About Me

I am most lit up and in purpose when I am in the present moment with others as they explore the tender edge of emotion, vulnerability and human-ness.

However, that hasn't always been obvious to me. 8 years ago, I was emotionally shut down, independent, and reactionary to the world around me. I was burnt out from the corporate world, and let down by the American Dream.

Then i found my body. Through holotropic breathwork, dance, and somatic therapy, I increased my capacity to be with myself. My emotions deepened, my passion came alive, and year by year my values shifted towards presence, compassion and prioritizing my relationships. I found an inner sense of abundance through creativity and love, and I found a path of purpose through giving back what I once received. 

Along this path, I trained in emotional-release breathwork and have been facilitating group breathwork for several years. I studied at the school of Hakomi somatic therapeutic skills. And lastly, I created a life of deep interwoven connections with community, partnership and brotherhood. 

My purpose here is to help others develop more emotional capacity through skillful somatic processing so they can spend more time in creativity and joy and less time in reactive patterns and trauma.

Education & Training

MA Counseling Psychology - Pacifica Graduate Institute

Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy - 2 year Comprehensive

Hakomi Mindfulness & Therapeutic Touch

PACT Level 1 - Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy

EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) - Couples Counseling Secondary Training

David Elliot’s Breathwork Facilitator Training

Testimonials

  • "Dan really creates a sweet yet powerful space for inner reflection and discovery. In his humble guidance, leading from a sincerely non-judgmental and compassionate place, I was able to relax into trust and spaciousness. With his welcoming and accepting energy, I explored parts of myself often asking for my attention but not getting it. As a transformational space-holder myself, I’ve experienced a lot of healing modalities––and I am astonished to feel relief from some chronic physical pain, coupled with more acceptance and integration in my emotional body––thanks to supportive sessions with Dan."

    Ash, Inter-personal Facilitator

  • "My Hakomi session with Dan was surprisingly deep and powerful. I came in with nothing in particular to process and yet Dan's gentle guidance brought me into facing a vulnerable edge of receiving love. The safety he created allowed me to go to a very young vulnerable place and begin rewriting an old story. With Dan's loving support I came away feeling more open and receptive to life."

    Brandon

  • "I really appreciated Dan guiding me more deeply into my body. I get caught up in my mind and its stories. Today was impactful, and I truly felt like Dan was a partner in this. I was SO excited to focus on the tension in my body movement. Dan helped me see how I was holding myself in tension, and my own body brought me out of the contraction I had been in. This led to me seeing the structure I'm creating for myself not as scary, but as a container that feels nourishing instead of punitive and constricting."

    Anonymous