Luminous Hope Counseling Center

07/03/2025

In person or online

06/13/2024

You are important and you matter.
Your voice matters.
Your life matters.
Your feelings matter.
Your story matters.
Always.

11/30/2023

This offering is not therapy, however a great tool for self care.

03/02/2023

Aura Camera Experience.

Being interested in biofeedback and energy psychology led me down a path to purchase an interactive Aura Camera. I'm fascinated by alternative holistic healing tools. If you are wanting to know more about your energy and chakras and are interested in scheduling a private aura camera experience email me.

This is an interactive experience and not just a snapshot of your aura in one moment of time. It has been so fun to see how different singing bowls, crystals, breathing techniques, mantras, and meditation have impacted shifts in my aura and chakras.

These sessions are not covered by insurance and are not therapy sessions. Though we do explore self-care and how different tools impact your personal energy.

06/29/2022

Many of my clients come and see me after trying to heal their physical & mental health--without a lot of success.

And many times it is because the root-causes haven't been addressed and or they have been misdiagnosed.

As a clinician who has multiple root-cause specialties, one of them being Trauma--I look at my clients very holistically.

And I cannot even begin to tell you how many clients have been misdiagnosed with something on this list when they really have Complex PTSD or C-PTSD.

C-PTSD also shows up in your health conditions, diseases, career, relationships, finances, substance use, & every other facet of life.

Without someone even disclosing a Trauma history, I may notice Trauma in how you walk, talk, perceptions, facial expressions, voice, posture, & your health conditions.

Trauma-Informed Mental Health Practitioners are specialists within the mental health world.

If you have only done talk therapy or been diagnosed with several health conditions without explanation then you likely haven't worked with a Trauma-Informed Mental Health Specialist.

Keep going.🌿

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Many mental health professionals are still lacking in assessing for trauma. ⁣ I was one for them for many years and it took a lot of training and self healing to understand trauma.
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Many providers are quick to label people with a list of diagnosis but many times they don’t look at the history of the person and only focus on the symptoms. ⁣
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People with trauma meet the criteria of several “disorders.“ ⁣
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But when we really look at the history of the person, we know that it’s trauma and they’re coming with a dysregulated autonomic nervous system. ⁣
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Complex PTSD needs proper support and guidance, but when it is misdiagnosed, you can be led in the wrong direction, keeping you from appropriate treatment that will help manage the effects of your trauma.

We need more mental health professionals who understand the impact of childhood trauma on adults.The more trauma-informed we become, the better we will serve those who seek help and guidance. ⁣
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If you have a history of trauma and have several diagnoses, look for providers who are trauma-informed. ⁣
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12/29/2021

Good morning everyone. A podcast I recently recorded with The Holistic Counseling Podcast was released this morning. This was so much fun to record and even if you are not a therapist I think you can get something out of it.
https://www.holisticcounselingpodcast.com/episode/43/

11/10/2020

Time for self care!

10/11/2020

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We have far more impact on our own mental wellness than we’ve been told. Every day, we can make choices to create who we want to become.

Some ways to begin create mental wellness:
- Place boundaries, honor your limits, say “no” to things that cause resentment
- Keep one small promise to yourself every day
- Practice meditation + deep belly breathing
- Use: the future self journal (linked in bio)
- Move your body every day in whatever way feels best for you
- Connect with like minded people/create community
- Address your gut health/mircobiome
- Become aware of unresolved trauma + the behavior/patterns it’s created in your adult life
- Honor the inner child: create, play, do something just for you
- Practice ego work: become aware of your ego + the stories it creates around your life experience that keep you repeating your familiar past

Remember, the brain can change throughout life. New neural pathways can be created with consistent practice. Our genes are not fixed, they’re responding to the environment around us. The body/nervous system can heal.

How do you create mental wellness?

08/20/2020

06/02/2020

Love this! 💚