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Conscious Practice

Mama, somatic trauma therapist, PMHNP gone wild. In Person Sessions in La Crosse, WI
Online Sessions for WI, MN, IA

Holistic nurse practitioner offering embodied trauma processing, inner parts work, ketamine therapy, & relational psych.

07/12/2025

Howdy! My schedule (and my heart/energy) is open to new clients. 😊 I just added a few free phone consultation slots for next week to welcome in whoever is ready to connect. If you're curious and want to see if working together feels like the right step to you, let's chat. Book a free 'n breezy 15-min call at conscious-practice.com.

01/16/2025

My word for 2025 is COURAGE. The courage to be myself.

This includes posting my "New Year" post 2 weeks later than the norm 😅 I'm killin' it so far!

I don't make myself set an intention for the year, but this one came rushing in for me as I was trying to sleep on NYE. I'm grateful for the clarity and focus. It's been a long time coming.

May my courage to embody my me-ness make it easier for you to embody your you-ness. 🦁

12/22/2024

Happy Winter Solstice, and a merry first day of Christmas to those who celebrate yule! 🎄

There is so much difference around us, but one thing that we all have in common is that we are all completely dependent on the sun. Every moment of life on earth is solar powered, from every bite of food that fuels our bodies, to the sleep cycles that restore us, to the habitable temperatures we dwell in. On the Winter Solstice, we celebrate the reliable return of the sun after the longest night of the year. That kind of steadiness is hard to come by these days, amirite? ☀️

So let's soak it up. May we receive warmth, anchoredness, renewed purpose, and hope to sustain us in this life. In all the noise inside and around us, may we never forget our place as humble beings on this spinning earth hula hooping around the sun. I'm glad we're riding together at the same time 🌎

Whatever your beliefs, traditions, and disposition around holidays, I'm wishing you a season that's cozy and connected, to your self and your community, to your unique place in the cosmos, to this life, exactly as it is and as you are ❄️

09/27/2024

Learning to receive is a conscious practice. 😘

09/23/2024

Happy Fall! 🌞🌝🥧💫🍂

06/18/2024

Maximal awe and downright fun working with this incredible client. She came in with literal pages of a long tangled web, overwhelmed, skeptical yet motivated, and totally struck gold in just one session. I'm the luckiest to get to witness her power and process!

Here's what she wanted to say about it:

"At a time when I found myself stuck on a rollercoaster of emotions and recognized the need for help, Monica's holistic approach stuck out to me as I looked for someone who believed in doing this work beyond the norms & barriers often found in the traditional mental health world.

"The surreal healing experience of my A.R.T. session has transformed my inner understanding of a difficult time in my life, the part that was keeping me stuck for so long, to be able to look forward through a new lens. One that allows me to better trust myself and the power I hold in me to heal, form healthy boundaries and create a life for myself that leaves me fulfilled.

"I am so grateful to Monica and her Self-led approach at a time when I was so ready to get "un-stuck" and put in the work. It has allowed me to tap into a deeper understanding and relationship with myself, my past and the future I want to create."

05/07/2024

Trauma repair is not just the end of being traumatized, but the beginning of a new way of relating to yourself.

A lifelong relationship. It is the gift that keeps on giving.

04/11/2024

We got our first bee sting of the year over here this week. 🐝🌷 Grateful to this beautifully gnarly aloe vera! She's been super resilient after a moving day squish 2 years ago in the midst of several years of not-always-careful toddler hands. Somehow, she persists and generously offered her sweet cooling gel to a springtime sting. Such a handy and hardy plant. And my kiddo loved applying it herself. 💪

04/05/2024

Did I ask for this?

No.

Did I have the time and energy to add this to my plate?

Also no 😆

Do I trust I am going to figure this out?

ABSOLUTELY!

After 5 years with the same EHR (electronic health record) for all my practice needs, they are retiring/selling/merging with another EHR company. It's been a good run, but this will be an upgrade! I'm excited, both for the upgrade in what the new system offers (app life, here we come!) as well as the opportunity to learn something new, even if it makes my eyes cross now and again.

I appreciate everyone's patience as we transition to the new system! 🛠🧰💻🧠

03/20/2024

Somehow the Spring Equinox snuck up on me this year!

Typically, I am overcome with relief at the return of sunshine-dominated days after the dark spell of winter...

This year, instead, I notice it's my hands and feet that are just super excited to get back into the soft spring earth.

The satisfying tug at creeping charlie roots and dried stalks from the fall.

The end-of-day homecomings putzing around in the yard with the kids.

Taking in the brave unfurling of early perennials emerging into the crisp vulnerable air. What an amazing amount of trust these little ones have!

Even in my itty bitty city garden, I am really fortunate to have these plants as neighbors and teachers. This land is not mine, but it is mine to care for, and I'm excited to deepen these relationships this growing season.

Happy Spring to you and yours! 🌱

03/04/2024

It is truly awesome to witness people make this shift.

From WHAT IF thinking to EVEN IF thinking.

What if I try and fail?
What if things go wrong?

Even if I try and fail...
Even if things go wrong...

We don't make these shifts by cognitively arm-wrestling. We make them with curiosity, presence, and care. Insecure attachments can become secure. We can learn to listen to the concerns of our system while trusting our capacity.

New pathways, folks! They're being made every day. We love to see it. 💖

03/01/2024

Our sensations are not a problem to solve.

Our dysregulation is not a brokenness to fix.

Our pain is not an illness to pathologize.

Your feelings make sense.
Your dysregulation makes sense.
Your pain makes sense.

The way we relate to our sensations, our dysregulation, and our pain is at the root of so much misunderstanding, suffering, and violence.

We can relate to the signals in our bodies in new ways so that we can relate to the beings around us in new ways.

We can build inner intimacy in a way that only we can so that we can build intimacy with the world around us.

We can realize our unique power so that we can realize with others our collective power.

We can find our capacity and courage to be in the present so that we can solve the real structural problems of the moment, together.

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Address

505 King Street Ste. 218
La Crosse, WI
54601

Website

http://www.conscious-practice.com/

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