Wellness Embodied: A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing

06/22/2025

06/15/2025

Father’s Day can bring up a rich range of emotions. Today, we honor all the ways fatherhood and father figures shape our lives — whether through celebration, silence, gratitude, grief, or something more complicated. Wherever you find yourself in this moment, your experience is valid, and we’re here at Wellness Embodied to support you if you’d like to explore it more deeply. 🌟❤️

06/06/2025

Unlock Your Growth Potential with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)!

The softening of defenses that is a hallmark of ketamine medicine work is a profound gift to the therapeutic process. When we relax into the witnessing of ourself, of our reactions, responses, and habituated beliefs, more room to be who we really are emerges. That is the essence of our ketamine assisted psychotherapy work.

Our well trained team of KAP therapists has the skill, presence, and deep understanding to help you navigate this deeply transformational series of experiences. At Wellness Embodied our Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) group and individual session are on site in New Paltz.

For those new to the modality, KAP is a cutting-edge therapeutic approach that integrates traditional psychotherapy with the healing power of ketamine - a legal, safe and effective medicine used to treat a number of mental health diagnoses including depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, and more.

Our experienced team at Wellness Embodied is dedicated to guiding you through this holistic and supportive process, offering a safe space for personal growth and healing. We have answers to a plethora of your frequently asked questions on our website. But if you have specific questions, feel free to contact us directly at hello@wellnessembodiedcenter.com.

06/01/2025

Adult DBT Skills Group opens June 5! Register today!

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a philosophy grounded in tenets of mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills can be widely applied to our life’s stressful situations. You will leave with a deeper understanding of your own mind and spirit, as well as a toolbox of tactical coping skills.

The content of the group will be led by group member interest and needs, focusing on DBT skill building, related activities, and enriching discussion and processing.

Each week’s group will start with a grounding activity and check in question, followed by DBT skill building and discussion, and closing with intention setting for the upcoming week.

This group is open and ongoing, meeting Thursday evenings in New Paltz, and accepting new members every 6 weeks. Next week on June 5th we will begin the next round welcoming new registrants! Reach out to reserve your spot today!

Please contact us, hello@wellnessembodiedcenter.com to inquire.

05/30/2025

Congratulations Peter Heatley, and welcome to the WE Team!

We are thrilled to honor and congratulate Peter on his recent graduation from Antioch University's Masters in Mental Health Counseling program. Peter was an intern at Wellness Embodied this past year, and next week joins our clinical team as a full-time psychotherapist!

Peter Heatley brings a wealth of life experience and compassion to his practice. He has over 25 years of professional experience in a variety of industries including eldercare, publishing, and technology, and has worked for many years as a manager and mentor in various roles. Peter's journey to counseling is grounded in a deep commitment to mindfulness and holistic healing practices. Peter utilizes a strengths-based approach to therapy informed by attachment theory and narrative therapy, offering clients a supportive space to explore challenges in their daily lives. Peter seeks to empower individuals on their journey toward healing and self-discovery, and is passionate about working with clients of all types facing issues such as depression, anxiety, addiction recovery, LGBTQ+ identity and relationship challenges.

Peter has openings for new clients both in person and virtually. Reach out to Sarah at 845-743-6878 to schedule a session today.

05/29/2025

ADULT DBT GROUP next week! - https://mailchi.mp/c2b7fdbe5abc/adult-dbt-group-next-week

05/22/2025

Adult DBT Skills Group opens to new members starting Thursday June 5th!

Join together in community to learn skills to better your life.

Facilitated by Bri Cordi, MHC-LP

Thursdays from 6:00-7:15pm, opens to new participants June 5, 2025. In person at Wellness Embodied, 257 Main St. New Paltz

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a philosophy grounded in tenets of mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills can be widely applied to our life’s stressful situations. You will leave with a deeper understanding of your own mind and spirit, as well as a toolbox of tactical coping skills.

The content of the group will be led by group member interest and needs, focusing on DBT skill building, related activities, and enriching discussion and processing.

Each week’s group will start with a grounding activity and check in question, followed by DBT skill building and discussion, and closing with intention setting for the upcoming week.

This group is open and ongoing, accepting new members every 6 weeks.

Please contact us, hello@wellnessembodiedcenter.com to inquire.

05/15/2025

May is Mental Health Awareness month! It's curious to consider why certain months have certain designations of "awareness".

May is a time of flowering trees, incredible smells in the air, warm rain, longer days...and mental health awareness month. Perhaps we feel the presence of struggle more when beauty emerges again after the long months of winter? Regardless, as we enter the days of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're reminded that healing is not merely the absence of symptoms, but the cultivation of genuine well-being.

At Wellness Embodied, every day we witness the courage it takes to acknowledge vulnerability and seek support, each step a profound act of self-compassion, sometimes even before understanding it as such. This month offers us a collective moment to dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health challenges and to celebrate that seeking help is not a sign of weakness, but rather an expression of remarkable strength. We also advocate for accessibility, understanding that mental health care remains out of reach for too many.

We will continue to invite our community to join us in creating spaces where every person feels safe to share their struggles without judgment, knowing that in our shared humanity, we find both our deepest wounds and our greatest capacity for connection and healing. To honor the month ahead we are partnering with the Maya Gold Foundation on a mental health book drive to fill our mental health Giving Library outside of WE on Main Street. We also have another round of the DBT group starting to enroll, a new clinician on the team, and lots of opportunities to deepen your healing work with EMDR, SE, and KAP sessions.

Thank you for trusting your healing work to us and our incredible team. We are so grateful for you!

05/13/2025

Welcoming Stacy Bailey to the WE team!

Stacy is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with a deep passion for helping individuals navigate life's challenges and improve their mental and emotional well-being. With over 10 years of experience in the field of social work, Stacy brings a compassionate, client-centered approach. Stacy is a proud member of the Jamaican diaspora but also calls the Hudson valley home, her experiences growing up in a multicultural community has shaped her passion for social justice and cultural advocacy.

Stacy’s expertise spans various areas of social work, including mental health counseling, family therapy, crisis intervention, and support for individuals coping with life transitions. She works with clients of all ages, helping them address issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship difficulties. Stacy believes in creating a safe and welcoming environment where clients can feel heard, supported, and empowered to achieve personal growth and healing. She is trained in CBT, DBT and Psychodynamic therapy and also has a strong background of working with domestic violence issues.

If you are interested in working with Stacy, reach out to us at 845-743-6878!

05/11/2025

Mother’s Day can stir a wide range of emotions. Today, we honor all the ways mothering touches our lives—whether through joy, loss, longing, or healing.

Wherever you are in your journey, your feelings are valid, and we're here to help you if you want to explore them more deeply. 💐❤️

05/09/2025

https://mailchi.mp/6cfa4c8cf618/mental-health-awareness-month-at-we

05/01/2025

In honor of Mental Health Awareness month (May 1 - 31), the Maya Gold Foundation and the Wellness Embodied Center are holding a BOOK DRIVE to fill the Mental Health Library.

The Giving Library is located at the Wellness Embodied Center, in front of 257 Main Street in New Paltz.

Books for all ages are needed related to mental health, specifically those that have to do with self-help, spirituality, mental health support (No literature, textbooks or cookbooks, please).

Look for donation boxes at the Gardiner Library, Elting Memorial Library, New Paltz High School Library (only for students, staff and faculty) and the Wellness Embodied Center (back porch).

Thank you!