Healing Through Compassion

45 years ago I worked with my first sex offender and family. As an in home family therapist I worked with families experiencing some form of child abuse and neglect.

I soon realized graduate school did not prepare me for what I was seeing. Therefore I made a decision to learn from the experts - the abused, the abuser, and the families. They taught me well. I am still learning.

They taught me what worked, and slowly I developed the skills to heal. Addiction, trauma, family healing, I learned from the best.

I had most to learn from abusers because so little was known. And becoming a certified sex offender therapist, I was told they did not know how to affect change in offenders - research indicated no different between control group and treatment group. Recidivism was the same.

I have learned to facilitate healing of offenders, survivors and families. This is the purpose of Healing Arts.

I am available for training and conferences.