What is a wellness counselor? ​​​According to the National Wellness Institute (NWI), the six dimensions of wellness are: Emotional, Physical, Intellectual, Occupational, Spiritual, and Social. Wellness counselors address all six of these. They help clients cultivate self-awareness, self-regulation, curiosity, motivation, become aware of their belief systems and values, implement self-care, discover their unique qualities and strengths, and care for their interconnectedness relationally. ​​For a more in-depth look at what wellness counseling is, please feel free to read here.

What does our work together look like? ​As a wellness counselor, I address all of the above dimensions and in particular the connection between mind and body. First and foremost, I help people listen to their bodies. Everything our body does is in the aid of survival, and the patterns, behaviors, and survival mechanisms that our body adopts to keep us safe work really well, until they don't. The ways we find ourselves stuck, often started as our body trying to help us get through something that was overwhelming and/or felt unsurvivable. That is why there is never any room for shame in something our body did or does to try to help us regulate and make it through difficult things, although sometimes the impact of the those things do cause disconnect in our relationships with others. Most people come to me because they are wanting to address something that is no longer working for them, or is confusing about their relationship with their bodies, or because the overflow of that is reflecting in their relationships around them. What you are reaching out for support for will set the focus for our time and work together.​​​

Do you take insurance? ​ I do not partner with any insurance, however I do offer sliding scale rates for both students and financial need. If a sliding rate is something you need to be able to make it possible for us to work together, please know it is available for you.  I am always here to hear what would make working together doable for you. ​​An initial twenty-minute exploratory conversation is always available free of charge to answer any questions you have, and for us to get a sense of whether we are a good fit for working together. Please feel free to reach out and schedule that here.