A third focus in my work relates to FAMILY wellness and specifically helping parents understand their children. For the parenting sessions I use astrology to examine a child/teen's personality and goals for this life. I pair this astro analysis with my psychological/spiritual perspectives to advise a parent(s) how best to support their unique child. Some teens are interested in their own private sessions, which can also be arranged.

f you are curious about my background, check out the  blog posts I wrote about my journey to become a holistic psychiatrist + astrologer. In brief, I was born in swampy South Georgia, where I was a unique, spiritual soul from the start! I am a graduate of Duke University, University of Michigan Med School, Swedish Family Practice Internship (Seattle), and University of Arizona Psychiatry Residency. I am board certified in psychiatry. My esoteric spiritual education has been life-long, leading me to live in powerful places and experience fascinating things at sacred sites all over the world. I lived at a yoga ashram (and completed yoga teacher training) in my mid-20s (between med school and residency), completed a 5-day meditation retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh a few years later, and sat for a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat (Jack Kornfield was my personal meditation mentor) after that. I have studied with healers/shaman(s) in Peru, Egypt, Mexico, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Costa Rica, and South Africa.

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At the start of my career I founded a healing center (with yoga classes, a women's circle, psychotherapy, energy work, and community events) which I ran from 2009-2012 in Tucson, AZ. I was an adjunct professor at the U of Az (working with Andrew Weil, MD in his Program in Integrative Medicine) from 2009-2017. From 2017- 2019 I was hired by the Chopra Center (founded by Deepak Chopra) in Carlsbad, CA to be their holistic psychiatrist and intuitive astrologer. I also became one of their general Ayurvedic physicians and completed multiple Ayurvedic evaluations for retreat guests each week. When the Chopra Center closed in Dec 2019, I transitioned my practice online and spent a few years as a digital nomad in Costa Rica and Mexico! (Hablo bastante bien español! Me encanta surfear y practicar yoga en lugares cálidos!) I'm back in SoCal now, writing books on holistic psychiatry + astrology while continuing to work online. Follow my current local and previous nomadic adventures (and astro musings) on Instagram: @mysticmandala.

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If astrology brought you here, I can explore that topic all day! I am primarily a self-taught western astrologer (I had mentors + workshops but largely learned via 10+ years of intense research and study). I began practicing professionally in 2010. I have have hundreds of hours of 1:1 client experience. I worked as an astrologer at the Peaks Spa in Telluride, CO and the Chopra Center in CA. I have been featured in Vogue and am a regular astrology (+ etc.) contributor at MindBodyGreen and Chopra. Astro session options are listed under the "Services > Psych, Astro, Ayurveda" tab. Instruction/Apprenticeship is available from the intro to professional level. Some of my students are themselves well-known, working in journalism and television.

Holistic medicine + psychology + astrology = a potent combination that definitely makes me unique. My work is a true reflection of my soul.