It all started when…

I opened a private individual, couples and family counseling practice in 1994 to pass along something I had stumbled upon in 1985, when I was privileged to meet the late Sydney Banks. As a result, my life changed in ways I could never have imagined at that time. But now, 30+ years later I am only one of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of ordinary people who have had extraordinary insights that spontaneously resulted in elevated levels of well-being. Life is still ordinary in all the same ways but the feeling we walk around in is extraordinary, comparatively speaking, and as a result we have accomplished things we never could have imagined while in our old perception of life.

Mr. Banks spoke about the Principles behind the miracle we call human experience. The more my understanding deepened through the years, the more content and satisfied I became. I experienced life much differently after I gained awareness of what actually lies at the core of all of us. It’s a simple understanding that can easily be missed looking for it through the intellect, which is how we’ve learned to look, so to speak.

Prior to this realization, my life seemed difficult. Down most of the time, I cried often. Everything seemed an arduous struggle. I had a good job and income, good friends, and a boyfriend, yet I had a pit in my stomach. I was consumed by feelings of inadequacy. I knew something was wrong, but I had no idea how to “fix” it so I read lots of self-help books, and tried techniques, strategies and a variety of therapies but the pit in my stomach remained except I had words and labels to explain why I felt so low so often. Then I learned that was not the truth. The only reason I felt the way I felt was because of how, and what, I spent time thinking about. I woke up to the fact that I don’t have to buy into and believe in every thought I get. In fact, I learned that the more I allowed my thinking to flow through me without making anything of it, the happier, more contented, more upbeat and motivated I became. It felt like magic at first but now I know that understanding what causes us to experience the world we live in from moment-to-moment shows us that we have far more control over our overall state of mind.

So of course I want to share what I have come to understand, to the best of my ability, and I have seen how to do that in a number of different ways, from working with individuals, couples, teams, retreats, and online courses. There is no limitation on ways to share. There’s a podcast in the works for healthcare professionals too!

A Community of Inner Explorers
We are building a community of like-minded people interested in investigating the role of the 3 Principles (as articulated by the late Sydney Banks) play in our lives and accessing our birthright of innate well-being, more often. We did so when we were babies before we started thinking about ourselves and the world around us. We’d get upset if we needed a diaper change or a bottle but as soon as that was taken care of we were back to our smiling happy selves. We were designed to be resilient until we learned habitual ways of thinking that do not serve us well.

Background - 3 Principles & LMFT
I completed a yearlong post-graduate internship in Innate Health and the 3 Principles, at the Advanced Human Studies Institute in Coral Gables, Florida in1985. I later received a marriage and family therapy license (LMFT) enabling me to help others discover their own mental well-being and improve their significant relationships in the process, which spread to all of their relationships: friends, relatives, and colleagues as well.

I can’t imagine that any other work could be as enjoyable. I watch people transform just from having a simple insight into the nature of human experience. I witness the marvelous effect of a simple understanding about how thought works, and the remarkably positive effect that this understanding has on a relationship.

Therapist – Life Coach - Consultant - Facilitator - Writer
I completed another year-long training with Dr. Pransky and Associates, in 1994, with the thought that I could help impart this understanding to the business world. I have maintained a private practice as a therapist, life coach, business consultant, facilitator, and writer ever since.