Position:
Owner at East River Counsling, Inc., President-C.E.O. at East River Counseling, Inc., Founding Director at Earth Wisdom Institute, President-Creative Director at West of the Moon Productions
Work:
East River Counsling, Inc.
since Mar 1985
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Owner
East River Counseling, Inc.
since Jan 1985
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President-C.E.O.
Earth Wisdom Institute
since Jan 1980
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Founding Director
West of the Moon Productions
- Crested Butte, CO since Jan 1978
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President-Creative Director
Education:
New Mexico Consortium for Mental Health M.A. equivalent and certification
Licensed Professional Counselor, Positive Psychology, Somatic Experiencing, Transformational Psychology, Marriage, Family, groups
Northeastern Illinois University
M.A., Literature-Expressive Arts Creative Thesis
Indiana University Bloomington
B.A. English Literature
Interests:
Synthesizing perennial wisdom with cutting edge brain technology and integrative therapies, spiritual awakening, contemporary arts, the nature of inspiration, the inspiration of nature, Positive Psychology, poetry as purpose and practice, storytheatre, ecology advocacy and activism, Wisdom Circle creation and facilitation, Women's and couples retreats, wildlife watching, horseback riding, transspecies healing modalities, Deep Ecology.
Honor & Awards:
Diplomate--Amer. Psychotherapy Assoc., Indiana University Writers' Workshop Short Fiction Award, Al Weisman Original Documentary Film Award, Women's Journal Nat'l Journalism Award, People's Pilot--Original Teleplay Finalist, Scriptalooza Original Feature Film Finalist, Moon Dance Orig. Feature Film Finalist, Golden Marmot Colorado Theatre Award, Nat'l Endowment for the Arts--State Arts Council Arts Grants for Fiction, Theatre and Storytelling.
Awards:
Screenwriter
Winner of the MoonDance Film Festival "Best Screenplay by female and male collaboration" and the Best Colorado Screenplay of 2011.
Indiana University Writers' Conf. Award for Short Fiction
Al Weisman Award for Documentary Film