healing starts with the courage to risk the journey

grounded in neuroscience, guided by emotion, geared toward transformation

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    psychotherapist

    Transformative psychotherapy that helps you build a life of authenticity, vitality, and meaning.

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    trainer

    Consultation that fosters the depth, presence, and precision required for therapeutic excellence.

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    author

    Writing that brings clarity and compassion to the complexities of trauma, family, and belonging.

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the book

The End of Attachment

A compassionate exploration of the experience of estrangement, featuring the first science-based framework that identifies different subtypes of family distance.

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meet dr. dana

I help people restore their capacity to feel deeply, love freely, and live fully.