About Doug
Becoming a traditional singer has demanded I take a lifelong, arduous journey that I didn’t initially seek to be a part of. It began when I struggled through years of sexual abuse as a boy. During that time, I would retreat to a nearby woods to try to find some refuge from my ordeals, and it was there that I was opened to what we in this culture would call some mystical experiences with the earth and God. These experiences first saved my life as a boy because they tangibly showed me I wasn’t alone, and then they grew and matured over time until I was eventually given the songs of Life and guided into the path of becoming a healer as an adult. When I received song, I had to learn how to use it by first applying it to my own severe state of debilitation, and then from there I started working with others that were in need. What makes my journey so strange is that it’s the same basic process that Native American healers have traditionally opened up to in different ways within their cultures, but I’m not a Native. I’m a white man that has grown up in our modern culture. As I took my journey, I received the help, guidance, and training I needed to become an effective practitioner, but without being connected to a Native culture.
As a healer that has been given a Gift that has opened me to the power of Creation, I’ve organically gravitated towards a fulfilling, rather monastic and solitary life that has been grounded in my connections to the earth and God. This has led me to live in a rural, remote part of Southeast Arizona where I live on 20 acres in a stone and adobe roundhouse I built with my own hands. Although I initially worked with clients face-to-face, I transitioned to working over the phone in the first five years of my full-time work. I’ve been working with people all over the country, and even in other countries, for over 15 years by way of doing phone work ever since. This allows me to live remotely while still being able to give my clients all that they need. I am able to do some face-to-face sessions with clients that live in southern Arizona, and I do intensives two times a year where my clients travel out to my land for 5-day, face-to-face workshops that allow us to round out and streamline the work they’re doing.
As a practitioner, I strive to bring a caring and respectful presence that my clients can learn to trust because it works in giving them the support and guidance they need. I’ve given much of my life to the healing way that I’m a part of, and I’m proud of the impact it has had in both my and my client’s lives. It has proven that there’s still a chance to find freedom from your pain, and to get the chance to be a part of Life if you’re willing and able to learn to fight fiercely for it. I’m certainly not perfect in what I do, but I always give my best to it, and I always strive to continue to learn as I go. I’m direct, focused, and practical, and this drives me to not tolerate any bull manure within the work that I do. I’m not someone who needs or wants to stand on a soapbox and share who I am and what I’ve done—that’s why I’m a minister instead of a preacher. I’m just interested in doing what works, and addressing what doesn’t, so my clients can heal, overcome their struggles, and no longer need my help in as efficient a timeframe as possible.