Health Coach
Beaver Creek Mental Health & Wellness
There are many theories of counseling which, by themselves, can make therapists disagree on what’s best for someone. Similarly, there are different theories of nutrition! But which is right? It just depends.
I operate from a holistic perspective. So instead of labeling you by your diagnosis and only treating your symptoms (a conventional approach), I strive to see you as a person and consider everything affecting your diagnos(es), including diet, lifestyle, and environment. The more I study about health, the more I realize that everything truly is interconnected. If we compartmentalize anything, we are doing it wrong because we are missing so many variables.
With that said, my approach to mental health is this: How we live our lives and what we eat affects how we feel. This is called epigenetics. I use nutrition to support proper healing of the mind because nutrition is the biology of mental health. Often, something like digestive issues, blood sugar problems, food sensitivities, and nutrient deficiencies are the biological source of your mental illness. Sure, you can feel better with conventional therapy or medication, but if you want lasting improvement, you’ll want to address the lifestyle factors as well. Heal your body to heal your mind; they are connected.
Lastly, I want to point out that nutrition isn’t the only thing I do. I am conventionally trained as a therapist, too. For those who need it, I do EMDR, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and emotional freedom techniques (EFT or “tapping”).
