ABOUT
Over time, my own observations, experiences, and professional training homed in on a similar question:
How do people stay emotionally, relationally, physically, and spiritually alive in a world that’s become increasingly abstract and disconnected?
Hearth Light grew out of a lifelong fascination with the times I felt the most “alive,”
and how consumed life can feel by performance, productivity, and the pressure to be perfect.
I’m a writer,
a Licensed Marriage
and Family Therapist, and Certified Sex Therapist.
the work of life and la joie de vivre! My work weaves together
nervous-system informed care, existential exploration, lifestyle supports, and cultural context, merging play and responsibility, fun and meaning, plus:
I’m far less interested in self-optimization than in what restores contact with real life - things like:
OPENNESS
PRESENCE
MEANING
MAKING
COMMUNITY
AUTHENTICITY
RESPONSIBILITY
In both the therapy room and on the page, my approach is warm, direct, and inquisitive.
Rather than trying to eliminate “bad” feelings, I focus on helping people feel more