FAQs

This work doesn't fit neatly into one category — which is exactly the point.

My work brings together integrative health, Ayurveda, transpersonal perspectives, spiritual counseling, meditation, and other contemplative practices to explore the biological, psychological, and spiritual factors that shape our health and our experience of being human.

Transpersonal perspectives make room for aspects of human experience that don't always fit neatly into conventional models — spirituality, meaning, identity, mystical experiences, altered states, and questions of consciousness.

The point isn't to reduce everything to biology, psychology, or spirituality. It's to look at the whole picture and ask better questions about the patterns connecting the pieces.

Traditional talk therapy has its place — and a good therapist can be genuinely life-changing when the timing is right. I know because I've been in therapy myself. The work I do now exists because of that foundation, not in spite of it.

My work looks more broadly at the biological, lifestyle, emotional, and spiritual context of someone's experience. That can include physiology, the nervous system, digestion, daily rhythms, relationships, meaning, identity, and spiritual life.

That's not a criticism of therapy. It's simply a different lens.

If you're in therapy and it's working, keep going. This work can sit alongside it beautifully.

I'm an Integrative Health Practitioner, ordained minister, and Spiritual Counselor. I'm not a licensed medical doctor or mental health professional, and my work does not replace medical care, psychotherapy, psychiatry, or other licensed healthcare.

I don't diagnose medical or mental health conditions, prescribe medication, or provide medical treatment. My work is educational, exploratory, and wellness-oriented, with spiritual counseling offered within my ministerial role.

My academic background includes a Master of Science in Metaphysical Science, doctoral work in Transpersonal Counseling, and graduate study in Integrative Medicine and Maharishi Ayurveda, along with additional training in meditation, somatic practices, nervous system regulation, and psychedelic preparation and integration.

When something falls outside my scope, I refer to an appropriate licensed professional.

Only if you think biology, nervous system regulation, consciousness, and questions of meaning belong in completely separate conversations.

This work brings together modern science, integrative medicine, ancient wisdom traditions, and spiritual inquiry — not because they all make the same claims, but because each gives us a different way of understanding the human experience.

I’m interested in what the research can tell us. I’m equally interested in the questions science hasn’t answered yet.

You don’t have to believe anything to be curious about it.

Yes. Trauma-informed principles shape how I work, including attention to safety, consent, pacing, nervous system regulation, and client autonomy.

That doesn’t mean I provide trauma therapy or treat PTSD. When trauma requires specialized treatment beyond my scope, I refer to an appropriate licensed professional.

Within our work, the goal is never to force an experience or push past what your system is ready for. We work with what’s here, at a pace that respects you.

Yes. I’m in long-term recovery myself, so I know this territory from the inside.

Recovery can involve more than stopping a substance or behavior. It can also mean understanding what was underneath it, building new ways of relating to difficult emotions and experiences, and exploring questions of identity, meaning, and purpose.

That work is very much at home here. Rather than asking only how to stop the behavior, we can also ask what the behavior was doing for you in the first place.

When something requires specialized addiction treatment or a higher level of care, I refer out appropriately.

Absolutely. This work complements conventional care — it doesn’t compete with it.

If you’re taking an SSRI or another psychiatric medication, working with a psychiatrist, or seeing a therapist you love, you can continue doing so. I don’t prescribe medication or advise you to stop or change it — those decisions stay between you and your prescribing provider.

I offer context, not contradiction. A different lens on the same person.

Yes. I facilitate labs through a physician supervised lab platform looking at markers related to inflammation, gut health, hormones, nutrient status, thyroid function, and other biological factors that may be connected to mood, energy, and how you’re feeling.

A physician provides a summary of the findings and I look at that data alongside the rest of the picture — your symptoms, history, lifestyle, patterns, and experience — rather than treating a lab result in isolation.

I’m not a licensed physician, so I don’t diagnose or treat medical conditions. If something comes up that falls outside my scope, I work with and refer to functional medicine physicians who can provide the appropriate medical care.

That’s part of what makes this work different: we’re looking at your actual biology alongside everything else your system is communicating.

Possibly — but not a generic one.

Depending on what we uncover through your history, symptoms, lab work, lifestyle, and current patterns, your personalized protocol may include nutrition, supplements, herbs, daily routines, or other recommendations.

The goal isn’t to hand you a long list of things to take or foods to avoid. It’s to understand what your system actually needs and build from there.

No. This work lives outside the insurance model — and honestly, that’s not an accident.

Insurance reimbursement typically requires diagnoses, billing codes, and specific definitions of medically necessary care. This work wasn’t built around those constraints. It gives us room to explore the biological, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of what you’re experiencing without an insurance company determining what belongs in the room.

I’m currently working on adding HSA payment options and will update this page when they’re available.

This work isn’t a substitute for medical care, psychotherapy, addiction treatment, or crisis support. If you’re experiencing an acute mental health crisis, active psychosis, severe substance withdrawal, or need a higher level of care, this isn’t the right place to start.

It’s also probably not for you if you’re looking for someone to diagnose you, prescribe medication, or simply tell you what to do.

This work asks you to be curious, engaged, and willing to look at the bigger picture — including the parts that may not have an easy answer.

Because this work isn’t really designed for a one-and-done conversation.

We’re looking for patterns across your biology, psychology, lifestyle, relationships, and inner life — and understanding those patterns takes time. We gather information, review labs, build a personalized protocol, see how you respond, and refine from there. What we uncover in one session often changes what we explore in the next.

That’s why I work with a limited number of clients through private engagements rather than offering individual sessions.

The exception is Frequency Sessions with the Lucia Light N°03, which can be booked as a single experience or as a series of three.