For Healthcare & Wellness Providers

Including: Licensed Acupuncturists, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Practitioners, East Asian Medicine Practitioners

You might consider a referral when your patient:

• Has emotional stagnation or trauma that acupuncture alone isn't resolving

• Shows patterns of chronic stress affecting their qi/energy

• Has physical symptoms clearly connected to emotional holding

• Would benefit from processing specific memories or experiences

• Needs support with anxiety, fear, or nervous system regulation

• Has pain that involves a strong fear or psychological component

• Is stuck despite responding to treatment initially

Our approaches complement each other:

You work with the body's energy systems to restore balance. I work with the nervous system and the mind to help patients release what's stored there. Many patients benefit from both — the acupuncture creating openings, and the psychological work helping those openings integrate and hold.

I deeply respect the wisdom of traditional medicine approaches. I see our work as parallel paths toward the same goal: helping patients come back into balance.

Including: Chiropractors (DCs), Osteopathic Physicians doing OMT, Massage Therapists (LMTs), Craniosacral Therapists, Myofascial Release Practitioners

You might consider a referral when your patient:

• Gets temporary relief but can't hold their adjustments

• Has chronic tension patterns that keep returning

• Shows fear or guarding that interferes with treatment

• Has pain that seems out of proportion to structural findings

• Presents with a strong stress or anxiety component

• Has been coming for years without lasting resolution

• Would benefit from understanding the mind-body connection to their patterns

What happens when we work together:

When patients learn to recognize and release protective tension patterns — and when we address the nervous system's role in maintaining those patterns — they can finally hold the structural work you're doing. The adjustments last longer. The tissue stays relaxed. The chronic cycle breaks.

I respect your expertise. I'm not here to replace the physical work you do — I'm here to address what's happening upstream that keeps the pattern locked in.

Including: Concierge PCPs, Direct Primary Care (DPC) Physicians, Membership-Based Family Medicine, Boutique Medicine Practices

As a fellow private-pay practitioner, I understand why you chose this model — more time with patients, genuine relationships, and care that isn't rushed or dictated by insurance.

You might consider a referral when your patient:

• Has chronic pain that hasn't responded to standard approaches

• particularly if imaging doesn't fully explain their symptoms (possible neuroplastic pain)

• Shows signs of somatization — stress manifesting as physical symptoms

• Has anxiety or depression complicating their medical conditions

• Needs nervous system support you don't have time to provide

• Has a complex history where the psychological and physical are clearly intertwined

• Would benefit from trauma processing (EMDR) or pain reprocessing (PRT)

• Is looking for evidence-based psychological care without insurance barriers

Why we're natural referral partners:

Your patients already value quality over volume. They're willing to invest in their health. And they trust your recommendations. When you refer to me, they'll receive the same level of personalized, unhurried care they experience with you.

I offer:

• Flexible session lengths based on patient needs

• Direct communication with you about shared patients

• Evidence-based approaches (EMDR, PRT, CBT-I) — not just talk therapy

Including:** Functional Medicine Physicians, Integrative Medicine MDs/DOs, Naturopathic Doctors (NDs), Integrative Nurse Practitioners

You might consider a referral when your patient:

• Has labs improving but symptoms persisting — a hallmark of neuroplastic or nervous system-driven symptoms

• Can't calm down — stuck in chronic sympathetic dominance

• Has HPA axis dysregulation that isn't responding to supplements alone

• Shows signs of unresolved trauma affecting their health

• Has stress-related conditions (IBS, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia-like presentations)

• Has a history you suspect is driving their physical symptoms

• Needs nervous system support beyond what protocols can provide

• Keeps "reacting" to supplements or treatments (limbic system hypersensitivity)

What I do:

I specialize in nervous system regulation — helping patients shift out of chronic stress states so their bodies can actually heal. I use EMDR and somatic approaches to address the root patterns, not just manage symptoms.

You're addressing the biochemistry and root-cause physiology. I address the neurology and psychology. Together, we give patients a better chance at full recovery.

The patients who do best are the ones getting support on multiple levels — and the nervous system piece is often the missing link that makes your other interventions finally work.

Including: Health Coaches, Wellness Coaches, Nutrition Coaches, Lifestyle Medicine Coaches, Chronic Pain Coaches

You might consider a referral when your client:

• Has psychological barriers that coaching can't address (trauma, clinical anxiety, etc.)

• Needs clinical-level support for nervous system dysregulation

• Has chronic pain with a neuroplastic component

• Would benefit from EMDR or trauma processing

• Shows patterns that require therapeutic intervention, not just coaching

• Is stuck in ways that exceed coaching scope

Scope clarity:

I understand the distinction between coaching and therapy. Sometimes clients need both — the accountability, lifestyle support, and forward momentum that coaching provides AND the deeper processing that therapy offers. When you refer to me, I'll respect your relationship with the client and coordinate with you on their goals.

I can help your clients with:

• Processing fear and trauma that blocks their progress

• Nervous system regulation skills

• Clinical treatment for neuroplastic pain (PRT, EMDR)

• Addressing anxiety and stress at a clinical level

Including: Pelvic Floor Physical Therapists, Pelvic Health PTs, Women's Health PTs

You might consider a referral when your patient:

• Has tension that won't release despite skilled manual work

• Guards during internal work or can't tolerate treatment

• Has a trauma history that seems connected to their symptoms

• Shows emotional responses during treatment sessions

• Has symptoms that worsen with stress or emotional triggers

• Has been through multiple providers without resolution

• Struggles with the vulnerability of pelvic floor work

• Has protective patterns that interfere with down-training

What I do:

I'm trauma-informed and work somatically, not just cognitively. I help patients understand their protective patterns, process any underlying trauma, and learn to feel safe in their bodies — so they can actually receive and benefit from your treatment.

Many pelvic floor patients have nervous systems stuck in protection mode. Addressing nervous system patterns often helps tissue work hold more consistently and supports longer-lasting progress.

I understand the mind-body connection in pelvic health and deeply respect the sensitive, skilled work you do. I'm honored to be a collaborative partner in your patients' care.

Including: Orthopedic PTs, Sports Medicine PTs, DPT Private Practices, Personal Trainers (rehab-focused), Movement Coaches, Pilates/Yoga Instructors working with chronic pain

You might consider a referral when your patient:

• Plateaus despite appropriate treatment progression

• Has excessive fear of movement or reinjury (kinesiophobia) that limits participation

• Guards, braces, or can't relax during exercises

• Has pain that doesn't match objective findings or imaging — possible neuroplastic pain

• Flares every time they try to progress — classic boom-bust cycling

• Has been in pain far longer than tissue healing would explain

• Shows signs of central sensitization or pain catastrophizing

• Has a history of trauma or high baseline anxiety

What happens when we work together:

When patients understand their pain as a neuroplastic pattern — not structural damage — and when we reduce the fear driving the cycle, they become much more responsive to movement-based treatment. The guarding decreases. The flare anxiety settles. They can finally trust the process.

What I hear from patients after our work:

• "I finally stopped bracing during PT" "I can do my exercises without panicking about flares"

• "My trainer says I'm finally making consistent progress"

• "I'm not afraid of my body anymore"