“Some ideas arrive quietly; others emerge slowly, over years of noticing.” Before DIM was a manuscript, it was a way of seeing — a lens shaped by decades of clinical work and lived experience. It has been part of my practice, my writing, and my teaching long before it had …
I will be presenting my model at Pacific University’s Annual Diversity Conference on May 12, 2026, focusing on culturally responsive care for underserved populations. The free online event offers CE credits and features expert speakers, breakout sessions on various topics, and addresses health disparities in low-resource communities.
A Quiet Rebuild Over the past several weeks, I’ve been revisiting and refining the language across this site. Not to change the model itself — but to make it more legible. The Dynamic Interpersonal Model has always been grounded in lived experience, clinical insight, and relational truth. What needed attention …
It’s been a while since I’ve shared an update here. Life has been moving slowly, and so have I—but even in that slowness, the work has continued. Most of my energy these past months has gone quietly into the model, piece by piece, breath by breath. I’m finally at a …
Across the globe, in fear, one of our instincts is to stay connected, hold on to hope, and grieve together, each in our own ways. For some that looks like lightheartedness and remembering the joy that will inevitably return. For other’s, it looks like sitting in the sorrow, grief, and …
