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GRIEF ISN"T RESERVED FOR DEATH

                                 It's what any ending leaves behind.

A marriage. A body you used to trust. A role you played for twenty years. A future you were counting on. Every transition — chosen or not — closes a door on some version of your life. That's grief too, even when nobody sends a card for it.

Whatever brought you here — disenfranchised grief, ambiguous loss, a life transition, caregiving, or something that doesn't have a name yet — here's how we can work together.

The Approach

Two Worlds. One Healing.

My work lives at the intersection of clinical knowledge and indigenous wisdom. You don't have to choose between them -and neither do I. 

I meet you for who you are, and where you are. 

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Where to Begin?

Each of these offerings can be used individually or woven together as part of a longer healing journey. Let's find out what feels right for you in the here and now.  

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EVIDENCE-INFORMED

Cognitive Behavioral Health Coaching

Cognitive-behavioral tools tailored specifically to chronic illness, hormonal shifts, anxiety and the weight of living in a body that feels unpredictable. 

 

Through a holistic approach, we explore the connection between your mindset and behaviors, guiding you toward healthier patterns and a more fulfilling life.

 

Our sessions provide a safe space to uncover limiting beliefs, develop effective coping strategies, and embrace positive change. Together, we will cultivate resilience and clarity, allowing you to in every aspect of your life.

Personalized CBT Coaching Can Help with Goals Related to:

  • Pain Management

  • Chronic Illness

  • Life Changes

  • Grief

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Stress

  • Self-Esteem

$120 | Per Hour

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Midlife & Menopause Support

Menopause isn't a malfunction. It's a rite of passage — and it deserves more than a symptom checklist.

Whether you're in perimenopause, deep in the thick of it, or on the other side wondering who you've become, this is a space to make sense of the physical, emotional, and identity shifts happening all at once — the hot flashes and the hormone questions, yes, but also the grief of a body and a life stage that used to feel familiar.

Drawing on integrative menopause training alongside nervous system and CBT-based tools, we look at what's happening in your body without losing sight of what's happening in your life: role changes, relationships, sense of self, and what you want this next chapter to be.

This work can help with:

  • Mood shifts, anxiety, or irritability tied to hormonal change

  • Sleep disruption and brain fog

  • Grieving fertility, youth, or an old sense of self

  • Making empowered decisions about your care and your next chapter

Prefer a group setting? Ask about the Menopause Rising Group, an ongoing educational and empowerment group reframing menopause as a rite of passage rather than something to simply survive.

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Meditation & Mindfulness

Take a deep breath and imagine having a space that’s entirely yours—a time to pause, reset, and build a stronger connection with yourself.

 

My 1:1 meditation and mindfulness sessions are designed to guide you step by step in developing tools to manage stress, quiet the mind, and live more intentionally. 

Whether you’re completely new to meditation or want to deepen your practice, I’ll meet you exactly where you are. Together, we’ll work on practical techniques tailored to your needs, helping you navigate life’s challenges with more clarity, calm, and confidence. 

 

These sessions are interactive and personalized, allowing you to ask questions, share your goals, and grow at your own pace. You’ll gain practical strategies to bring mindfulness into your daily routine—whether that’s during work, family time, or moments of reflection. 

This is about creating lasting habits, not quick fixes. By the end of our time together, you’ll feel equipped to embrace mindfulness as a meaningful part of your life. Let’s work together to help you feel more balanced, focused, and present every day.

$275 for 3 Sessions

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NERVOUS SYSTEM PSYCHOEDUCATION

Welcome to a new approach in counseling, where understanding your whole self begins with your nervous system.

 

Through specialized psychoeducation, I guide you in uncovering the profound connection between your autonomic nervous system and your emotional well-being.

 

Together, we’ll explore how everyday stress, unresolved trauma, and the pace of modern life shape your inner landscape—often without you realizing it.

 

These sessions are designed to empower you with practical knowledge and compassionate insight, helping you make sense of your body’s responses and cultivate a greater sense of calm, resilience, and self-compassion as you move forward on your healing journey.

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Caregiving & Chronic Illness Support

You're still showing up — you just haven't had anywhere to put down what that's costing you.

Whether you're caring for someone whose memory or personality has changed, managing your own chronic illness, or holding a household together through a health crisis that has no clear endpoint, this work makes room for a loss that doesn't get a funeral: the loss of ease, of certainty, of the person or the life you had before.

This can help if you're navigating:

  • Caregiving for a loved one with dementia, cognitive decline, or a changed personality

  • Your own chronic illness or pain management

  • Caregiver fatigue or burnout with no clear finish line

  • Grief that has nowhere to go because you're still in the middle of it

This work draws on CBT-based coping strategies, nervous system psychoeducation, and — when it's needed — the ceremonial and ancestral tools for the parts of this that talk therapy alone doesn't reach.

Prefer a group setting? Ask about the Pain Management Support Group, an ongoing group for people navigating chronic pain and its ripple effects.

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ENERGY HEALING SERVICES

Traditional  energy healing practices offer powerful tools for tapping into the subconscious, helping to identify and release stagnation in the body that can lead to physical and/or emotional blockages. Through practices such as meditation, breathwork, and shamanic journeying, individuals can reconnect with their inner selves and promote holistic healing.

Click the button below to explore Energy Healing Services.

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LIMBIC SYSTEM & ADRENAL FATIGUE RESET

If you've been running on empty for so long that "tired" stopped feeling like the right word — this is for you.

Chronic stress and unresolved grief don't just live in your thoughts; they live in your nervous system.

 

Over time, a limbic system stuck in survival mode and an adrenal system running on fumes can show up as persistent fatigue, brain fog, disrupted sleep, and a body that never quite feels like it's off duty.

The Limbic System & Adrenal Fatigue Reset is a focused, structured program combining nervous system psychoeducation with practical, evidence-informed strategies to help you regulate cortisol patterns, rebuild your capacity, and come back online — not by pushing harder, but by finally letting your body stand down.

This reset is designed for you if:

  • You're exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix

  • Your brain feels foggy, scattered, or "not quite you"

  • You're managing grief, chronic illness, or long-term stress with no end date

  • You've been told your labs are "normal" but you don't feel normal

Full program details and enrollment are coming soon. In the meantime, reach out to be added to the interest list.

JOIN THE INTEREST LIST (swap in a real link once the program page is live — for now this points to Contact)

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1:1 Ceremonial Sessions

Grief Tending

Grief doesn't only need to be talked through. Sometimes it needs to be tended — held in ceremony, offered somewhere, given a form it doesn't have words for yet.

As a recognized Mesa Carrier in the Andean healing tradition, I offer private grief tending sessions that draw on ancestral and ceremonial practices alongside clinical understanding — for the losses that don't fit neatly into a session of talk therapy alone. This might look like a despacho — a ceremonial offering built around what you're releasing, honoring, or grieving — ancestral healing work, or a session designed specifically around the shape of your loss.

This isn't a replacement for grief counseling; it's a companion to it, for when your grief is asking for something beyond words.

Grief tending can be a fit for:

  • Death loss, at any distance from the event

  • Ancestral or inherited grief

  • Marking a loss with ceremony when there was no funeral, ritual, or closure

  • Complicated, delayed, or "still affecting you" grief

  • Anyone whose spiritual or cultural framework wants a ritual container, not just a conversation

These sessions are held individually and shaped around what you're carrying — no ritual is prescribed for you; we build the ceremony your grief is asking for.

FOR MIND/BODY WELLBEING

HOLISTIC MEDICINE

Scientifically-informed approaches to bio-hack cellular change — supporting challenges associated with anxiety, low energy, depression, lack of desire, brain fog, and sleeplessness.

  • Exomind – BTL

  • Emsella – BTL

  • Hormone replacement therapy

  • Peptides & IV nutrients

Partnered with Longevity Med Spa

EXPLORE (this currently links to Energy Healing — worth pointing to a Holistic Medicine page once one exists)

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Psychedelic Integration Coaching 

Navigating the world of psychedelics for health, wellbeing, or spiritual growth can be profound, but it’s not always easy to do (especially if alone or within the parameters of a traditional physician's office). 

 

My psychedelic integration coaching offers a warm, judgment-free space where you can feel supported every step of the way—whether you’re preparing for a journey, in the midst of one, or processing the experience afterward.

 

Together, we’ll explore how to safely engage and translate the insights gained during your experience into meaningful, positive changes in your daily life. My approach is compassionate, grounded, and tailored to your unique needs, ensuring you feel heard, understood, and empowered throughout your journey.​

$120 per hour

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SELF EMPOWERMENT GROUPS

You weren't meant to carry this by yourself — and you don't have to hand it to just anyone, either.

Self-Empowerment Groups are small, psychoeducational circles where you learn real tools alongside people who are further down a similar road. Not a support group where everyone takes turns venting.

 

A working group, where insight and connection build on each other week to week.

Each group is built around a specific season or struggle — grief, pain management, menopause, caregiving fatigue — so the people around the table actually understand what you're carrying, without you having to explain it from scratch.

What you can expect:

  • A small, consistent group (not a revolving door of strangers)

  • Structured psychoeducation paired with open discussion

  • Practical tools you can use the same week you learn them

  • A community that keeps showing up for each other between sessions

Groups are launching soon. Join the waitlist to be the first to know when registration opens.

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“No Part of You is Broken. These parts of you are asking to be heard, to be held, and to be brought home to Yourself. "

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You don't need to have it all figured out to reach out. 

Whether you're seeking in-person sessions in Oklahoma City or virtual services from anywhere the world, I am here to help.

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I respectfully acknowledge the land on which I live and primarily work is the historical territory of Wichita, Comanche, Osage, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Arapaho, Tonkawa and Shawnee Nations. I also honor and give thanks to my indigenous Celtic and Cherokee ancestors, whose wisdom and medicine I am here to remember and carry.

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