It’s our nature to get along.
I am a pioneer spirit, sharing as an author, horsewoman, educator, and somatic therapist. I support and guide those who seek to shift into flow from stuck patterns rooted in survival strategies from earlier life. I help people navigate the internalized landscapes of their relationships with themselves and other beings. As a multi-faceted trauma survivor, I embrace grief and resilience, seeking to make meaning of life and bring light to both living and dying.
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I have volunteered extensively to assist Somatic Experiencing® trainings here in the US and abroad, in alignment with my valuing the importance of this body- and physiology-based work, facilitating people as they change their nervous systems, renegotiate trauma, and move into living a life more flowing with presence, confidence, and pleasure.
It is not always an easy journey but it’s doable.
I also assist EQUUSOMA® trainings, and am an approved personal session provider for both trainings at all levels, and approved consultant for EQUUSOMA® and Somatic Experiencing® at the beginning/first year level.
I started on this path over fifty years ago as a meditator on a spiritual quest, in search of embodiment and nurturing relationships. I value connection, curiosity, creativity, and playfulness. My life–both personally and professionally–is guided by a mix of Eastern and Western principles.
I live in rural Virginia with my beloved and a variety of animal friends. I enjoys all things horsey, writing, movement, and creating with colors.
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Although I am no longer offering clinical services, my experiences as a clinical social worker are part of what I offer as a coach and consultant. Below I share aspects of my clinical years, and will update these lists because I’m still taking trainings.
Professional Trainings and Modalities include:
- Somatic Experiencing®
- BASE Bodywork and Somatic Education
- Somatic Resilience and Regulation
- Transformative Touch
- EQUUSOMA®
- Brainspotting
- Equilateral: Equine Assisted EMDR Protocol
- Attachment Mastery
- EMDR
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness
Specialties include:
- Children
- Adults
- Equine-Assisted Learning and Therapy
- Falls
- Grief and Loss
- Hospice
- Death and Dying
- Medical Procedure Trauma
- Prenatal/Birth Trauma
- Developmental Trauma