Holistic Therapy

Being able to use integrated approaches in treatment therapies, such as medication, psychotherapy, are used along with alternative treatment modalities, such as exercises, meditation, nutrition, yoga or mindfulness to treat as a whole.

I combine tried and tested techniques and personalize them into a unique approach to help guide you into your healing journey. This makes my methods accessible and usable in your everyday life. I base my approach in the real world, focusing on progress and results. I carefully select and personalize these tools to empower you to heal yourself. With these tools you can learn to uncover root issues and let go of old patterns that may be keeping you from reaching your goals.

I see the value in every different approach and modality in therapy, so I try to tailor my approach to each individual client and their unique, everchanging issues using holistic therapy. I have used mindfulness, CBT, ACT, person-centered, psychodynamic, and DBT all with one client so far depending on what they needed with each session.

I work with a professional and empathetic approach. I consider all behavioral changes that might disrupt the wellbeing process. This session utilizes an integrative blend of psychotherapeutic modalities, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and interpersonal solution-focused therapy curtailed to meet the individual's unique needs.

In my sessions I provide the option to incorporate Reiki, Hilot, movement, and/or tarot as supplemental modalities to traditional psychotherapy. I am trained in all of these practices.

Holistic therapy utilizes a range of techniques to help individuals understand their symptoms. In addition, such strategies are designed to foster a greater sense of self-awareness to better understand the connections between their body, mind, and relationships and how these elements play a role in mental health. Mindfulness practices are utilized as well as learning how to self-regulate emotions and nervous system. Walk & Talk therapy would be a great option for this approach.

Holistic Therapy supports that the whole person is made up of interdependent mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional parts. Holistically, I weave together a tapestry of tools inspired by the expressive arts, somatic counseling psychology, neuroscience, psychosynthesis, ecopsychology, transpersonal psychology, guided imagery, energy healing practices, kundalini yoga, shamanic practice, Jungian psychology, and mindfulness practices that leads to lasting healing and transformation.

I find the holistic approach complimentary in working with life transitions which can be a change in the body, mind, or spirit. My education and experience in hospice and palliative care and specializing with adults and aging have lead me to assess and treat people with a biopsychosocial and spiritual model taking into consideration the entire human being and their life experiences that will guide discovery, transformation and the willingness to thrive.

A holistic approach means seeing a person as a whole being and recognizing the interconnectedness of one’s mind, body, and spirit in defining one’s overall wellness. Holistic balance utilizes a self-inventory of one’s mental (psychological), physical, emotional (i.e. expression of emotions), and spiritual (i.e. values, beliefs, sense of purpose) health to identify imbalances and work towards optimal wellness by strengthening weakened areas.

I have an integrative and holistic approach to therapy, meaning - I want you to bring all of you to therapy, body, heart, mind. I believe that through somatic, expressive art, and nature-based therapy modalities that you can move towards safer embodiment physically and emotionally so that your body, heart and mind are in alignment as much as possible. When we bring our bodies into the therapy picture, we can start to unwind and clarify how we get wound up and confused/anxious in the first place.

I have received a graduate certificate in Holistic Health from Saint Catherine University and have completed a Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional training

Holistic therapy is a blend of top-down and bottom-up therapies. Therapy with us is not a one-size-fits-all formula. Instead, we collaborate with our clients to create a holistic treatment plan that utilizes their strengths, is person-centered and affirming, and meets each person where they are. This means we offer tools to help clients cope with their bodily experiences of anxiety or trauma AND skills to begin to think and feel differently about experiences, emotions, themselves, and others.

In having a holistic approach I acknowledge that people have a whole environment of different factors, some helpful and some harmful.

I believe in treating people in a holistic fashion focusing on emotional/mental health, physical health, and spiritual health. Spiritual health doesn't necessarily mean religion, it is just those things that feed who we are as a person. I do believe that all three spheres of health affect each other, and there is research to support this.

I believe in a holistic approach connecting the mind, body, and spirit to find balance and calm. Using mindfulness and integrative therapeutic practices to work through the various emotions, thoughts, and feelings that may arise in a session. I focus on mind-body integration to help you stay present and grounded, with breathwork and gentle movements.

In working with my clients, I recognize the importance of compassionately and mindfully addressing the physical, spiritual, psychological, and emotional components of their experience in order to have a whole person understanding of their issue. The way I employ holistic therapy can help you learn how to regulate your nervous system, remember who you are and why you are here by embodying your present experience, and master ridding the waves of change and transformation.

Using spiritual belief systems and rituals as a part of therapy (fully dependent on client belief systems)