About Me
I earned my doctoral degree in 2012 from the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, and went on to earn my Reiki Master Teacher certification in 2019. I combine principles of psychology and energy healing in all of my work, with the goal of empowering clients to activate their own innate healing abilities. When our healing goal spans beyond symptom relief and encompasses energetic balance, we are able to live fuller, more radiant lives. Prior to working in private practice, I worked in the educational system, as well as in business management. I have always integrated concepts of empowerment and transformation in my work.
I am a mother of 2 amazing children, but found it difficult to balance my professional identity along with motherhood. Compounded with other life losses, I found myself struggling and ultimately experienced a spiritual awakening, which continued to unfold over the course of years. This transformation caused me to see the world through an entirely different lens, which in itself can be very beautiful, illuminating and freeing. But it was also very uncomfortable. Transformation can be painful. Through experience, I learned that with each hurdle we overcome, with each step of growth, we also feel more aligned with who we are. There is such a sense of confidence and trust that comes through with doing this work.
I am a wife to a loving and wise, spiritually awakened man, who is my emotional constant. Marriage can be challenging, but I believe that we grow in the context of relationships. Relationships help us to know ourselves more deeply, and we have the choice to evolve based on what we see, or to stay stuck and clouded. His pure love encourages me to stand in my truth, which allows me to dive deeper into the depths of us. Our marriage itself has been a transformation, which has catapulted beautiful transformations within each of us. Through the safety of his love, I have found immense freedom, intimacy, and abundance.
I live my life in complete awe as I am amazed to see how moments in life unfold around me so miraculously. I know that as we work through the blocks inside of us, we step more fully into our paths. There is more abundance, love, and joy when we can shift into our truth. I know there are ups and downs in life, and I trust them. I am on a lifelong journey of embracing the truth of who I am and serving others, as I share the modalities that have worked for me, with my clients.
About My Logo
This logo is like a window to my soul. It is deeply meaningful to me. At the start of my energy healing journey, the root chakra was very important to me. I struggled to energetically maintain activation there, as I was programmed to be extremely responsive to my environment and to react to the chaos. A sense of calm, groundedness, and equanimity was not something I was familiar with. A balanced root chakra became my mission for quite some time. I would be able to achieve it when in nature, but once I resumed my daily activities it was gone, at least at first. Day by day, with more and more Reiki, I managed to have a balanced root chakra, and also no longer experienced pain in my feet and legs. After this, I felt my spiritual world open up. I became much more intuitive. It turned out that I needed to root into the Earth, in order to bloom. The lotus grows out of the mud, symbolizing the importance of the Earth, but also the struggle. The lotus also represents the Crown Chakra, which is our connection to our divinity. I am the lotus. You are the lotus. We all are the lotus.
I love how in this design the center of the lotus is comprised of a tear drop. For me that symbolizes the pain of transformation. It is hard!! Once we see the world differently, we see how we want to shift our lives. With that, comes the pain of resistance within ourselves and around us. I embrace all the pieces of transformation…the light and the dark. The tears of pain, will transform into the light of clarity, and fire of power. I am with you for this ride.
The spiral is a huge part of my spirituality. There are three layers of this. First, it represents the spiral of transformation which is how we learn the same lessons over and over again with a slightly elevated perspective as we evolve emotionally and spiritually. Secondly, it represents the Spiral Goddess. Her hands are in the air in celebration when life is good. Her hands are in the air in surrender when life is challenging. She embraces the flow to life. A big part of my journey has been releasing control and resistance. If you know me, you know I am constantly throwing my hands in the air “Spiral Goddess-style.” When we stop pushing and forcing, life flows and unfolds for us. It’s miraculous. Thirdly, the spiral represents the intelligence in nature…the hurricane, the snail, water going down a drain, chakras, our fingerprints, galaxies. It is cosmic thought, it is God, it is the intelligence that connects us all.
The colors of this logo are for the people who have most greatly influenced me and the lessons they taught me. It’s about knowing that I am worthy. I am deeply thankful for the beautiful connections with people who see me as I am, and know that love is limitless and life’s purpose is joy.
I hope that this logo resonates with you in some way too. It’s an expression of who I am and my love for this journey of life.
If you want to hear more about chakras and lotus energy, listen to the Guided Meditation, “Journey Through the Chakras.”