I am a holistic health & wellness practitioner, therapist and coach with more than 25 years of experience in yoga therapy and energy healing, alongside a long career as a communications consultant, project manager and writer in health care and medical science. I bring a deep appreciation and knowledge of scientific and biomedical principles to my work, enhanced by my own profound experiences of intuitive energy healing.

Spurred on by my own experience with injuries, chronic pain, workaholism, burnout, midlife divorce, and extreme physical and emotional trauma, I have dedicated countless hours over the past decade to understanding the nature of trauma and learning how to heal. Working with the nervous system to manage stress and release trauma are underlying themes in all my work.

I understand the need to approach trauma healing holistically--first by establishing safety in the physical body and nervous system, then by unwinding the physiological reactions, emotional pain, self-sabotaging behaviors and limiting beliefs that come with trauma. I apply a wide range of methods in my work with clients, to ensure that healing happens at all levels of a person’s being: physical, energetic, emotional, mental and spiritual.

While my primary focus is currently helping women flourish after the trauma of midlife divorce, I work with people of all ages and genders to assist them in healing from relationship breakdowns, trauma, abuse, addiction, codependency, anxiety, stress, depression, chronic pain, exhaustion and more.

In the past few years, I have become increasingly involved in coaching, as this is the approach that takes us beyond healing to moving forward and achieving our goals and dreams in life. I am a certified Rapid Results Life Coach, Master EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Practitioner, Reiki Master-Teacher and Integrated Energy Therapy practitioner, as well as a yoga teacher and Soul Realignment Practitioner.

Like many in the healing arts, my journey began with my own trauma, which includes many kinds of abuse, physical injuries from high-impact crashes, and the intense grief of losing my brother to H1N1, supporting my child through nearly-fatal anorexia nervosa following her best friend's death by suicide, experiencing the implosion of my 26-year marriage, and losing my home, community and many friends.

I thank my 25-year yoga practice for my resiliency in the face of unrelenting challenge, and I thank my teachers, healers, mentors, coaches and guides for the wisdom and tools they have given me to help not only myself but now others. It is my goal to provide others with insights and tools to help them learn how to stop spiralling, release trauma, find their ground, solidify their core, rebuild their health, connect with their inner being, align with their higher self, and boldly move forward into their soul's true purpose.