
Our Story
Chris and Emily are deeply compassionate and curious seekers, devoted to healing, connection, and transformation. For nearly three decades, they have lived and served across cultures—teaching, counseling, and walking alongside those in need. Their journey has led them to integrate nature-based medicine, trauma-informed care, and spiritual unfoldment, always rooted in love, trust, and the belief that true healing belongs to everyone.
We start with the sacred question: What if nothing is missing? This shifts our work from a paradigm of self-improvement to one of self-unfoldment. It’s not about fixing, but about revealing the wholeness that is already within.
Training
Chris holds a counseling degree, professional certificates in Transformational Life & Leadership Coaching, Aletheia Integral Unfoldment Coaching, Certified Sacred Medicine Practitioner, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Trauma-Focused Narrative Therapy, and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy.
Emily holds a counseling degree, professional certificates in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Aletheia Integral Unfoldment Coaching, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, and Grief Education.
Most importantly, they have done the healing work of engaging their own stories and continue in that unfolding process.
Supporting Refugees and Those Who Serve Them Across Borders
We partner with an agency (Dignity-Restoring Hope) in the Czech Republic that serves thousands of people and refugees from Ukraine, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Africa. This work includes taking trips overseas to provide trauma care, staff support, and practical tools for resilience and healing. Through this partnership, we are able to leverage our Russian language skills to walk alongside individuals to rebuild and find hope again.
Through her counseling, spiritual guidance, and workshops, she has equipped our team with the support and wisdom needed to face the challenges of working with traumatised individuals. We are truly grateful for her continued presence and the gift she is to our work.”
Petra Damms
Founder of Dignity
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