Psychotherapist, psychologist, facilitator & founder of Path of Relating
About Buster
In group therapy he found himself sharing things he had spent years hiding and discovered something that contradicted everything he expected. The more honest he became, the less alone he felt. What he believed would push people away often brought them closer.
That discovery shaped the next thirty years of his life. He studied Contemplative Psychology at Naropa University and later completed a Master's degree in Psychology with a specialization in Couples and Family Therapy at Antioch University Seattle.
He has since worked as a psychotherapist, mental health counselor and group facilitator in both Europe and the United States, including at Khiron Clinics in the UK and Bellevue Community Services in Seattle. Through trainings, workshops and longer programmes he has guided more than a thousand people in nervous system regulation, embodiment and relational awareness.
The question that continues to guide his work remains simple:
What happens when we stop performing and let ourselves be seen as we are?
The work of Buster did not begin as a theory but as medicine.
As a child he struggled with a severe speech impediment. Words often got stuck before they reached the world. Long before he became a therapist, he knew what it felt like to be exposed, ashamed and afraid of being seen.
Because words were difficult, dance became a language.
Through movement he found a way to express himself that felt more available than speaking. For many years he worked as a professional dancer and choreographer, eventually creating productions for GöteborgsOperan.
From the outside, life looked successful. Underneath, he was struggling with eating disorders and a growing sense of emptiness.
In one performance he created a piece where dancers were repeatedly pulled off balance by wires and harnesses. What fascinated him was the moment when people could no longer perform from a place of control.
That exploration eventually led beyond the theatre and into his own life.
Singer-songwriter, psychologist & facilitator
About Mara
Music, voice and psychology became woven together.
Growing up in a family rooted in Universal Sufism, Mara was surrounded by song, ceremony and prayer from an early age. Long before she studied psychology, she experienced how singing together could change a room, how a voice could express something words could not, and how moments of genuine connection often emerged when people stopped trying to perform.
Alongside this sense of connection, her childhood was also shaped by trauma. Like many people who find their way to this work, she began searching early for ways to make sense of being human. Music, spirituality, psychology and creativity became companions on that journey.
Over time she found herself drawn to both worlds. The academic world of psychology and research, and the more mysterious territories of emotion, energy, art and human connection.
Rather than choosing between them, she chose to stay with both. She completed an M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology and Empowerment and is currently training as a couple's and family systems psychotherapist.
At the heart of Mara's work is a fascination with expression. What happens when people stop holding themselves back? What becomes possible when a trembling voice is allowed to be heard? What changes when we stop trying to sound good and instead allow ourselves to sound true?
Alongside her work within Path of Relating, Mara facilitates women's circles, retreats and workshops focused on empowerment, embodiment and authentic expression. She is passionate about creating spaces where women can explore their power, vulnerability, rage, grief and wisdom without needing to fit into inherited ideas of who they should be.
As a singer-songwriter, she continues to bring music into everything she creates. Not as performance, but as a way of listening more deeply to ourselves and each other.
Many years later, the question that continues to guide her work remains simple: What becomes possible when we allow ourselves to be heard?
“Mara’s voice does not only fill the room. It makes room for other people to find their own. Her presence brings warmth, clarity and a grounded tenderness that helps people soften, take up space and stay in contact.”
- Participant, The Intimacy Training 2025