ho·lis·tic /hōˈlistik/ ADJECTIVE

Treating someone like the unique & complex individual they are.  

 Frustrated with the traditional model of health care? 

You know, where you get divided into little parts, passed around from one doctor's office to another, shlepping all over town until you end up tired, frustrated and scouring the internet until 3am trying to help yourself since no one else has? Paging Dr. Google, anyone? This is crazy-making, am I right?

 I specialize in holistic mental health care. 

That means that when we work together, we're going to explore your health as a whole. Every part of your life affects the other, so while we're talking about mental health, we're also talking about your physical, emotional, and spiritual health as well. It all fits together!

 So yeah, you could say I'm outside the "norm."  

To some, my array of specialties may look like a patchwork quilt. But what says comfort like a cozy blanket, you know what I mean? I've decided to turn my years of learning into a website where you can learn and feel empowered again. Despite the licenses and professional memberships and associations to which I belong, these days I work now as a wellness coach.* This allows me to help more people, which for me is livin' the dream.

When it comes to modern medicine I do not subscribe to an "Us" vs. "Them" mentality. I believe it plays a vital, often life-saving, role in our society, which is why I encourage everyone I work with to maintain a relationship with their medical doctor.

That said, I also think that Chinese Medicine and other natural options wouldn't have survived for thousands of years if it were a placebo. I am grateful to live in a time where my family has access to the benefits of western and eastern medicine, pastoral counseling, and modern techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Neurolinguistic Programming. 

My professional experience has shown me that people tend to do the best when holistic and allopathic practitioners play nicely together in the sandbox.