About Joseph

I am a counselor, workshop facilitator, leadership consultant and life coach in private practice in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts and I love my work!

I help people know, and live in accordance with, their nature and their deepest calling.  I do this by helping people bring more of themselves to life—both the parts that aspire and those that hold back.  I provide a forum in which my clients and I can develop curiosity and dialog with all the parts of themselves, thus bringing more awareness, integration, energy and creativity to their lives.

For over 20 years I have been helping people learn and grow in one capacity or another, from piano teacher to adventure-based educator to corporate trainer; and more recently in the roles of facilitator, counselor, coach and consultant.  I am certified as a facilitator of Shadow Work® and Inspirational BreathWork®, the former a method that draws from Jungian and Gestalt psychologies and the latter a form of transformational breathwork informed by dolphin research and Core Energetics®.  I am also trained in Deep Type®, a tested method for determining personal Type through conversation.

I develop and lead workshops in facilitation skills, communication skills, gender work, diversity and personal mastery.  A lead facilitator with Gilburg Leadership Institute, a consulting group specializing in the development of conscious leaders and their legacy, I help individuals and groups in private and public sector organizations lead from the inside out. 

Engaged in the men's movement for 20 years, I have been blessed to work, as a facilitator, mentor, trainer, leader and peer, with many hundreds of men across North America.  I co-conceived, -designed and -led for 4 years a program called Can We Talk?, which fosters conscious, courageous dialog between women and men.

A composer and pianist, I graduated summa cum laude from Hartt School of Music.  In all my work, I draw from many years of yoga, dance and outdoor pursuits, which have instilled in me a deep regard for the body's wisdom and nature's guidance.

What I Bring:

• Certification in Shadow Work® facilitation (2001)
• Certification in Inspirational BreathWork® facilitation (1996)
• Graduate and former instructor, Outdoor Leadership Program
• 15 years experience as a Re-Evaluation Counselor
• 12+ years as a consultant/ facilitator/trainer/workshop presenter
• 7 years experience in Jungian Typology (Deep Type ®) and archetypal psychology
• 6+ years mentoring others into leadership roles
• 12 years as a leader and facilitator of men’s work
• Study and practice of movement forms, including Tai Chi (5 years), Astanga Yoga (15 years) and Contact Improvisation (12 years)
• A passion for living my life aligned with my purpose and for helping others do the same

Other influences on my work:

Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg), Martha Brigham Johnson’s Breakthrough Process, The Work of Byron Katie, Voice Dialog, Vipassana Meditation, Insight Dialog, Arnold Mindell’s World Work, and Sandra Boston’s work on communication and conflict transformation skills.

Photo Credits: dancer: John Barrett; all others: J. DiCenso