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Mary-Therese is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and an NBCC Approved Clinical Supervisor practicing in the State of Maine since 1997. A Yoga Practitioner since 1972, Mary-Therese has been an early and tireless pioneer in the integration of mindful and somatic based practices in the field of psychotherapy and counseling. She holds a master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapies issued in 1994 from Lesley College in Cambridge, MA; a Certificate from the School for Body-Mind Centering in Amherst, MA, and has received advanced training in both traditional and somatic fields of healing. Valuing, trusting and honoring the innate wisdom, guidance and medicine as found deep within the Self continues to be the cornerstone of Mary-Therese’s practice. |
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Carol is an educator, environmentalist & spiritual activist. She speaks, leads workshops & retreats on spiritual practices and eco-spirituality. Her organization, Inspiration House, is dedicated to nurturing spiritual vitality for a just and sustainable planet. This fall she is offering a variety of programs about eco-spirituality & creativity & facilitating a women's spirituality group. She also is available for one-on-one spiritual companionship & guidance. |
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Women who have participated in my facilitator training are invited to post their bios and any offerings of Deep River groups or workshops that incorporate Deep River material. I am currently training facilitators twice a year; please check here periodically for additional bios and offerings. Thank you!
Judy is an ordained United Church of Christ minister and California licensed Marriage and Family therapist, and for twenty years she has been practicing and teaching in numerous settings. Currently, in addition to sitting and being with psychotherapy clients in her Orinda office and assisting them in embracing their whole deep Self in life and love, she is a pastoral counselor for a church in Berkeley and offers ongoing meditation circles for women which include Deep River principles and practices.
Kathleen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is also licensed as an addictions counselor. In addition Kathleen is a reiki master. She is a member of the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors (MaMHCA). Kathleen has a private practice in Plymouth, Massachusetts in which she helps clients gain balance in all areas of their lives: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. She is a spiritually focused therapist who emphasizes the Mind-Body connection, guiding clients to allow limitations to drop away and helping them to find the value in going within to find joy, peace, relaxation, and healing.
Information for connecting to Kathleen may be found at Psychology Today.com. Click under Find a Therapist and put in her zip code 02360. The Plymouth therapists will be listed and her practice is among them.
Current Workshops Offered:
Kathy is a clinical social worker with over fifteen years experience working with children, adults and families; she has been an individual psycho-therapist and an emergency service clinician working in local hospitals and schools. She has trained with Abby Seixas in the Deep River program as well as the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at UMMC. She is drawn to working with women in group to awaken inner wisdom and empowerment.
Leslie A. Ackles is director of the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute Organizational Development and Training Group and she is also a work/life balance coach. Leslie recently completed the University of Massachusetts Medical School Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program. She is certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Leslie received a Masters degree in educational administration from Harvard University. She also has a BA in human development from University of California, Davis. Leslie has been passionate about the issue of work/life balance since she became a working mother in 1985. She negotiated a balanced work schedule and has since assisted many women in creating that balance between home and work life. Leslie was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2003. She has worked to eliminate her own symptoms through melding the mind, body, spirit practices of yoga, breath work, mindfulness, exercise, rest and diet. Through this work she has found inner quiet and presence. She was awakened to her body’s natural wisdom and is now working with others to find the same inner peace, to find their inner oasis.
Bonnie is a coach and facilitator with extensive background in working with individuals and groups mostly in business settings. She has also run women’s empowerment circles and groups for single moms. Her Master’s of Education is in Counseling Psychology from Cambridge College, and she brings perspectives from her studies of Psychosynthesis, Gestalt, Eckhart Tolle, and the Abraham teachings to her work. Currently Bonnie has her own coaching and business consulting practice west of Boston -- particularly enjoying supporting entrepreneurs and those in career transitions to have more of the lives and businesses they desire.
Pam is an artist whose work is grounded in a practice of awareness and stillness. She is deeply interested in exploring how we access and sustain creativity. Her workshops provide a contemplative yet exuberant environment in which creative sparks and gentle intuitive nudges can be recognized and nurtured. She trained with Abby Seixas as a facilitator, and finds the Deep River process flows like an underground river through her work. She is also a certified SoulCollage® facilitator. In the summer, she holds retreats based at Blue Moon Yurt, her home in Tenants Harbor, ME as well as other Maine locations. She has served on the board and staff of Greenfire Women’s Retreat and has a PhD in Folklore and Anthropology. She is currently writing a book about the stones in her life.
Maxine is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor offering Individual and Group Psychotherapy Services for people dealing with anxiety, depression, loss, trauma, life transitions and other mental health challenges. She works collaboratively with clients to create a trusting therapeutic alliance that promotes insight, self-acceptance and change. She uses talk therapy along with breathing, relaxation, guided imagery and art. Working with clients in out-patient counseling settings, partial hospitalization programs and a college counseling center has given Maxine the opportunity to work with diverse individuals struggling with many different kinds of challenges.
Authenticity1@aol.com or 617-458-9072
Karly wants to transform the lives of women through self-care. A writer, speaker, and mother of 4, Karly founded First Ourselves to help women meet their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. www.firstourselves.com Karly offers workshops on Finding the Deep River Within as well as workshops in overcoming sugar addiction, loving your body, and self-care for mothers. At firstourselves.com, you can download Karly's free books, Heal Your Body Image and Overcoming Sugar Addiction , as well as sign up for her free monthly newsletters on self-care, body image, and staying sugar free.
Rita Burpee is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker working with adults and elders. As a Psychotherapist, Pastoral Minister and Registered Nurse, Rita’s work is holistically based, addressing the mind, body and spirit of the individual. The therapeutic environment in which she works is interactive, accepting and empathic. This creates a safe and confidential environment in which one can begin to know the self better including one’s deepest needs and desires toward a goal of living life to the fullest.
Rita holds graduate degrees in Clinical Social Work and Theology from Boston College. Her undergraduate work is in Social Work at Bridgewater State College and Nursing at Massasoit College in Brockton. In addition, she holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Trauma from Boston University. As a Pastoral Minister volunteer, she has visited the ill, home-bound and those at the end of life for 11 years. Rita Burpee has a private practice in Kingston, MA.
Information for connecting to Rita Burpee may be found at Psychology Today.com. Click under Find a Therapist and put in her zip code 02364. The Kingston therapists will be listed and her practice is among them.
Andrea Johnson has been a psychotherapist, consultant and supervisor at The Brookline Community Mental Health Center and in private practice for thirty years. Andrea has been trained in Abby Seixas’ Deep River group model and appeared in a segment on NBC's “The Today Show” featuring Abby Seixas’ work. Andrea also has participated in Harvard Medical School training in mind body medicine.
Maxine Sushelsky
Beginning in 2010: 2 groups facilitated by Maxine Sushelsky. Maxine is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a lawyer:
• A support group for women in their 40's, 50's and 60's in Arlington Mass.
• A group for lawyers: Finding Balance and Meaning in Your Work and Your Life.
For more information, call Maxine at 617-458-9072, or www.transitionstherapist.com
SANDRA KINDT, M.Ed. - Watertown, Massachusetts
Sandy is a professional educator. Her work has been both with children and adults. Sandy sparks the child within all of us. Her training in adventure games & learning helps her lay the foundations of trust, communication, cooperation and fun into every endeavor. She has participated in the Courage To Teach® quarterly retreats designed by Parker Palmer that aim to renew heart, mind and spirit through the exploration of your inner landscape; reconnect you to your identity and integrity; plus create a context for careful listening and deep connection that honor diversity. Sandy is also a Reiki practitioner.
Contact Sandy at (617) 926-2167, or fulajoy@hotmail.com
Michelle Wilson, MA, LMHC - Andover, MA
Michelle has a heart for encouraging women and adolescent girls. She is a psychotherapist and professional coach in private practice with over 15 years experience in the mental health field including creating and directing an eating disorders treatment center. She enjoys working collaboratively with clients to help them find strengths and inner resources to create more peace and joy in their lives.
After struggling to find balance as a mom of young children, Michelle developed the MOM OASIS Principles: Peaceful Strategies for Finding More Time, Keeping Your Sanity, and Finding Joy in the Everyday. She was then thrilled to discover Abby’s book, FInding the Deep RIver WIthin, which in many ways parallels her own path and yearnings. She completed the facilitators training in the Fall of 2009 and will offer workshops in the Andover and Southern New Hampshire areas.
You can read more and sign up for valuable resources such as “20 Ways to Create Less Stress and More Joy” on her website:
www.InnerOasisCounseling.com and find information for moms here: www.TheMomOasis.com or email: Michelle@TheMomOasis.com
Michelle Wilson
A one day Deep River™ mini-retreat with Michelle Wilson
Saturday, May 22, 9:00 - 4:30
Location: Inner Oasis Counseling and Coaching office
3rd floor, 63 Park Street, Andover, MA 01810
For more details, contact Michelle: Michelle@inneroasiscounseling.com or visit
http://www.InnerOasisCounseling.com/retreat