"When I first started studying nutritional therapy eleven years ago, doctors and healthcare practitioners on two continents were unable to help me heal..."

I took that as an invitation to become curious about the deeper reasons why I was unwell. 

This led me on a decade-plus journey; spanning countries, cultures, and disciplines.

My healing ultimately came from inside me.

My illness was my undoing and my initiation.

 As a nutritional therapist and nutrigenomic counselor in private practice in the Washington, D.C. area, I gained years of intensive clinical experience supporting individuals with autoimmune diseases, allergies, cancers, hormonal imbalance, and biotoxin illnesses; the diseases of modern life and excessive stress. 

I began to see a pattern, that damage to the nervous system from traumatic experiences could deeply impact the ability to heal.

The integration of mindful body awareness strategies and psychedelic therapy proved to be powerful tools for deep and lasting personal growth and change for others and myself. 

As the world moves rapidly towards a mental health landscape in which psychedelic therapy is an active part of the clinical discourse, I have actively sought out mentorship and collaboration with respected thinkers and healers in the field.

I have also intensively studied with a Yaqui indigenous medicine person, which shifted my understanding of what was possible for human healing.

My training includes: 

• CMED Institute, Sacred Contracts Jungian Archetypal Psychology workshops, archetypal consultant education, 2012-2015 
• Epigenetics and Nutrigenomics, Functional Nutritional Therapy (CPD, NTP, MA), London, U.K. 2013-2016
• Western herbalism (CPD) 2015, London, U.K.
• Certified Reiki Master (CRMT) 2016-2017, MD
• NES MiHealth Certified Practitioner Training in the MiHealth PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field) Bioenergetic medical device treatment and administration. TN, 2017 
• The Brain: Nutritional Perspectives & Considerations, Biotics Research Professional Seminars, MD, 2017. 
• Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program created by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, Washington, D.C., 2018. 
• NCBIAM Clinicians Course, Strategies For Working With Clinical Anxiety, Washington, D.C., 2018. 
• Mastering Functional Blood Chemistry, Apex Energetics Professional Seminars MD, 2018 
• The Neuroendocrine Immunology of Environmental Triggers, Apex Energetics Professional Seminars, MD, 2018 
• Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) certifications for PTSD
• Healing, Safety & Transformation with Psychedelics: A 6-month mentorship intensive with Micah Stover, a trauma therapist, and psychedelic guide, integrating the MAPS protocol with Mexican indigenous practices, 2022
• Mentorship with Panamanian indigenous healers on tropical herbalism and non-psychedelic plant medicines, Bocas del Toro, 2022
• The Shalem Institute Spiritual Guidance Program, continuing education for pastoral counselors, clergy & mental health care providers with resources and experiential support, Washington, D.C. 2018-2019
• MAPS Psychedelic Fundamentals, 2023
• IFS Immersion: Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) Across Clinical Applications, 2023
• CYBIN’s EMBARK, an open-source, patient-centered psychedelic facilitator training, USA, 2023
• Somatic Experiencing (SE International), Early 2024 
• Apprenticeship with the Yaqui teacher and indigenous wisdom advocate, Lench Archuleta of Windspirit Teachings, Arizona, 2010-2023 

My work has been influenced by many disciplines including:

• Traditional Chinese Medicine and the body’s energy meridians
• The Eastern chakra system
• Eastern meditative practices, including work with Tara Brach's Insight Meditation Society 
• Holotropic Breathwork and the work of Stanislav Graf
• Self-acupressure and bodywork techniques such as Therapeutic Tremmoring, EFT/Tapping, and EMDR
• Breathwork practices including the Wim Hoff Method
• Family Constellations/ Constelaciones Familiares healing approach
• Traditional Central and South American plant medicines
• Cannabis medicine and education, as the director of education and outreach for a large, US-based medical cannabis company
• Interpersonal and Jungian psychology and the work of Caroline Myss (CMED)
• The work of Gabor Maté and Brené Brown

Be Balanced: Understand Your Body 

Epigenetics shows us that our genes are not prescriptive, telling us how we necessarily have to or will be, but descriptive, meaning they tell us a story about what our bodies have experienced.

What we eat, drink, breathe, feel, think and do all have the power to shift our genes & our reality.

In my clinical work, I use nutritional therapy, or food as healing tool, in conjunction with other awareness practices to heal the body from the inside out.

Our work together focuses on adrenal and amygdala function, which are some of the main biological regulators of addiction and other negative habituated behaviors such as stress eating or compulsive work patterns.

These organs are so relevant to the healing or balance of almost any condition. 

The Mind|Body Therapy™️ approach supports the healing of imbalance at the genetic and cellular levels.

Be Embodied: Heal the Nervous System with Neuroplasticity & Ceremony

So many of the individuals I have worked with over the years come to alternative therapies after trying lots of different things.

They have typically seen multiple practitioners and tried more than one diet, medicine or approach. 

Even if someone eats the perfect diet, engages in a great exercise or movement plan, leverages shadow and growth work, goes to therapy, takes medication, and gets enough sleep...

They may still struggle to open to the deeper healing they crave to feel more safe and connected to themselves and others.

This is where healing the nervous system becomes essential, as it regulates the way we manage stress, how perceive the world, and even our immune system function.

The body cannot change its state from imbalanced to balanced if its nervous system is programmed to be in a state of stress. 

Using ancestral and psychedelic medicines and teaching tools can allow people who are in states of chronic inflammation and disease related to stress, C/PTSD, substance use disorders, and healing from traumas and relational wounds to access a profound nervous system reset within the appropriate container.

Be Integrated: Bringing It All Together

There is not a singular healing program for everyone. 

Self-care is more than just bubble baths and knowing when to take a mental health day, it's about creating a life that you don’t have to escape from.  

As an epigenetic nutritional therapist, mindfulness teacher, and psychedelic guide, my main practice segment for the last 10 years has been helping people to manage psychoneuroendocrinogical imbalances from a holistic perspective. 

This means: I help individuals understand how their nervous system health and past traumas affect their brain, their hormonal balance, and their ability to feel vital and balanced in life.

It is important to look at the nervous system in conjunction with endocrine, digestive, and detoxification systems, etc., to deeply heal. We are systemic beings, who operate best when we look at the whole, not just parts.

This is part of what makes  Mind|Body Therapy™️ unique. 

Most psychedelic and plant medicine practitioners focus on psychedelic mental and emotional work and neglect physical health features like nutrition, genetics, and immune health. 

But when it comes to integrating the transformational healing that comes from psychedelic work, a solid foundation of physical health is the proper ground to stand on.