When I began my work as a therapist more than 25 years ago, I believed what I had been taught—that healing began by understanding our thoughts and changing the patterns that no longer served us. I still believe that's true. But over the years, both through my clients and my own life, I came to understand that insight alone isn't always enough. We can know why we feel anxious, stuck, or disconnected and still find ourselves repeating the same patterns. Real healing asks more of us. It asks us to slow down. To listen to the wisdom of the body. To reconnect with ourselves, our relationships, and the natural world. It asks us to move beyond simply understanding our lives and begin living them differently. My counseling practice is grounded in evidence-based psychotherapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and mind-body approaches. Together, we'll create practical tools for change while honoring the whole person—not just the thinking mind. Shamanic Counseling can be integrated into psychotherapy, offering additional ways to explore emotional patterns, life transitions, spirituality, personal meaning, and embodied experience. For some, we may begin here, weaving shamanic practices into the counseling process from the start. For others, it may become a next step after traditional psychotherapy—a deeper, more experiential way of continuing their healing journey.