I am a Christian Embodiment Guide. I uniquely integrate my skills as a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (body-centered counselor) and a Christ-Centered Energy Medicine Practitioner.

 

Since 1995, I have worked as a Dance/Movement Therapist with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults within various clinical and wellness settings. I have facilitated Dance/Movement Therapy at in-patient and out-patient mental health, family grief support, cancer wellness, church, senior living, and special education facilities. However, my heart has been nudging me to expand my work and help women integrate their body, mind, spirit, and faith.  

 

Creating Bodyful Connections is a dream that has been germinating deep within me for a very long time. It synthesizes my passion for Creative Arts Therapy, science, mindfulness, energy medicine, and Christian mysticism. All the lessons I have learned as a student, friend, daughter, wife, mother, counselor, and Christian have all played an integral role in creating these programs and practices. 

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Through many of my struggles in life, my love for the arts, nature, and faith has always been instrumental in helping me flow into a deep sense of well-being. I have become more grounded, open-hearted, and aware through integrating my body, mind, spirit, and faith. I have found that living a "Bodyful" life takes practice, and I am passionate about helping women open the gift of their bodies and deepen their connection to God through their bodies. My mission is to be a gentle guide on one's journey toward healing, wholeness, and well-being and help them grow into the fullness God created them to be! Are you ready to become Bodyful, too?

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Education:

I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. I completed my Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from Columbia College Chicago in 1995. I became a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in 1997. I maintained my license until 2010 when my mothering challenges and family responsibilities made it difficult to complete my required continuing education credits for my LCPC license. However, through these hectic mothering years, my faith journey immensely deepened, and I had a strong desire to learn other body-centered healing modalities to help strengthen the well-being of my children and myself.

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Consequently, I attained my Reiki Master certification in 2010 at The Well Spirituality Center and completed an online program in Neurodevelopmental Movement from Move, Play, Thrive. I immersed myself in learning new information about the power of movement and the body/mind connection, neuroscience, attachment theory, energy medicine, mindfulness, and Christian mysticism. As I successfully integrated these new skills into my own life, I naturally included them in my clinical practice. My clinical focus naturally shifted toward wellness, hands-on healing, and spiritual growth. I genuinely love learning and see myself as a "professional student." I continually advance my clinical skills by attending workshops, lectures, and online training. I thoroughly enjoy any opportunity to lecture about Dance/Movement Therapy and body-centered practices that cultivate healing and well-being and nurture spiritual growth.