Alchemized Body

2 — One-On-One Health Coaching

For those navigating disordered eating or wanting to explore their relationship with food or their bodies, I offer one-on-one health coaching. Because my approach builds on course content, I only work individually with those who are currently taking or have completed the 10-Week Alchemized Body course on Intention-Fueled Eating. Alchemy is about transformation, and deep, meaningful, measurable, and enduring personal transformation is at the heart of my clinical and academic work. I absolutely believe that change is possible. I have experienced such transformation personally, and I have witnessed it in my clinical work. This transformation is less about becoming than it is about unbecoming. It’s a process of shedding the things that separate us from our authentic selves and our feelings. It is in finding ourselves that we find our greatest power, as well as holistic health and wellbeing. Hence, my work is focused on helping others tap into their own wisdom and power. You are the expert and authority on you. I trust in your innate wisdom, and that you intuitively sense what is in your highest good. We each have values that guide our life paths, and mine is freedom. Freedom to think and feel; freedom to speak; freedom to choose; freedom to change; freedom to love; freedom from trauma, disease & disorder; & freedom to be YOU.

I specialize in disordered eating, and have over a decade of experience working as a licensed clinical therapist treating a variety of eating and comorbid disorders in inpatient, residential, outpatient, wilderness, and Telehealth settings. I have extensive experience using a wide array of treatment approaches and targeted interventions to support holistic health and wellbeing. I am trained in Jungian analysis, mindfulness-based and mindfulness-informed therapies, trauma-informed approaches, psychedelic-assisted therapies, and psychophysiological techniques to intentionally shift both states and traits. I am also a researcher, and have taught bachelors, masters and doctoral level courses at the University of Utah and the University of Tennessee. My academic work is particularly focused on the effects of allostatic load, and the ways in which chronic stress, trauma, epigenetics, and social determinants of health can drive disparities in the transdiagnostic manifestations of disease and disorders, as well as exploring methods of targeting the underlying biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that perpetuate compulsive behaviors, anxiety, and depression.

While I am currently licensed in Utah, Hawaii, and California, I offer courses and one-on-one sessions as health coaching sessions that mirror my therapeutic approach, rather than as therapy. I do this for a number of reasons: first, to protect the privacy and confidentiality of my clients; second, insurance companies require that I give a client a diagnosis, which is counter to my transdiagnostic framework for understanding disease and disorders; third, insurance companies often dictate the type of treatment clients can receive; and fourth, because of the legal challenges involved with doing therapy across state lines. Health coaching services may be covered by your Health Savings Account (HSA) or via your Flexible Spending Account (FSA), contact your plan administrator for more information.

The first session is a 90 minute session, which is $444, and includes an initial assessment. This allows me to get to know you individually and will make our work together much more meaningful. Following this initial session, I require an up front commitment to four sessions, for $1111, which are 45 minute sessions (total for the first 5 sessions is $1555). Each additional follow-up session afterwards is $222.