Psychotherapist, Dipl.Psych.

With over forty years counseling and group leadership, Doris is a psychologist (Dipl.psych.FH) whose work draws from C.G. Jung analysis, Gestalt therapy, Bodytherapy, energy trauma work, Insight Meditation and Tibetan Buddhism. Known for her wisdom, insight, and access to vast resources of philosophy, spirituality and world music, she helps people in transition through personal sessions and retreats in Europe and America.

Co-Creator

Together with Michael, Doris has been a significant contributor to music and film projects since 1996.

Graceful Passages: A Companion for Living and Dying, is a spoken-word with music audio resource, created to support palliative care and anyone dealing with loss and grief.  Set to the music of film composer Gary Malkin, selected voices of respected international teachers, many of whom were invited by Doris, were recorded for this award-winning project.

The Honoring (2009) and Stillwater (2025), CDs of Michael’s music, were co-produced by Doris.

Together they created their first film, Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen (2012). Acclaimed ‘a heartening rarity’ by the Wall Street Journal, the film received four Best Documentary awards at US film festivals and enthusiastic response from a global audience, including Europe and South Africa. The movie tells the story of the life and music of National Medal of Arts recipient Morten Lauridsen, recognized as the most performed choral composer of recent times.

The Stillwater’s second film, In Search of the Great Song: Fifty voices. Twelve countries. One question. (2016), received two Best Documentary awards, including at its US Premiere, Moondance Int’l Film Festival in Boulder, CO. Providing an existential and metaphorical context, the film serves as a conversation starter for exploring our inherent creativity and essential spiritual unity.  With interviews recorded worldwide, including at the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, the film was screened at the Parliaments in both Salt Lake City (2015) and Toronto (2018).

Their third film, Beyond the Fear of Singing: Unlock Your Voice, Release Your Song (2019), winner of three film festival awards, focuses on the inhibition so many feel about their singing voice, together with healing pathways for overcoming limitations and the rewarding discovery of expressing one’s voice.