Women’s Wellness Groups build community for women who are burdened heavily with care-giving in this post-pandemic era. These are the benefits of joining a Women’s Wellness Group.
EMDR Intensives for Chronic Illness-Anxiety-Addiction
Did you know that 6 out of 10 adults in the US is living with chronic illness, pain, and/or disability. In working with thousands of individuals and families experiencing chronic illness and disability over the course of my career, I have identified a common denominator and target themes for healing that have allowed my clients […]
A Culture Shift – Reducing Stigma in Texas
Stigma is defined in the Merriam Webster dictionary as “a mark of shame or discredit.” The APS Dictionary defines Stigma as “the negative social attitude attached to a characteristic of an individual that may be regarded as a mental, physical, or social deficiency. A stigma implies social disapproval and can lead unfairly to discrimination against […]
Social Anxiety Recovery Groups
Social anxiety is fear associated with connecting with people. Since the pandemic scare of 2019-2021 and the media frenzy of fear ensued, we as a collective were programmed to fear people. If you had some social anxiety to begin with, your anxiety and fear was validated and you thought, I’ve got this! I can avoid […]
Stress Resilience Mountain Meditation
Mountain Meditation
Stress Resilience Workshops: When Events Change Your Life
I am inspired in 2018 to launch Whole Wellness Stress Resilience Workshops for anyone going through something. We are all going through something or coming out of something that is life changing at any given time. I am coming out of 10 years of private practice with Whole Wellness Counseling and a massive amount of […]
Anxiety and boundaries during the holidays..
Do you get a sinking feeling in your stomach when you think about the holidays? Are there family members that push your buttons and leave you feeling emotionally drained and exhausted? Most holiday stress comes from our expectations and our relationships. Do you feel disconnected or driven to drink more than usual during the holidays. […]
Reaching our service members and Veterans
Courage to war and courage to heal are dichotomous in nature. Duality exists in nature, for light there is dark, for pain there is pleasure, there is an ebb and flow to life. It expands and contracts. Nature is a metaphor and a mirror through which life is projected. See the air cooling, the leaves […]
Building Resilience in the Information Age
How is your relationship with the news of your community, state and world? Are you anxious attached, avoidant attached, disorganized attached? What is a healthy attachment to information, social media and news? Resiliency is more important than ever. We live in a world where hearing about natural disasters is becoming common place, being displaced, […]
Finding a trauma therapist in Austin
As you know, Austin and Georgetown, are the fastest growing city in the U.S. I relocated to Austin, TX in June of 2001 from New York City just before 911. Shortly there after, I decided to go to graduate school to study PTSD in combat veterans. I am not alone in my desire […]