About US

 Andrea is a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of New Mexico working with individuals, couples, and families as they move through life challenges toward greater flexibility and resilience. As a relationship counselor, Andrea views clients on an interpersonal as well as intrapersonal level. She enjoys guiding clients toward perspective shifts that bring freedom, ease, and purpose, allowing each person to find and celebrate their essential self.

Ericka is a mental health counselor who specializes in art therapy while providing compassionate care to individuals of all ages. It is Ericka's aim to empower her clients, assisting them in discovering their own inner resources and resiliency as they navigate through life's challenges. She is especially adept at working with children, building a strong therapeutic alliance to facilitate self-discovery and self-confidence. 

Lynn has been an educator for over twenty-five years and has recently decided to offer her clinical skills to clients of all ages. Lynn specializes in adolescence, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. She uses a variety of modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to empower clients and help them address past issues, understand emotions, overcome life obstacles, and become their true selves. 

Lyton provides community services to women and children in Mbiko, Uganda to help them escape sexual trafficking. 

 In early 2024 she obtained a bachelor’s degree from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Lyton canvasses her community to provide compassionate care to women and children who suffer trauma and abuse who have been forced into prostitution by their families and/or caretakers. It is her aim to keep girls and women off the streets and out of the sex trade, helping them build skills to support themselves. 

Jim is a trained psychologist who specializes in the treatment of stress and trauma using compassionate counseling, as well as Biofeedback, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MCBT), Neuro-Linguistic Transformation, and Mind-Body Balance. He maintains an expertise in treatment of chronic pain, complex trauma, and sleep disturbance. His most meaningful work is responding to the needs of and providing campassionate care to First Responders throughout the province of British Columbia.

I am a Guatemalan, initiated over ten years ago as a Mayan Wisdom Guide, following the Kakchiquel lineage from my teacher. I work mainly with the spiritual side of the ancient Mayan Wisdom, which helps us reconnect with our essence. If you feel lost in your path, want some light about certain aspects of yourself, you are looking for clarification, validation, or confirmation about experiences and aspects that need healing, if you need some guidance or insights into what is unfolding in your life, or if you want to reconnect with yourself, a Mayan Reading can assist you. I can be contacted at the following website: https://mayanreadings.com/

Bridget is a Mindvalley-certified Coach, Filmmaker, and Author who specializes in manifestation and transformation through subconscious rewiring and nervous system regulation. Bridget is the author of the book and guided journal, Change Your Self-Talk, Change Your Life. She is the writer, director, and producer of the feature-length documentary Life On Purpose, which can be accessed for free on Tubi, and for rent or purchase on Amazon. Bridget combines over a decade of behavioral health experience and trauma-informed coaching that includes nervous system regulation. Her work is especially powerful for those who’ve “done the mindset work” but still feel stuck, bridging manifestation with emotional regulation and real-world

integration. Book a session with Bridget: 

https://BridgetThomas.as.me/

Testimonials provided upon request

Julianna (Jules) is a licensed mental health counselor who embodies a trauma-informed, person-centered approach to the counseling process. By exuding accurate empathy, unconditional

positive regard, and authenticity, Jules aims to foster client-counselor relationships that promote

safety, trust, congruence, and honest emotional processing in session. With a focus on self-awareness, acceptance, and the active pursuit of holistic wellness, Jules loves to walk alongside

her clients as they pursue their unique clinical goals. Jules is open to working with all people and discussing any issue in session, but she is particularly passionate about caring for children,

teenagers, and young adults with trauma. Other areas of clinical interest include eating and feeding concerns, addiction, grief, non-suicidal self-harm, the parent-child relationship, anxiety,

depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Jules is supervised by Tom Steward.

Kate Barnhart RN, MSN, HeartMath® Certified Practitioner and Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath® Certified Practitioner is the founder of Living Resonance, a nature-based coaching and education practice supporting children, teens, adults, and families with stress, anxiety, emotional regulation, and resilience. She blends HeartMath® heart-coherence tools, HRV biofeedback, nervous system regulation strategies, and practical skill-building to help clients feel calmer, clearer, and more connected.

Kate offers sessions outdoors when possible (parks, trailheads, backyards) as well as indoor and virtual options. Her work is especially supportive for families navigating big emotions, transitions, overwhelm, and sensitive nervous systems.

Book a session with Kate:
https://www.livingresonance.net?

Teisha is a licensed mental health therapist specializing in trauma. She is passionate about helping people heal from the experiences that have shaped them and reconnect with the truest parts of who they are. Teisha offers a compassionate, trauma-informed approach for individuals navigating anxiety, depression, relationship pain, life transitions, and the lingering effects of emotional wounds. Her work is grounded in empathy, authenticity, and the belief that even after profound pain, healing, wholeness, and transformation are possible. She strives to create a space where clients feel safe, supported, and empowered to move toward greater self-understanding, resilience, and lasting change.

Essential Self Counseling is involved in a project in the African country of Uganda. Some of us provide services at a center that rescues women and children caught in human sexual trafficking.  My dear friend, Martin Oketcho, and I have formed what is now known as Ryan Rehabilitation Foundation. We have built two houses, one in Mbiko, near Jinja, and one in Tororo, near the border of Kenya. These houses are being built to provide a place for sexually trafficked women and children to go to escape life on the streets. We are now receiving women and children into these homes to provide them with respite and recovery services. Our aim is to give these individuals a place to live so they won’t have to return to prostitution. We are developing programs to offer rehabilitation services and counselling, as well as skills and a trade so they can earn an income. If you are interested in helping us, it would be greatly appreciated. You may donate via the link below. Thank you for considering this request and taking the time to read this. https://www.gofundme.com/f/6q8z2j-uganda-fund