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Individual Work

So many of us have been conditioned within the self-improvement paradigm. This paradigm emphasizes a technological attunement to ourselves and to the world. It sees the animate world as resources to consume, and organizations and people as machines. But we are not machines; not problems to be fixed, optimized, and upgraded. We are complex, creative beings embedded in complex ecosystems.
 
In these times of accelerating technology and AI, we are coming face-to-face with the limitations of this mechanistic way of seeing. It narrows life into boxes and flattens complexity. It alone cannot lead us into the next stage of individual & collective life. 

This depth-oriented work prioritizes a poetic attunement to our lives, and builds the necessary bridges between inner work and contribution in the world. By taking the time to get into deep contact with ourselves, we can amplify and sustain the impact we have in the world—along with our enjoyment of it.

Depth-oriented Coaching

Leadership, Vocational, and Emergent Coaching for Times of Change

Coaching is a collaborative partnership designed to bridge between depth and practicality. It supports clarity, alignment, and meaningful action in the world.

WHO THIS IS FOR​
  • People navigating transitions

  • Individuals struggling with chronic illness, depression, and anxiety

  • Leaders and parents who feel pulled in a million directions and struggle with burnout 

  • Those who are looking to spark their creativity and live more aligned with their deepest values​

HOW THIS WORK IS STRUCTURED​
  • Short-term engagements ( Three 60 min sessions) are good for those who want to try out coaching before committing to a longer engagement, or those at a particular crossroads who need time-sensitive guidance.

  • Long-term engagements (Four, Six and Twelve Month contracts) are designed for those who are ready to commit to sustained inner reflection in the service of deep, lasting change.

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Archetypal Guiding

This inquiry offers deep self-exploration by means of the symbolic mind and it's archetypal language. Together we explore the intelligence of dreams, the poetics of the body (especially in its pathologies), alchemical & psychological processes of transformation, visions that come through psychedelic experiences, the imaginal landscapes of astrology, and more.

 

It is shaped by the philosophy of James Hillman, an Archetypal Psychologist, as well as others who shaped the field with him. It is also deeply informed through my study and training with The Tamboo Academy in South Africa.​​​

WHAT THIS INCLUDES
  • Cultivation of imaginal intelligence through working with fairytales, myths, and archetypal pasychology

  • Dream work

  • Exploration of the somatic imagination

  • Psychedelic experience integration and image work

  • Archetypal Astrology: natal chart readings & transits

Abstract Water Surface

"I would love to live
Like a river flows,
Carried by the surprise
Of its own unfolding."

– John O'Donahue

Based in Santa Cruz, California

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