Tango Therapy
Cómo en la pista, así en la vida. — What's going on on the dance floor is what's going on in your life.
Would you like to embrace yourself and others with more compassion, more intimacy, and more understanding?
I offer tango therapy and counseling, for individuals and couples, online and in person. It's a whole-intelligence way of learning about our relationships with ourselves and with others, becoming mindful of our patterns, and exploring all the factors that come into play in all relationships. Trust, hope, fear, power, faith, curiosity, control, loss, gain, compassion, joy, vulnerability, social mores, old family stories, communication, need, desire, light and shadow...everything that defines us and everything that defines our relationships shows up when we dance. And many stories that are hard or impossible to reach with words come to light and evolve quickly when we explore them through dance. The mindfully-embodied world of therapeutic tango can transform your life if you choose to invite it in. And I'm here to guide you through it.
I am a veteran tango teacher as well as a psychotherapist. California-based clients seeking ongoing tango *therapy* (which is more open-ended and all-encompassing than counseling) may work with me under the auspices of the Center for Mindful Psychotherapy. Clients in all locations seeking short-term or occasional tango *counseling* (which is more about addressing specific issues or working toward specific goals, compared to therapy) may work with me privately.
If you are curious and would like to discuss how tango therapy or counseling can transform your life, please message me to schedule a free fifteen-minute phone call today!
My Approach
Here's how I love to help you.
I help clients embrace their own dances with curiosity and compassion. I hold a safe space for you to connect with your own journey, your own body, and your own artistic voice. Because we learn best when we play, when we explore, and when we trust ourselves as the authority on what's right for us.
I emphasize active listening, and developing compassionate, clear, and trustworthy communication between partners.
Some places I have taught tango include: Aosta, Berlin, Catania, Chicago, Lausanne, London, Los Angeles, Madison, New Orleans, Portland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Seattle, and Tarbes.
Primary tango teachers include: Sebastian Arce, Jorge Torres, Virginia Pandolfi, Guillermo García, Samantha Dispari, Nikita Gerdt, and Ariadna Naveira.
My practice is informed by many cross-disciplinary in-depth practices, including but not limited to: the Alexander Technique, ballet, couples therapy, emotionally-focussed therapy, Esther Perel, Feldenkrais, folk dance, Gottman, Gyrotonics, Hakomi, modern dance, nonviolent communication, sex therapy, structural integration, swimming, yoga, and Zen.
