, these themes imbue my writing. 

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I have been published in multiple books, one solo, and a few privately published books, and various compilations. I am a clinical certified hypnotherapist and advanced Yoga Nidra practitioner with over two decades of experience leading thousands of clients and students through various guided practices. Many of my clients have learned how to utilize EFT tapping in a way that works for them with my unique technique. I have over 30 certifications, including body-based healing, Yoga Teacher Training, somatic healing, trauma work, advanced intuitive development and mediumship, and more.