Gretchen Nelson (She/her)

Are you struggling with parent guilt, feeling overwhelmed, or hopeless? Maybe you've tried other parenting strategies and only found mild improvements. I support you, your child & family's wellbeing from the inside out. This means we will not only look at parenting styles, communication, and routines but consider additional factors: such as sleep habits, nutrition, stress & hormones, self-esteem, identity, & resiliency so that we can get to the root cause of the challenges.

Specializing in perinatal mental health is such an honor for me and it would be such a blessing to get to support you during this vulnerable time. I tend to think of it as not only supporting two generations at the same time, but the work has an impact on your family's future generations as well. Pregnancy and the year postpartum can be a beautiful & extremely stressful time for many women. It's a time when our past areas of difficulty are often exacerbated. But it doesn't have to be that hard.

If you have or you suspect you, your child or partner has ADHD, you are in the right place. Having ADHD, myself, I've spent the last 13 years or so dedicating my career to learning how to support clients who are also impacted by ADHD. The emotional toll living 24-7 with ADHD can be exhausting! Especially since we largely still live in a neurotypical world. Supporting other ADHDer's is one of the few things that I'm actually really good at it & I would absolutely love to work with you.

Holistic therapy can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. The way I use a holistic approach is by understanding that the body, mind, gut, and soul are all connected. By understanding how these systems communicate, protect us, and work together to heal us creates faster & longer lasting change. I take this approach because I have seen in my own life when we are only focusing on one area, we are not seeing the whole picture.

I believe in the power of our thoughts as a means that can either manifest our goals or to keep us stuck. By learning the pattern & function of our thoughts and feelings we can know where and how to challenge areas that are holding us back. Think of it this way, remember a time when you faked being sick to get out of something and after having to tell school, work, or someone you actually did start feeling sick. Our thoughts and feelings have a huge impact over how we feel and behave.

EMDR is amazing! When I went through the training the first whole day, I was very skeptical of the idea behind moving fingers back and forth to support healing trauma. However, after the second day when we had to experience it ourselves, I couldn't believe how effective it was. After learning more behind the why and how it works, it really makes sense. To learn more: https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/

I believe in the power of our thoughts as a means that can either manifest our goals or to keep us stuck. By learning the pattern & function of our thoughts and feelings we can know where and how to challenge areas that are holding us back. Think of it this way, remember a time when you faked being sick to get out of something and after having to tell school, work, or someone you actually did start feeling sick. Our thoughts and feelings have a huge impact over how we feel and behave.

I believe in the power of our thoughts as a means that can either manifest our goals or to keep us stuck. By learning the pattern & function of our thoughts and feelings we can know where and how to challenge areas that are holding us back. Think of it this way, remember a time when you faked being sick to get out of something and after having to tell school, work, or someone you actually did start feeling sick. Our thoughts and feelings have a huge impact over how we feel and behave.

EMDR is amazing! When I went through the training the first whole day, I was very skeptical of the idea behind moving fingers back and forth to support healing trauma. However, after the second day when we had to experience it ourselves, I couldn't believe how effective it was. After learning more behind the why and how it works, it really makes sense. To learn more: https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/