I don’t offer complimentary discovery calls, and I’d love to share why.

This work is nuanced and complex. In my experience, 15–30 minutes isn’t enough time for your nervous system to settle, for me to meaningfully understand your experience, or for either of us to assess fit with the care it deserves. Those short sessions can end up feeling rushed, and don’t allow for the kind of presence I value at every stage of this work.

Rather than offer a brief call that risks feeling transactional or performative, I invite you to begin with a Wayfinding Session, a one-time, 50-minute paid session. It’s a chance to arrive fully, explore some of your questions with care, and explore whether working together feels right and if so, at what pace. 

While I won’t be able to answer every question you might have or dive into every aspect of your story in just one session, what I can do is offer perspective, insight, and clarity about next steps. If it’s a fit, we can continue. And if not, I’ll point you toward thoughtful referrals or resources that may better serve you. 

You can also opt for an in-depth mind-body assessment. Throughout three 50 minute sessions, we’ll have ample time to explore your story, symptoms, needs, resources, and context in depth, identify patterns, clarify whether a neuroplastic component may be contributing to your symptoms, review what you’ve learned, answer all of your questions in depth, and clarify next steps for your healing and recovery.

Click here to learn more and schedule your in-depth mind-body assessment.

Click here to book your Wayfinding Session.

If you start with a Wayfinding Session, you have the option to move forward with two more sessions for the in-depth assessment package, with a remaining balance of £600. Alternatively, you can choose to credit the Wayfinding Session fee toward my 6-month mentoring program within the next 14 days.

Many of my clients experience a full recovery from their symptoms. Some see significant improvement quickly. Others need more time to build the safety, clarity, and the internal shifts that allow for sustained change.

Because each person has a unique makeup and set of circumstances, I can’t guarantee that you’ll be pain- or symptom-free by the end of our work together. Healing is nonlinear, and there’s no fixed protocol or timeline that ensures recovery for everyone. And still, I want to offer two hopeful threads: this work has helped many people feel a profound difference in their lives, and even when symptoms remain, it’s possible to relate to them with more ease and confidence, and to feel more connected to life. 

Also, because this process is deeply personal, I don’t measure success by a single outcome. In fact, narrowly focusing on the absence of symptoms as an outcome can hinder the shifts we want to bring about. (You might have already learned that outcome independence is a core tenet of Pain Reprocessing Therapy.) Instead, I invite you to expand the definition of what healing means for you. It might look like:

• Re-engaging with activities you’d stopped doing

• Trying that thing you’ve always wanted to with a renewed sense of agency

• Feeling less anxious or preoccupied by symptoms

• Finding that fear no longer runs your life

• Sitting for long conversations in any chair, and traveling without lugging around special pillows

• Sleeping better and feeling greater ease and calm day-to-day

• Ditching Dr. Google and Dr. ChatGPT and trusting your body again

• Being kind to yourself, free from the endless loop of negative self-talk

• Meeting your experience and feelings with curiosity and equanimity

• Setting boundaries in a way that feels supportive

• Reconnecting with joy, purpose, creativity, and community

• Having more energy and presence for your loved ones

• Cultivating whatever it is you want to grow in your life, and taking steps to move towards what is important and meaningful, instead of being trapped in trying to outrun your symptoms

Whether or not pain or other symptoms fully resolve, these outcomes reflect a return to vitality, and a sense of freedom as the healing journey continues alongside a meaningful, vibrant life. The process to get here is not always easy, but it is always worth it. 

Click here to review a list of symptoms and diagnoses commonly associated with nociplastic pain and symtoms arising from sensitized neural pathways and conditioned responses, rather than ongoing injury, illness, or structural damage. If you are experiencing one or more of the symptoms or have been diagnosed with a condition included in this list, there is hope for recovery through a mindbody approach. 

Beyond the list, my personal experience and over 25 years of practicing medicine and psychotherapy in Mexico have shown me over and over again that people across a wide range of conditions can grow in ease, wellbeing and liveliness through a mindbody approach. Even in the presence of illnesses in which a genetic or biological aspect is more prominent (.i.e. “structural” conditions, including musculoskeletal injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, autoimmune conditions, and cancer), we can harness the power of bioplasticity to enhance health and resilience and live more fully. 

If you’re curious to explore working together and want to ask about your particular condition, you can either get in touch here or book a standalone Wayfinding Session. 

The most truthful answer is time will tell.

The majority of my clients who experience the most success work with me for 6-12 months, some for 3-4 months, and some for 18 months or longer.

The amount of time and support needed may vary depending on the intensity of your pain or other symptoms, the degree of impairment you’re experiencing, how much support you have in your life, and your capacity for sustained self-direction with self-compassion. If you don’t have a lot of support, feel a lot of fear or resistance around getting started or staying consistent with new practices, or find that your inner critic is really loud, please know this is completely understandable.  

Most of us find that our world and our social ties shrink when we fall into dis-ease, as contemporary life in most societies is simply not structured to support community, mutual aid, and care. Additionally, many of us have been taught to link our worth to feeling well and being more “productive”, making it even harder to meet ourselves with compassion in times of pain, illness, or limitation.

I am dreaming of a world where that is not the case, and in the meantime, practitioners such as myself do provide support while meeting our own very real needs. 

If you’re interested in working with me, I offer a 6 month pathway as a starting point, which includes 8 weekly sessions followed by 8 bi-weekly sessions. I’ve found this rhythm and duration to be especially supportive in building momentum and sustained healing and integration over time. 

That said, the mentorship pathways I offer are designed to be flexible and responsive, with a range of time frames to support your unique needs. If a different structure feels more aligned for you, we can explore options together in a Wayfinding Session.

The Reclaim Your Life 6 month pathway starts with a weekly frequency for the first 8 weeks, and then shifts to bi-weekly frequency. After working closely with clients for over 25 years, this container, in its rhythm and duration, is the one I’ve found most supportive for creating momentum and sustained healing and integration. That said, depending on where you are on your recovery journey, and on whether you’re working with other providers or participating in a group program or classes, we can explore other possibilities together in a Wayfinding Session. 

Mindbody mentoring and coaching is a supportive, relationship-based process that integrates three complementary strands of work: (1) broader life and wellbeing mentoring, (2) pain education grounded in neuroscience, and (3) mindbody coaching in support of persistent pain and neuroplastic symptom recovery.

Across all strands, the work is grounded in the understanding that physical health, emotional experience, behaviour, and nervous system functioning are interconnected, and that meaningful change can be supported through reflection, awareness, and practical application over time.

It draws on experience-informed guidance, including the practitioner's own lived experience of persistent symptoms and healing, alongside contemporary understandings from neuroscience, pain science, and mindbody approaches, and is oriented towards greater self-awareness, agency, and flexibility.

This may include exploration of habits, lifestyle factors such as movement, rest, and nutrition, relational patterns, stress responses, and the development of skills such as goal setting, emotional awareness, boundary setting, and resilience. It may also include mindfulness-based and somatic practices in support of nervous system regulation and adaptability.

Within the mindbody coaching aspect of this work, it may additionally integrate concepts, principles, and practices drawn from a range of approaches grounded in neuroplasticity and contemporary pain science, including Pain Reprocessing, Emotional Awareness and Expression, mindfulness- and compassion-based programmes, and somatic practices. These are used as educational and experiential tools within a coaching context, supporting exploration of patterns and responses that may be associated with persistent physical symptoms.

This work does not constitute medical or mental health diagnosis, treatment, or care. It is not a substitute for medical services or psychotherapy and is intended to complement, not replace, any existing healthcare support. You are encouraged to consult appropriate professionals where needed.

Not exactly — although there are similarities and some overlap. In Reclaim Your Life, what I offer as Mindbody Healing Mentoring is broader, deeper, and more integrative than what many people think of when they hear “coaching.”

• Coaching often focuses on setting goals, building habits, and mindset shifts. That can be very valuable, and our work together might involve this aspects, though mentoring goes beyond this, leaning into guidance with expert knowledge, lived experience, science, and compassion toward long-term healing of your bodymind. Mentoring here includes all that plus education about how your nervous system works, how biology, emotion, movement, fear, mindset, past experiences and environment all interact — and more space for processing, inner transformation, and rebuilding trust with your body.

• I draw from my own lived experience of healing, as well as medical and psychotherapeutic training, neuroscience, mindbody medicine, trauma-integrative and nervous system work to support you with both professional expertise and the kind of practical insight that comes from having walked this path myself. Together, we’ll make sense of your symptoms, understand root causes, and implement practices in support of your healing. 

• I integrate frameworks and practices from various psychotherapy approaches, such as Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), Somatics, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and more, as well as Mindfulness and Compassion Based Programs, including MBSR and MBCT. 

• My main background is not in coaching — though I am trained in coaching, Motivational Interviewing, and Appreciative Inquiry — , but in mindbody medicine and psychotherapy, coupled with certifications in mindfulness and compassion based programs, grief tending, somatics, therapeutic and restorative yoga, among other approaches. You can learn more about my training here, and learn more about my approach here.

So, coaching can be a part of what we do together, in terms of goal-setting, structure, encouragement, strategy. And mindbody healing mentoring is broader, more embodied and multi-layered. It holds space for your experience of symptoms, your body’s wisdom, your past, your fears, your values, — integrating science, mindfulness, somatic practice, and more.

Sessions are 50 minutes and shaped by your needs at that moment. We may, for example, explore education around pain science or nervous system regulation, bring awareness to stuck patterns, practice mindfulness tools and somatic techniques together, offer space to connect with emotions that have been hard to access or express, engage creativity to craft wellbeing-enhancing routines, or tend to grief around loss and recovery — yes, there is grief around recovering and healing too.

Some sessions are spacious and reflective. Others are more structured or directed. Always, we’ll work collaboratively, and move at the pace your bodymind can integrate. 

I offer between-session email check-ins in the latter portion of the 6-month pathway. Otherwise, our work together will be focused within our scheduled sessions. This boundary supports the depth and sustainability of the care I provide, and also honors your capacity to integrate the work between sessions.

Many of my clients experience mental health challenges, or have received diagnoses including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress, and find this work deeply supportive. If you are receiving care from a psychiatrist or other mental health professional, this work is intended to complement, not replace, that care. Continuing with your treating clinician is an important part of the process.

Many symptoms in the realm of mental health can be understood in different ways from a mindbody and person-centered perspective. We can conceive them as understandable manifestations of distress and protective mechanisms, making sense of them in a way that honors your unique story, context, and culture. I don’t believe our challenges are signs of something broken or disordered, but rather meaningful responses to the complexities of our life and environment. And experiencing chronic pain can cause significant emotional distress in and of itself.

Together, we will explore what’s arising with curiosity and compassion, creating space for insight, healing, and change that’s rooted in connection and understanding, not labels.

It is important to note that while I bring decades of experience as a physician and psychotherapist to our work, the nature, content, and scope of this assessment and the work we do together depends on where you are located. For clients physically located in Mexico, this work may form part of clinical care within my professional licensure. For clients outside Mexico, this assessment is educational and consultative in nature, content, and scope, and I do not diagnose or provide treatment for medical or mental health conditions. I offer compassionate presence, education, nervous system and trauma-informed support, and collaborative meaning-making. If you are in active crisis or require clinical mental health care, it is important that you work with a licensed therapist, psychiatrist, or appropriate medical provider as part of your support system.

There are also situations that fall outside the scope of my practice. I do not work with individuals experiencing active suicidal ideation, substance use disorders, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, or other severe mental illnesses. Post-traumatic symptoms that significantly impair daily functioning or require intensive treatment are also beyond the scope of what I offer. I am happy to discuss whether working together is a good fit during an initial consultation.

If at any point it becomes clear that you would benefit from a different level, type, or structure of support than what I offer within my scope of practice, I will encourage you to seek additional or alternative care and may discontinue our work together if this format is no longer appropriate.

If you believe you're dealing with a new, acute, or urgent medical issue, it's important to consult a licensed healthcare provider in your country. If you need personalized guidance around prescribing or deprescribing, you will need to address this with your prescribing clinician and/or seek expert medical advice with a provider specializing in deprescribing. If you’re in Mexico and we’re working in the context of my medical or psychotherapy services, I will provide a referral for this purpose, as I do not prescribe medications or oversee deprescribing.

While I do not diagnose or provide medical treatment in the context of mentorship, I bring decades of clinical and teaching experience into our work. I can offer education, context, and perspective to help you better understand your symptoms and have more informed conversations with your care team.

Research and lived experience accounts suggest that people with neuroplastic symptoms can have significant health anxiety even after thorough evaluation. A mindbody approach and neural repatterning practices can play a meaningful role in addressing both symptoms and anxiety. If this resonates with your experience, we can explore whether this work might be relevant for you.

While I only offer clinical care as a physician and psychotherapist to residents of Mexico, I bring those lenses, and that extensive training and experience, into every session of pain recovery mentoring.

This means I can help you:

• Make sense of complex medical language, to help you understand and contextualize your experience;

• Translate confusing or scary diagnoses or findings, 

• Integrate context and nuance in a way that reduces fear and overwhelm, 

• Explore how neuroplastic mechanisms may be influencing your symptoms using evidence-based methods for insight and reflection,

• Work through lingering doubts about your symptoms and recovery,

• And offer guidance and education that’s both accurate and compassionate. 

Rather than spiral or get lost down rabbit holes of internet searches or worst-case scenarios, you gain access to insight, grounded education, and practical guidance rooted in expertise and evidence-based practice.

After 25 years of practicing medicine and psychotherapy, I am deeply comfortable with the full range of human experience, from health to debilitating illness, from uncertain prognosis to end of life, and from deep challenge to thriving through connection, creativity, and purpose.

I’ve sat with people of all ages in moments of all-consuming fear and grief, physical vulnerability, emotional complexity, trauma responses, and profound transition, as well as moments of expansive joy, deep love, and the vibrant aliveness that can emerge even in the midst of loss and difficulty. And I’ve had plenty of personal practice with my own healing and recovery journey.

This has deepened my ability to stay present, attuned, and steady even in experiences that may feel especially intense, unsettling, triggering, or overwhelming. 

You don’t have to go through those moments alone. I will meet whatever unfolds with radical presence, curiosity, clarity, and compassion.

In conversations touching on serious or life-limiting illness, I offer educational perspective and compassionate presence; clinical care in those circumstances always remains with your treating team.

Schedule your Wayfinding Session. 

My rates are structured with care and intention to reflect the time, expertise, presence, and labor — emotional, intellectual, and somatic — that this work requires, while also sustaining my practice and meeting my financial needs and commitments, including caregiving for my elders in Mexico. This allows me to continue working in a sustainable way. 

Fair compensation for care work, particularly for women and practitioners from historically excluded communities, is part of the more just world I’m working toward.

I'm not currently able to offer sliding scale. For those for whom cost of my 1:1 sessions is a barrier, I offer a growing library of free resources and practices, periodic free or low-cost workshops, and group spaces. If you'd like to stay connected and be the first to hear when new offerings become available, you're warmly invited to join my mailing list.

I am not in-network with any insurance providers. Eligibility for reimbursement varies depending on the type of service, your insurer, and your individual policy. You may contact your insurer directly if you wish to confirm your specific coverage.

I provide a standard payment receipt reflecting the nature of the service as described in the Scope of Services section of my Terms & Conditions. I do not provide superbills, insurance claim forms, diagnostic or procedural codes, or additional documentation for insurance purposes beyond this standard receipt.

If you’re new to my work, we’ll start with a one-time Wayfinding Session. .

Ongoing mentorship is available through programs with a set timeframe. I offer a 6-month pathway as a starting point, as I’ve found that this rhythm and duration provide meaningful support in building momentum and sustained healing and integration over time. If a different structure or duration feels more aligned for you, we can explore possibilities together during your Wayfinding Session. At this time, I don’t offer session-by-session availability for new clients.

After the mentorship program, many of my clients choose to stay connected, whether through occasional one-off sessions to check in and remember, or a custom-designed follow-up container with a rhythm and level of support that feels nourishing. 

This could look like:

• Bi-weekly or monthly sessions

• Seasonal check-ins

• Focused guidance when challenges or transitions arise

This ongoing, flexible support is here if and when you need it, to help you integrate, recalibrate, and stay connected to what you’ve cultivated.

Follow-up one-off 50-minute sessions are available at £350.