About Me
It has been a long road to get to where I am today. For a lot of my life I lived from the story of my trauma and insecure beliefs. Without fully realizing it, these old neural pathways in my brain and patterns in my nervous system kept me spinning. Working in jobs I liked, but left me unfulfilled and struggling to pay my bills, bouncing from relationship to relationship, chronically unexpressed emotions that caused physical illness and addictive behaviors. Deep down I knew I wasn't living my highest truth. I knew I was destined for more, and I knew there must be a better way.
When I found therapy, mindfulness meditation, dance practices, energy and body work, nervous system re-patterning, attachment theory, and learned about the power of my thoughts, change did NOT come easy at first. In fact, it took me many years to powerfully access my intuition, learn the tools to live a spiritually aligned life, gain the confidence, clarity and right mindset to realize what my heart really desired. Although at times I felt like giving up on learning these tools and practices, I am glad I persisted because the results have been so EMPOWERING.
I built a successful massage therapy business in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Instinctually I understood we are not just in a body, but a complex mix of physical, mental, emotional, and spirit. This inquiry lead me to graduate school at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado for a Masters Degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and from there, a career as a Licensed Professional Counselor for14 years and counting. Nearly 10 of those years were spent in the addiction recovery field as counselor, group facilitator, education, and providing supervision for counseling licensure candidates. Thereafter, I endeavored on the journey of a lifetime and became the mother of two children.
In 2017 my therapy counseling practice became reinvigorated by a dream. Literally. Sitting in my hairstylist’s chair, I began to recount a dream I had the night before. Suddenly, it became clear the message in the dream was meant for her. Every detail. Every name, description, and circumstance was an accurate account of what was unfolding in her life at that time. We cried. We had chills. She received healing. It was then I began offering intuitive readings. Over the past 5 years I have woven my alchemy of training as a therapist with my intuitive gifts. The depth, texture, nuance, healing, creativity, and expansion that emerge from this radical approach to change making are indescribable.
Everyday is an opportunity to align more fully with clear purpose. Every breath, a glimpse of peace made manifest. Each of needs connection to a greater purpose to powerfully change our lives.
All perceived obstacles, trauma patterns, road blocks, memorized emotions, and challenges have the potential to open doors to your highest self. You have this POWER! This moment in your life requires great courage—to go from sleepwalking through life to living in ways you never imagined possible. I am here as tour guide for your transformation, body and spirit. Let’s go!
EDUCATION + EXPERIENCE
In 2007 I earned my Masters degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University. I worked for several years in the addiction recovery field as a Licensed Professional Counselor and trainer for professionals throughout Colorado focusing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention.
MY APPROACH
I have a welcoming, warmhearted approach. My style of accessing intuitive wisdom is simultaneously disarming and direct. Work with me is potent and effective and maximizes the cost-benefit of your investment. Sessions take place in-person and remotely from around the world via Zoom. Still on the fence? Please schedule a free consultation. I am happy to answer any questions you may have!
inspiration
rECOMMENDED READING FROM TEACHERS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED MY WORK
Tosha Silver is an articulate writer and the author of Outrageous Openness and Change Me Prayers. She lives near San Francisco, where she runs an online school called “Living Outrageous Openness," ongoing support to those who truly want to live these beautiful, ancient practices.
Laura Weaver is poet, author, freelance writer and editor, teacher, facilitator, journey guide, personal and organizational consultant, healer, mother of two adult children, and lover of the wilds. She is the author of the poetry collection LUMINOUS: Poems & Inquiry for the Soul's Journey (2018)--a collection of 44 poems and reflection questions, the co-author of the book for educators The Five Dimensions of Engaged Teaching (Solution Tree 2013), and the co-author of numerous curricula for the transitions years.
Toko-pa Turner is a writer, poet, and dreamer. Blending the mystical tradition of Sufism with a Jungian approach to dreamwork, in 2001 she went rogue and founded the Dream School. She began to teach and support others with their dreams in her private practice. She has grown a network of more than a hundred thousand dreamers all over the world.
Pixie Lighthorse is a shamanic practitioner and the writer of the Prayers of Honoring series, written to restore bonds between people and nature while healing interior patterning and spiritual/religious trauma. In 2019, I wrote Goldmining the Shadows: Honoring the Medicine of Wounds, the companion to my 2017 book, Boundaries & Protection: Honoring Self, Honoring Others.
Dr. Stan Tatkin has is a master therapist specializing in working with couples. He is a teacher, clinician, researcher, and developer of the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy® (PACT). Dr. Tatkin has written one of my all time favorite books Wired For Love.
Bill Plotkin founder of Colorado's Animas Valley Institute, is a depth psychologist, wilderness-based soul guide, and agent of cultural evolution. Author of Soulcraft, Nature and the Human Soul, and Wild Mind, he has guided thousands of people through initiatory passages in the underworld of soul.
Gabby Bernstein is a spiritual teacher and author of numerous spiritual books, a dynamic speaker, and offers many incredible resources to jump start one’s spiritual journey.