INTRODUCTION

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Adam earned masters and doctoral degrees in transpersonal psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, including a professional certificate in spiritual guidance. Prior to that he earned a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy. He has advanced training in dreamwork from the Marin Institute for Projective Dreamwork, and has conducted original research in ecopsychology. His early work ranged from wilderness therapy, to interfaith hospice chaplaincy. He has worked with people of all ages, from diverse racial, socioeconomic, sexual orientation, gender identity, and spiritual backgrounds. He has been practicing as a transpersonal counselor in Portland for 10 years. 

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Adam grew up in the Pacific Northwest. From an early age he felt deeply connected to the natural world, which was a strong influence on him. Adam’s personal experiences over the years have been formative in his attraction to healing and growth work, as well as his professional orientation and specializations. Some significant experiences of his  grief and loss, family members with mental illness, ADHD, perfectionism, academic and educational challenges, Jewish-American experience, authentic masculinity, development, single parenting, blended families, complex identity/ intersectionality, racial identity development, existential questioning, and spiritual awakening. Adam lives in Portland, Oregon with his beloved wife, 14-year-old son, and their little Shih-Poo Marley. He finds joy in all forms of outdoor adventure, music making, and . 

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THERAPEUTIC PHILOSOPHY

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Adam believes that we are all in the midst of long personal arcs of development. A part of the learning process is pain and resistance. Everyone experiences suffering in their lives, but these experiences often mask opportunity. We all have inner wisdom too, that can be cultivated and tapped into in service of our healing and growth. Adam is committed to the people he works with. His goal in counseling, first and foremost, is to meet people where they are with openness and care - to build a relationship characterized by gentleness, curiosity, acceptance, respect, safety, and trust. Conscious healing and growth generally aren't easy, and in counseling, the relationship is the foundation for everything else that can rise up. With a strong foundation, great things are possible - certainly to work through challenges, get perspective, learn new tools, and to potentialize experiences of health, wholeness, balance and sustainment.

 

More though, Adam sees the process of counseling as being in service of a broader arc of self development. Each step along the way further defines us, and opens us to greater empowerment and possibility. One's healing journey is inextricable from their journey of self-realization. In other words, our wounds are directly related to our gifts, and as we cultivate self-knowledge, self-compassion, self-love, and self-care - so too do we learn who we really are, and our personal gold and power reveal themselves. Ultimately, Adam's goal in counseling is to receive, support, guide, challenge, and empower clients  - deeply attuning to their unique essence and good - toward their personal thriving,  fulfillment, and expansion. We all benefit from support and resourcing, but at the end of the day, Adam's intention is help clients' cultivate their own inner guides. His orientation as a counselor draws from transpersonal, integral, Jungian, psychosynthesis, humanistic, existential, meditation/mindfulness, cognitive, gestalt, shamanic, and psychedelic orientations. Adam sees clients individually, and facilitates dream groups, and men’s groups.