Health Care Professionals

Thank you for your interest in my support services for professional health care providers. I have been learning and teaching about Being Well Now, since 1984, when I began working with hospice clients and their health care professionals. My work with individuals acknowledges the importance of the mind and body in the healing and wellness processes. As a mental and emotional health therapist, I work in a supportive role with health care professionals. In this team approach I allow you the freedom to focus on the physical needs of your patients, while I concentrate on the individual’s, and their family’s, emotional and mental health. I believe that I have a valuable service to offer you and your patients in regards to their overall health and wellness.
	As you are aware, the studies of Psychoneuroimmunolgy and Psychobiology have shown the direct relationship of stress and physical tension, and emotional dis-ease of the mind, to physical ailments of the body affecting the immune system. I have found that chronic pain, and chronic and life threatening illnesses, hypertension, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, TMJ, headaches, back pain, sleep disorders, Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease, and other stress related disorders usually respond well to counseling, relaxation and imagery, and, life style changes. My work with clients also includes a variety of other mental and emotional health issues, including: grief and loss associated with death and dying (including pet loss), sudden death (including SIDS, suicide, accidental death); anxiety (panic disorders and performance anxiety); and depression.
I have a variety of approaches that I use at different times to support the individual’s desire for healing, and resolution of their emotional issues that may conflict with their healing. Some of these approaches include: cognitive-behavioral therapy, insight oriented therapy, and constructive living based therapy. I also provide “brown bag lunch” presentations, in-services, seminars and workshops to health professionals and support staff, focusing on preventing burnout and promoting wellness, on and off the job. I offer psycho-educational seminars and workshops, and support and therapy groups, which incorporate my counseling approaches, to individuals and their families.
	I have extensive training, experience, and education working with individual’s and their families in regards to illness and emotional distress. My vita is available for further information. Being a Montana Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, I am a Medicaid provider, and I am eligible for third party insurance payments. I have a sliding scale fee for the uninsured, and am a participant in the Missoula Partnership Health Center. Thank you for your consideration of my Being Well Now services. Please contact me if you have any questions concerning my services.

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