Certified Integrative Health and Functional Medicine Coach
Counseling and coaching serve distinct purposes, though both aim to improve your well-being. Counseling is primarily focused on healing emotional and psychological wounds, often addressing past traumas, mental health challenges like anxiety or depression, and relationship difficulties. It typically involves a deeper exploration of past experiences to understand their impact on your present life, helping you process and heal. Counseling is ideal for individuals facing significant emotional struggles or trauma, providing a therapeutic environment for growth and emotional healing.
Coaching, on the other hand, is more future-focused and goal-oriented. It’s designed for individuals looking to make specific changes, improve personal development, or achieve goals like career growth, better relationships, or personal fulfillment. Coaching doesn’t delve deeply into past trauma but instead provides support in setting actionable goals and creating plans to move forward. While counseling is often longer-term and therapeutic, coaching tends to be shorter-term, focused on actionable strategies and accountability for achieving success. Both offer valuable support, but the key difference lies in counseling's focus on healing and coaching's emphasis on growth and goal achievement.
How Functional Medicine Supports Trauma Recovery
Functional Medicine looks at the biology of trauma by exploring the five neurotransmitters that influence and make us more prone to trauma (serotonin, dopamine, GABA, Glutamate and Norepinephrine). The role of inflammation in the body, especially in the brain (inflammation=freeze state). Nutrients that impact the nervous system (Example low zinc linked to depression and high levels of oxidative stress contribute to PTSD). Nutrients run the health of the nervous system and its capacity for healing. The ability to regulate the nervous system is essential to trauma recovery.
Through one-on-one sessions, I guide you in embracing personal change, nurturing resilience, and unlocking your true potential.
I am committed to empowering individuals by providing personalized coaching that nurtures their unique strengths. Through understanding and collaboration, I guide clients toward achieving personal growth, resilience, and fulfillment in their lives.