My Story

I am a Board Certified Healing Touch Practitioner (CHTP) through Healing Beyond Borders International, as well as a Sound Healer trained by the International Academy of Sound Healing (IASH). Both of these modalities are forms of biofield therapy that work with the energies flowing through and around our bodies, promoting balance and vitality.

My journey with biofield therapy began in 2001, following a post-traumatic stress breakdown after 9/11. At that time, I sought traditional counseling and conventional allopathic medical care, but I struggled to find the anxiety relief I needed. It was during this period that I turned to alternative, integrative healing methods and had my first energy healing experience with a Reiki Master. This experience profoundly shifted my understanding of the power of energy work and its ability to create transformative change in the mind, body, and spirit. It sparked a deep curiosity in me to explore the unseen world of energy healing.

In 2008, under the guidance of Deborah Karel, LMHC, I began studying energetic work focused on holistic and somatic body healing, as well as soul life. This helped me bring my life into harmony with both my human and spiritual states of being.

In 2014, I completed Reiki 1 and 2 level certification through the International Association of Reiki Professionals program.

In 2015, I began Healing Touch training at Greenwich Hospital’s Integrative Medicine Program. Over the next several years, I completed five levels of training through Healing Beyond Borders and became a Board Certified Healing Touch Practitioner (CHTP). I have also volunteered at Greenwich Hospital for the past 10 years, providing Healing Touch sessions to patients in oncology, ICU, medical/surgical, maternity, and labor & delivery units, as well as to hospital staff.

In 2016, I expanded my practice by adding sound healing to my repertoire. I studied with Satya Brat, founder of the International Academy of Sound Healing (IASH), specializing in Tibetan Singing Bowls. I completed two levels of training, including advanced integrated clinical sound therapy techniques.

A pivotal moment in my journey came when I discovered that I am an empath. While everyone can empathize with others’ feelings, empaths experience others' emotions directly in their own bodies. This realization helped me understand why I had been overwhelmed by the anxiety, stress, sorrow, and other emotions of those around me. I learned to separate my feelings from those I was picking up from others and developed the ability to stay grounded despite the intensity of these energetic experiences. This shift was a true saving grace for me. Today, I use my heightened sensitivities as a valuable tool in my healing practice, offering deeper insights and support to my clients.

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