It’s your life – make the proper connection.
You are looking for a change. Trying to manage a family, career, and friendships while finding time for yourself as the daily cycle continues leaves you exhausted. So many tasks left undone.
Life feels overwhelming. Thoughts of tomorrow keep you awake at night. You have no more empathy toward others, making you feel irritable and snippy. Your gas tank is empty, and your relationships are struggling. You want to succeed, yet keep desperately searching for balance and a way to rejuvenate. But – you feel lost on where to begin.
If you want to live with more joy and confidence, heal from your past, or gain a deeper connection with everyone in your life – yourself included – you are in the right place. We will work together to finally release the harmful beliefs that have held you back for too long. Learn to treat yourself with the compassion and love you deserve!
Find the right path forward.
We will work together to establish the path right for you. Online, in the office, or in the pasture, we will use any combination of EMDR therapy, somatic work, mindfulness techniques, and equine-assisted psychotherapy to help you reshape your sense of self, reprocess past traumas, and find healing. As we identify your goals, we can develop a treatment plan with the best approaches for you.
Sharing your most intimate parts from your past can be scary. Regarding therapy, there are many paths to start your healing journey. The relationship you build with your provider is essential in allowing you the comfort and safety to begin on your path.
Whether you connect online or in person, your services with me will be rooted in a relaxed, safe, and nonjudgmental space, allowing you to present your authentic self. As your provider, I will also show up with my authentic self; this might mean a t-shirt, cowgirl boots, and a ballcap – some days, dressed in a sweatshirt and jeans.
There is nothing extra fancy here and no expectations for how you present to the session – other than authentically.
Healing myself started my journey.
I felt overwhelmed, stressed, sad, hurt, broken, and lost about ten years ago. It felt as if every relationship I had was failing. I struggled and didn’t know where to start, but I knew I needed change. I started building a connection with a therapist, who helped me learn to become more present, validated me while helping me discover myself, and stayed with me through a journey of healing past wounds.
The impact of my healing steered me toward beginning my journey into helping others heal from the most challenging parts of their past.
My dream was to create an opportunity to allow healing in alternative ways to just the standard office setting.
This dream led to Manes For Change.
I wanted to incorporate our farm and the healing connections of our animals. The first step was returning to college to earn my Bachelor’s Degree from Capella University and then my Master of Arts Degree from Hazelden Betty Ford.
I began working as a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor at a local co-occurring treatment center on my way to becoming a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. After becoming licensed, it was time to make my dream a reality.
With the help of my supportive family, we founded Manes For Change. Our mission is to provide a safe and supportive path for people to make a change. We have helped many people like you mend relationships and heal from past traumas while regaining happiness, hope, meaning, inner strength, self-compassion, self-validation, and self-love.
I’m excited to work with you on your path to change!
Here are some Fun Facts.
My blended family includes six children, a husband, horses, chickens, cows, and a dog. We love the outdoors, including farming, gardening, snowmobiling, and four-wheeling. My core values include doing whatever it takes, working hard, being loyal, creating safety for ourselves and others. I genuinely believe that we are all stronger as a herd!
I don’t have the longest history of working with horses like others that provide equine-assisted therapy. Let’s be honest, I was less nervous about jumping out of an airplane than riding a horse! However, I have experienced the powerful impact of horses on our healing journeys and want to share that with you!