ABOUT ME

My healing approach comes from my own struggles for wellness. It was a health crisis that brought me to my own deep psychological healing and inspired me to help others do the same. Finding very little relief in western allopathic medicine, I set out to find a way to understand and heal my own body-mind complex.

Psychology has underscored all of my work in adult life, as a teacher, artist, and life coach. From these three processes, I have gained most of my insights. From my art practice, I learned how to hold strong a vision, invent something from nothing, and recruit the help of others in the service of an idea. From my work as an educator and life coach, I gained an understanding of the emotional and psychological barriers to achievement and how to hold space for others.

When I began to understand the human energy system, I felt the pieces coalesce into a complete system that addresses the human condition from the ground up.  After studying several modalities of energy healing, I focused primarily on shamanic approaches and worked with altered states of consciousness in hypnotherapy and breath work.  I also furthered my study of the mind-body connection in somatic psychology and therapeutic creativity.

I have developed a curriculum in several mind- body modalities and it is my mission to combine my experience in education and invention with a deep understanding of these healing modalities.  My practice is a place of research and teaching the most useful techniques in human potential development.   I have been a self-employed educational consultant since 2002, developing several unique programs including creative and academic writing, arts and healing, voice and movement workshops, hypnosis and NLP, and offering support for both individuals and groups. Over the course of my teaching career, I have worked over 24,000 contact hours with over 6,000 clients across three continents with various populations from Adult Business English in Cairo to experimental theater in Miami and from special needs children in public school  to adults in Hospice care.  I am deeply grateful for the breadth of these experiences, yet it was  the incredible healing crisis that was my life for six years, where I learned to view myself and others with a compassion that fuels the purpose of my work.

 I currently reside on Biscayne Bay in Miami, FL, and spend most days working on my manuscripts, my art, my continuing studies, and my great big wonderful gift of a life. I am eager to help you find yours.

Education

BARRY UNIVERSITY; MIAMI, FL

Master of Social Work, 2020

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY; MIAMI, FL

Master of Fine Arts, 2010

THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO; CHICAGO, IL

Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1999

Additional Training

Life Coach Training Programs:  Ericksonian, Martha Beck, Wellness Institute
Transpersonal Coaching

Psychology Training:  Wellness Institute Hypnotherapy and Psychodrama, EMDR, Trauma- Focused CBT, Children’s Mental Health; ADHD and Executive Function Training

Energy Medicine:  Body Talk, Psych-K, Sound Healing,Biodynamic Breathwork, Four Winds Society

Expressive Arts:  Tamalpa Institute, Expressive Art Institute Training, Meredith Monk Vocal Workshop, Rasa Boxes Training Intensive, Butoh Dance, The Field: Facilitator

Mind-Body and Movement Training:  Feldenkrais Movement

Current Training

Expressive Arts Therapy: El Colectivo Macando, Tamalpa Institute, Expressive Arts Florida

Energy Work: Ancestral Lineage Healing, Heart-Sync Ministries

I also work with children via morethanascoreconsulting.com