Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Paraclete Recovery different?
Paraclete Recovery was born from a simple belief: people are not problems to be solved, symptoms to be managed, or versions of themselves waiting to be fixed. Beneath every struggle, transition, loss, addiction, setback, question, or season of uncertainty exists a whole human being carrying wisdom, resilience, gifts, experiences, and possibilities that may have been forgotten, buried, overlooked, or disconnected through the process of surviving life.
My work is rooted in the understanding that healing is not simply about overcoming challenges. It is about creating the conditions for deeper awareness, meaningful connection, and authentic transformation. It is about making space for what is ready to emerge while honoring everything that has brought you to this moment. Rather than separating recovery, personal growth, spirituality, community, and healing into different categories, I view them as interconnected parts of the same journey. I help create opportunities for people to reconnect with themselves, with others, and with the life they are being called to live.
What does Recovery Coaching & Life Path Guidance mean at Paraclete Recovery?
It means we are not limited to one lens, one model, or one way of understanding your experience. Depending on your goals and what emerges throughout our work together, sessions may incorporate recovery coaching, Human Design, somatic practices, nervous system awareness, energy work, reflective inquiry, mindfulness, and practical life planning. These are not separate services added onto your experience. They are integrated into a personalized process designed to support healing, growth, self-discovery, and meaningful change.
What does “somatic” or body-based support mean here?
This isn’t a separate practice or something you’re sent off to do on your own—this is woven directly into how I work with you in session. When something comes up—stress, overwhelm, craving, shutdown—we don’t just talk about it. We pause and work with it in real time.
That might look like:
Using sound bowls and frequency work during session to help your body settle while you’re in it—not after
Shifting your breath, posture, or focus in the moment to change how it shows up in your body
Slowing things down enough to notice what’s actually happening instead of pushing past it
Staying with the experience just long enough for it to move, instead of avoiding it or overanalyzing it
Reiki is a gentle energetic practice intended to support balance, grounding, relaxation, and emotional restoration. Reiki works with the body’s energetic system to help create a sense of calm, openness, and connection—especially during times of stress, overwhelm, emotional heaviness, or transition. Many people describe Reiki as helping them feel lighter, more settled, emotionally clear, deeply relaxed, or more connected to themselves. Each experience is different, and sessions are guided by what feels present and needed in the moment rather than following a rigid structure or routine.
What makes this different is that nothing is scripted or separate from your experience. We’re not following a set routine, and you’re not being taught techniques to perform later. We’re working with what’s happening as it’s happening—so your body begins to learn a different response while you’re supported in it. Over time, this builds something real: You recognize your patterns sooner. You know what helps. You don’t feel as stuck in it. This isn’t therapy, and it’s not a class. It’s support that meets you in the moment and helps you move through it in a different way.
How do holistic practices fit into recovery support?
At Paraclete Recovery, holistic practices are not separate from recovery support—they are an integral part of how I work. Many traditional recovery models focus primarily on thoughts, behaviors, education, and conversation. While those approaches can be valuable, my experience has shown that healing often reaches beyond what can be accessed through talking alone. Sometimes healing emerges through insight. Sometimes through experience. Sometimes through the body, energy, creativity, intuition, spirituality, community, or a deeper understanding of who we are and how we are designed to move through life. These practices are not used to tell people who they are or what they should believe. They are used as tools for exploration, awareness, healing, alignment, and connection.
Human Design, in particular, serves as a powerful mirror. It offers insight into patterns, strengths, challenges, decision-making, energy dynamics, and aspects of ourselves that may have been forgotten, misunderstood, or hidden beneath years of survival, conditioning, and expectation. For many people, it becomes a doorway into deeper self-understanding, self-compassion, and a greater sense of alignment with their own path. Energy work and sound healing create opportunities to engage with healing in ways that extend beyond conversation and analysis. They invite people into experiences of presence, restoration, awareness, and connection that are often difficult to access through words alone.
What makes this work unique is not any single practice. It is the integration of lived experience, recovery support, intuitive guidance, spiritual exploration, holistic healing, and practical support into one experience that honors the whole person. Rather than asking people to fit into a predetermined model, I create space for healing, growth, and transformation to unfold in ways that feel meaningful, authentic, and aligned with their individual journey.
Do I need to be spiritual for this approach to work?
Spirituality is a meaningful part of my work, but it is not a requirement for yours.
I openly incorporate holistic healing practices because I have witnessed the value they can bring to healing, growth, self-understanding, and transformation. At the same time, I deeply respect that people hold different beliefs, perspectives, and ways of making meaning in their lives. You do not need to share my spiritual views, practice any particular tradition, or believe in any specific philosophy to benefit from this work. What matters most is that you feel comfortable, respected, and supported in exploring what is meaningful and helpful for you. This is not a space built around convincing people what to believe. It is a space built around honoring each person's unique journey while creating opportunities for healing, connection, exploration, and growth.
Who is Paraclete Recovery for?
Paraclete Recovery is for people who are seeking something deeper than traditional approaches alone.
Some arrive because they are navigating recovery. Others are moving through a major life transition, exploring questions of purpose, reconnecting with themselves, healing old wounds, deepening their spiritual path, or searching for a way forward that feels more aligned with who they truly are. Many have spent years caring for others, surviving difficult experiences, adapting to expectations, or trying to fit themselves into systems, roles, or identities that no longer feel authentic. They may feel called toward healing, growth, self-discovery, transformation, or simply a different way of relating to themselves and their lives. You do not need to have everything figured out. You do not need to be at a particular stage of recovery, healing, or personal growth. You do not need to fit a specific mold, identity, or belief system. If you are seeking a space that honors and celebrates the whole of who you are—mind, body, heart, spirit, and energy—and are open to exploring what healing, recovery, connection, and transformation might look like in your own life, you are welcome here.