
Independent Creativity Consultant - Writing, Editing, Coaching
San Francisco Bay Area

Independent Creativity Consultant - Writing, Editing, Coaching
San Francisco Bay Area
I have a Masters degree in counseling psychology and am a certified hypnotherapist.
My labor of love at the moment is TAP -- the Travel Awareness Project -- conceived to inspire & educate a global network of "conscious travelers" who travel with the explicit purpose of promoting awakened states of consciousness in themselves, and others around the world. A book and website on this subject are in the works.
15 years previous experience as a freelance writer, editor and filmmaker now supports innovative coaching techniques designed to unlock creativity and promote forward motion towards growth-oriented, calculated risk-taking for clients.
Happier, more productive choices that align inner experience with both daily and once-in-a-lifetime journeys are our birthright. Leave your comfort zone! A personalized blend of hypnosis techniques, creative unblocking, brainstorming and motivational dialogues will lead to new enthusiasm, vitality and curiosity. Which leads to...???
Hypnotherapy for: Scholastic and athletic peak-performance; Anxiety and self-esteem issues; Creativity concerns and creative de-blocking; Habit re-visualization (quit smoking, manage weight, or identify & address personalized desires for change); Overcoming career obstacles; Balancing and empowerment.
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Currently in development: website and multi-media tools geared towards developing awareness of how to move through the world with more consciousness and grace -- inspiring journeys lead to life changes, growth and compassionate understanding of ourselves and others. TAP empowers future users to be "travelers, not tourists" wherever they go.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
Personal coaching and hypnotherapy for students, athletes and business professionals -- providing breakthrough support for achieving maximum creativity, navigating life transitions, and overcoming obstacles to satisfaction and success.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
April 1994 — Present (15 years 4 months)
Ghostwriting, creating promotional materials, writing newsletter and online articles, and editing text for trade publications. Current and past clients include: Anna Scott Consulting; McKay Trading & Design; CSI newsletter; KPFA’s Making Contact; Matrix Institute.
Editing/proofreading for travel writer/journalist Jeff Greenwald (articles and stories published in: The San Francisco Chronicle; Yoga Journal; Lonely Planet’s The Kindness of Strangers; Salon.com); and a book project currently in development by writer/photographer Heather Hiett.
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
September 2002 — May 2004 (1 year 9 months)
Founding Core-Team member -- http://www.ethicaltraveler.org
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)
May 2003 — April 2004 (1 year)
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
January 1998 — March 2004 (6 years 3 months)
(Publishing industry)
1995 — 1999 (4 years)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
1986 — 1988 (2 years)
PhD studies , psychology, consciousness & spirituality , 2006 — 2008
M.A. , Counseling Psychology , 2004 — 2006
B.A. , Sociology, Literature, Creative Writing , 1991 — 1994
1981 — 1984
writing, travel, aikido, consciousness studies, humanistic-existential psychology, hypnotherapy, cultivating friendships, being of service in the world, meeting interesting people along The Path