Alaya offers psychotherapy for adults in a multitude of situations which range from trauma resolution to crises of faith to grief and bereavement to mid-life reviews to questions of faith and spirituality. This is certainly not an exhaustive list but gives one a hint of the breadth of her work. She particularly enjoys working with men who are ready to “wake up” to themselves. Given her previous experience in male-dominated business settings, Alaya is uniquely suited to this role with men from all walks of life.
Alaya is not a medical doctor and cannot offer medication, psychiatric evaluations, or legal/court representation. Psychotherapy in a traditional approach could be divided into the activity of “advice” and the activity of “exploration.” For clarity sake, Alaya uses the word “counseling” to refer to “advice offered by an expert” and “therapy” to refer to the “activity of self-exploration.” Alaya specializes in analytic therapy with a spiritual focus and refers folks who are seeking counseling.
The intent behind personal self-exploration is to facilitate an evolution of one's self and one's personal self-expression in the world. One might say its purpose is to move into authentic freedom to live one's life by choice rather than from history. In addition to her 30 + years of experience as a clinician and her own personal analytic work, Alaya weaves into the therapeutic process her insights from years of study in Jungian philosophy and analytic forms, as well as theological explorations. To the degree a client wishes to access this aspect of Alaya's skills is the degree to which she will offer them. This decision is a co-operative one between Alaya and her clients.
Independent of the issue which brings a person to Alaya, she is quick to encourage folks to attend at least Level One of the training in the (W)hole Point Wisdom WAY for the purpose of supporting and facilitating their own development, which is powerfully empowering as well as financially efficient.
