People ask me this a lot. So I've posted this so that you can know a bit about me. There's a "Short Version," to give you some idea. If you want to know more, check out the "Long Version".

The Short Version

The simplest way I can describe how I came to do this work is that this kind of work worked for me when nothing else did.  I had suffered with a lot of physical and emotional pain. I discovered that energy healing really helped me. And in the process of healing mysef, I also discovered I had a lot of natural healing ability I had forgotten about. And so, once I was ready, I dusted these skills off, honed them a bit, and now I offer myself as a channel to help others.

Years ago, I had struggled with anxiety and physical pain in my upper body.  I couldn't move my head without sharp pain. I couldn't even wiggle my fingers without my whole body hurting. Emotionally, I lived in a constant state of stress, loneliness and confusion.   

I tried a few things, including medications and muscle relaxants. But nothing really worked.  Someone suggested I try antidepressants, but I rejected that idea. 

One day I met a spiritual healer. Even though I thought it was crazy, I decided to give her a try. I had never heard of things like Reiki, shamanic energy work or clearing of energetic trauma. And frankly, I didn't want to know. I just wanted to feel better.

To my surprise, I began to feel a positive shift almost immediately. The pain started to lift from my body. But even more surprisingly, I started to feel a part of me I had all but forgotten about. It was the part of me that remembered certain things from childhood. Like how, as a child, I knew how to move energy with my hands. Or how I would hear things no one else could hear, or know things I had no way of knowing. I eventually realized that I had shut down such an important  part of me, in order to "fit in", that that was what probably caused my depression to begin with. 

I took a few classes on energy, including Reiki and other more tools. It wasn't really about learning as much as remembering what I had known as a child. And then people started showing up for help. So I started working with them to help them.

And now, here I am.  I am very good at helping people with anxiety and stress-related physical issues because I was once there myself. I understand feeling "stuck" and lost inside. And now I offer what helped for me to other people.

Well, that's it for the "Short Version". If you want to hear more about how it all unfolded, (and how I kicked and screamed the whole way),  grab some coffee and click here for the "Long Version".

My Training and the Technical Stuff

I've studied with several of the top pioneers in the field of energy healing, including Rosalyn Bruyere, Richard Bartlett and Donna Eden. I have a certification in energy medicine from a three-year professional program at the Whitewinds Institute. I've also studied many other energy healing modalities, including Matrix Energetics, advanced EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), sound shamanism, cranio sacral therapy, Reiki and qi gong.

Sometimes you'll hear me as a contributor on radio shows discussing energy healing and spiritual development. I was the founding editor for the Energy Medicine section of  allthingshealing.com.

I have an office in the Atlanta metro area and another one in the office of Dr. Christine Gustafson at Alpharetta Integrative Medicine, where my work is part of an offering of integrative healthcare.

I have a B.A. in Economics and an M.S. in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin. I'm an active musician and I participate in the Atlanta dance and music scene. I live with my family outside of Atlanta.