Welcome. I am a mental health and substance abuse counselor and meditation instructor. My practice focuses on assisting others in learning how to work with emotional pain, and in learning how to create a sense of wellbeing.

I graduated from Naropa University in 1979 with a masters’ degree in Buddhist & Western Psychology. I spent the next 18 years with the UCHSC, School of Medicine, ARTS Programs, as a counselor and then assistant director of residential and outpatient programs for severely delinquent youth. In 1997, I moved to Gig Harbor and went into private practice.

My therapy practice encompasses a variety of counseling approaches which allows for flexibility in developing a plan based on individual needs. Counseling can be short-term or long-term.

I work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families who are seeking assistance with:

• Growth and change
• Relationship and family stresses
• Parent education
• Career and life issues
• Drug or alcohol addiction
• Anxiety, stress, depression, and other symptoms that interfere with living life more completely
• The value and the challenge of ADD
• Purpose, meaning and life journey questions

My meditation instruction is based on the mindfulness training I received and have continued to practice since 1976. Simply put, over time this practice can allow you to take a break from your usual thoughts and wake up to the magic of any given moment. Most instruction is done in a group format. Individual instruction is available.

The opening of Harbor Wellbeing in April of 2009 has allowed my wife and me to fulfill a dream that is many years old. As the content of this web site will suggest, the intent is to provide a range of services that focuses on both the improvement of emotional problems along with the development of emotional wellbeing.

May You Be Well

boconnor@harborwellbeing.com