is your story like mine?
Hi, I’m Amanda!
After years of struggling with multiple autoimmune diseases and serious personal losses, I was a mess inside and out. I had been in chronic pain since becoming pregnant with my oldest child at the age of 23. Joint swelling, fatigue, and bouts of chronic hives were my normal. I tried numerous drugs and each one made me sicker. I tried diets, supplements, acupuncture, naturopaths, prescription meds, and years of talk therapy and found no real relief.
That all changed once I added in energy work treatments and was able to listen to what my body had to say. Freedom from pain did not come in one session but I noticed gradual changes in all areas of my life with treatment. And then one day I ran up the stairs and realized it didn’t hurt! For the first time in over 14 years, I had zero pain in my body!
I had to learn more. In December of 2018 I took my first class in energy healing and from then on there was no turning back! I have since taken over 800 hours of instruction in different energy healing modalities and psychotherapeutic approaches. I started working with clients on Zoom in March of 2020 and opened up my home office in 2022.
Nowadays, I love seeing people access their own inner knowing and ability to heal. I like to think of myself as an energetic midwife/cheerleader/coach. I may know the points to hold or how to test what we are working on, but it’s really you who does this amazing work. I love to see it! Healing journeys are full of ups and downs and can be very dark and lonely… but they don’t have to be! That’s my intention for my clients. That they would feel supported and guided on uncovering their own magnificence. We can become so scared of our darkness that we miss our light in the process! Working with a guide to help you see both is invaluable. I’d love to be a helper on your healing journey!
I live in the Lower Mainland of BC, Canada. I have a couple of teenagers, an epic dating site match love and some rescue cats I’m nuts for. I’m always up for a good snack and a laugh shared with loved ones, preferably by the water or a fire. One day I hope to spot Sasquatch and I hope when I die to have impacted positively the lives of those around me. Learning, healing and growing into a more loving and compassionate human is my lifelong intention. I’m incredibly grateful to be able to do what I do and I can’t wait to see what comes next, for you and for me! The best is yet to come! (And if at this point in your journey you can’t believe that statement that is okay… there was a time I could not believe it either, borrow my hope and belief until you can hold your own)
How My Approach supports you
My job is to help you balance your energy system and stimulate your body’s natural ability to heal. I use muscle monitoring, questions, and just the right acupuncture points for you so you can release pain and open to a new way of being. I believe in a collaborative approach that includes other modalities, diet, and supplements. Most importantly, I empower you to take your healing in your own hands. Connecting you to what your body has to say and working to restore harmony in your emotions, spirit and physical body.
My training
I completed my board certification in Natural Bioenergetics as a certified Natural Bioenergetics Specialist in June of 2021. I have also taken courses on physiology and anatomy, nutrition, and Matrix Energetics, along with additional courses not required for certification in the Natural Bioenergetics field.
In February of 2024 I completed a 330-hour, year-long, graduate-level online training in Compassionate Inquiry.
“Compassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world.”
When a therapeutic relationship provides a container of safety, individuals can acknowledge and examine the traumatic events that happened to them as children, recognize the beliefs they internalized, and feel and express the emotions they suppressed. When the therapist is present with compassion, curiosity and acceptance, the client is able to connect with not only their pain, but also with their agency and insight.
The process of Compassionate Inquiry invites people to look at the stories they tell themselves unconsciously, and to recognize how these stories direct their lives, affect their health, and generate suffering. Once individuals recognize the beliefs they have been carrying and where they originated, they can question the validity of those beliefs. Once questioned, they can open to the possibility of releasing identification with them, and of the hold they have on them. A new way of being emerges, leading to spontaneity, choice, expansion and freedom. (from the Compassionate Inquiry website)
IN PERSON TREATMENT SPACE
May 2022- After two years of Zoom clients only I am so excited to be able to work with people in person! My home office is located in Abbotsford, BC.
The massage table has the added benefit of a full size Richway Biomat. The Biomat offers a combination of far infrared rays, negative ion and the conductive properties of amethyst channels to aid you in relaxation and relieving muscle and joint pain. Plus it makes the table super cozy!
As a long time Zoom client said after her first in person session, “There are more smells and bells in person!” And that is true, the tuning forks, sound bowls and essences that I use in sessions are more fun for the client in person. Thankfully the vibrational support is there the same in Zoom or in person! ;)