Writing
These pieces are where I work out, in writing, what I do clinically. Most are for people considering or already in this kind of work; a few are written for clinicians and marked as such. There's no required order, but a few natural starting points are below.
How I use AI in this writing
A few starting places
What Is Depth EMDR? — for the work in one piece
When Understanding Isn't Enough — if you've been in therapy and feel stuck
On Spirituality in My Work — how I hold meaning-making in therapy, and how I don't
How to Use Therapy in the Age of AI — what each is for, and what only the human work can offer
The Most Powerful Artifact We've Ever Made
When you feel something like wisdom looking back at you from a screen, the feeling is real. The question is where you let it terminate — on the artifact, or on the source it was always pointing back toward.
The Difference Between Soothing and Avoiding
Soothing moves toward experience; avoiding moves away. Both can reduce discomfort, but they're different acts — and only one completes the loop. Why presence has to come before any real response, and why EMDR always starts there.