UNCOVER THE BELIEFS THAT ARE AT THE ROOT OF YOUR HEALTH ISSUES

You intuitively know that what goes on in your heart and head affects the way you interact with your body. However, you will come to know that emotions, pain, and dysfunction are impermanent. As they pass over and through you, the space that is freed can be filled with humor, love, strength, curiosity, in essence what is truly YOU. That is empowerment.

What is preventing you from fully living as your true self?

How would your life be different if you allowed your beautiful inner light to lead you and govern your decisions?

What if you were able to shed all your acquired beliefs and expectations and just BE?

MODALITIES I USE TO GET YOU THERE

Mind-body counseling | Emotional support

Mindfulness | Self-compassion | Meditation | Stress management

Homeopathy | Botanical remedies

CranioSacral & Bowen bodywork | Energy medicine

MORE ABOUT HOLISTIC COUNSELING

This method of dialoguing is aimed at uncovering the deep beliefs that affect your state of health or disease. I will sit with you while plunging into the depths of your thoughts and feelings. How is what’s happening in your mind related to what is happening in your body? We will explore that terrain together. If you can be freed from your limiting beliefs, your physical healing will be all the more profound.

Do you suffer from chronic disease or pain?  Does your healing seem to be “stuck”?  Do you have a sense that there may be a mental/emotional component to your illness?  Are you grappling with chronic illness or pain like fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, cancer, anxiety, a weight or eating disorder, diabetes, GI issues, hormonal issues, heart disease, hypertension, etc?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, you most likely would benefit from a few focused sessions of mind-body counseling with me.

This work is complementary to the care you receive from your other healthcare providers. 

I have been trained by Dr. William Walsh to assess and treat the different biochemical imbalances that underlie many mental and behavioral health conditions.

From The Walsh Research Institute:

“Science has made great advances in the understanding of complex brain processes, and we are approaching an era in which psychiatric medications may no longer be necessary. An under-appreciated fact is that the primary raw materials for the synthesis of many neurotransmitters are nutrients - amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and other natural biochemicals that we obtain from food.

Advanced nutrient therapy (vitamins, minerals and amino acids) offers an alternative treatment approach, which represents a natural method of correcting imbalances in neurotransmitter activity. The clinical challenge is to determine biochemistry of each patient and to develop an individualized treatment plan aimed at normalizing brain chemistry.

This approach recognizes that nutrient imbalances can alter brain levels of key neurotransmitters, disrupt gene expression of proteins and enzymes, and cripple the body’s protection against environmental toxins. Dr. Walsh’s database containing millions of chemical factors in blood, urine and tissues has identified high-incidence imbalances in patients challenged by behavior disorders, ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. The treatment protocol consists of a medical history, specialized lab testing, diagnosis of chemical imbalance, and individualized treatment aimed at normalizing brain chemistry.

A major advantage of advanced nutrient therapy is the absence of the serious side effects associated with psychiatric medications. This therapy uses natural chemicals rather than molecules that are foreign to the brain which induce an abnormal condition. Advanced nutrient therapy can used together with medication and counseling providing great flexibility to the mental health practitioner.”

A NATUROPATHIC APPROACH WITH A MIND-BODY EMPHASIS

Diabetes. Mind-body medicine. The intersection where the two meet is one focus of my naturopathic practice. You may be a child with Type 1 diabetes (or the parent of), a senior with Type 2 diabetes, or somewhere in between. Your diabetes may be well-managed, poorly managed, or you're just learning what "managed" actually means. You may feel pride, anger, frustration, confusion, contentment or a whole bunch of other things when it comes to living daily with diabetes. Whatever your individual scenario, it's likely that you are in a position of wanting or needing some support around your personal care.

I work with my diabetic patients on diet, medications, supplements, exercise, and more. But uniquely I also place high importance on addressing the mental-emotional component of living with diabetes. I want people to achieve optimal blood sugars, reduce complications, & live more joyful, less stressful lives.

THE FOUNDATION

Low-carb diet. Stop feeding your blood sugar carb-dense foods that turn into glucose. Start loading up on nutrient-dense foods that replete you with vitamins, antioxidants, protein, minerals, fiber, and hundreds of phytonutrients!

Exercise. Move your body! Whether it's in a formal gym setting or dancing across a meadow, all movement counts! Diabetics need both cardio and resistance exercise for overall fitness and blood sugar control. Muscle uses up excess glucose.  

Stress and your mental health. Are you stuck? Feel resistant to making changes? Believe that things can't change? Does diabetes define you? In denial?  Frustrated? The challenges of living with diabetes impact you daily. Tap into your inner strength and resilience!

Treating you as a whole person. Physical. Mental. Emotional. Spiritual. We address whatever system is out of balance: sleep, digestive, detoxification, hormonal, etc.

COMPREHENSIVE

Blood sugar balance | Limited carb diet | Exercise | Sleep

Stress management | Diabetes burnout | Emotional health

Diabetic complications | Weight loss | Supplements | Rx medications/insulin

I love working with women. 

Women who are curious, open, spiritual, intuitive, connected, wise...

Women who are seeking, transitioning, yearning, changing, questioning... 

Often I see women who are restless, unfulfilled, dissatisfied, confused, bogged down, depressed, unsure.  They don't feel right.  They know that something isn't right and that something's gotta change.  But they don't know what it is or how to change it. 

These are women who need to access and listen to the deeper workings of their subconscious; women who need to become more aware of what their body's messages are. I love helping women unravel these complexities through holistic counseling, bodywork, homeopathy, etc. It is not me who facilitates their healing.  I merely act as a conduit, guiding them to connect with their core inner self and then to connect into the healing life energy that flows around and through each of us constantly.

Women going through transitions, whether it be menopause, a new career, a new identity, or a gander into the unknown realm of "what do I really want in life" resonate very well with the holistic dialogue process.

Does this sound like you? I would be honored to be invited to come along on your healing journey!