My Approach to Helping

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I have practiced and taught meditation and Buddhist psychology for the past 12 years. The integration of meditation, mindfulness, and other core Buddhist teachings with psychotherapy have helped me to be an even more effective therapist. So too, has being a therapist provided a venue for me to actualize values important to me, especially related to the vows I have taken to dedicate myself to helping liberate others from suffering. It is this spiritual path that brought me to Asia, and now with the help of the internet I am once again sharing it with a small group of cllients online.

In addition to initially immersing myself in Tibetan Buddhism and a related tradition called Dzogchen, I spent 5 years studying with Thai Buddhist Monks at a Monastery in Escondido, CA. It was this exposure to those Monks that helped me to make the decision to move to Thailand with the goal of deepening my spiritual practice and serve Villagers without any expectation of payment. I actually considered becoming a Monk. However, through deep contemplation and consultation with trusted Teachers, I came to realize that the best way for me to help liberate others from suffering was through the career I know best - being a Psychologist. I spent two years in Singapore working as a Psychologist, primarily Western Expats. Then during the Covid crisis, I became proficient at providing therapy online which has inspired me to now offer my services to select clients back home while continuing to live abroad.