Stephen Bryant Walker, LMFT
Director, Middle Way Health
Teacher, Lion’s Roar Dharma Center
Co-Author, Something So Obvious
Principal, Wear Kindness
Mr. Walker is a licensed psychotherapist and Buddhist teacher (Lama Yeshe Jinpa) who provides his clients with compassionate support and encourages them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their problems, issues and life goals.
Sarah Altschuler, MD
Adult Psychiatry
916-538-4816
saltschulermd@gmail.com
Consultation Request
I have the privilege of working with individuals from all walks of life and have a passion for helping people heal from chronic mental health conditions, physical health issues and traumatic experiences through a variety of means.
Colleen Tweed Wong, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Clinical Manager
colleen@middlewayhealth.com
Colleen Tweed Wong specializes in maternal wellness and holds a certificate in maternal mood and anxiety disorders from Postpartum Support International. She also works in maternal depression research at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, in General Pediatrics.
Lindsay Kay Parkinson, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Board Certified Art Therapist
lindsaykay@artnsoultherapy.com
(916) 583-8499
www.artnsoultherapy.com
Lindsay Parkinson is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Board-Certified Art Therapist, and Artist. Her work is dedicated to creating trusted relationships and space for the process of narrating one’s story.
Andrew Smith, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
(916) 214.8560
Dr. Smith brings a solid grounding of traditional psychotherapeutic practices, including cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and family systems therapies. He combines these with an exploration of Buddhist philosophy and meditative practices to assist people in achieving a stronger sense of peace and well-being along their life path.
Nicola Simmersbach, PsyD, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
(916) 952-8594
DrNicola.net
Dr. Nicola offers individual short and long term therapy, couple’s therapy for all types of couples, group counseling, clinical consultation and supervision. She specializes in pre-marital counseling, self-acceptance, mixed orientation marriages, family relationships, change and loss, acceptance and commitment and parenting issues
Jeff Wilfong, LMFT, LPCC, LPC, LMHC
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
(530) 864-3218
Jeff@AliveCounseling.com
alivecounseling.com
My name is Jeff Wilfong and I’ve been a psychotherapist since 2006. I provide counseling and coaching services to Adults, Couples, and Teens via in-office sessions, Skype or Facetime (video therapy), phone and email treatment options.
Sandra Warne, M.A., LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
(916) 568-1025
mftsw@earthlink.net
Sandra Warne has been practicing Psychotherapy in Sacramento for twenty-five years, successfully using integrative approaches designed to meet the needs of individuals, couples, and families exactly where they are, and moving them forward to realize their full potential for happiness.
Trish Gemulla, MBA, MS, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Spiritrisingtherapy.com
(916) 305-5659
Trish brings many years of study and practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist and as a business entrepreneur, leader and consultant to her current practice, offering individual, family and couples therapy as well as leadership consultation.
Jesus S. Sanchez, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Practitioner of Mesoamerican Methods for Healing
jesus@middlewayhealth.com
Mr. Sanchez is a trained Marriage and Family Therapist with a background in Mesoamerican traditions. By engaging traditional approaches of psychotherapy and Indigenous concepts, he works with clients to identify their strengths as determined by the health of their social, cultural, family, spiritual and behavioral cycles.
Karen Randles, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Being attentive and listening actively is a key component of therapy. Karen understands that each client is unique, so she incorporates several different treatment interventions and techniques to best serve her clients. Her primary interventions include cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, solution-focused, and play therapy modalities. Her particular interests are: Adjustment disorders, anxiety, chronic pain, depression, relationship difficulties, PTSD, self-esteem, spirituality and trauma.
Judy Lynn Taylor, CCHT
Shamanic Practitioner
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
www.adventuresinshamanism.com
Thousands of years ago, our tribal ancestors discovered that by bringing their spirit body into harmony, their mind and body would also come into balance and harmony. In this modern age, the concept that humans are a Mind/Body/Spirit complex is being explored both scientifically and spiritually.
Melanie Noel Light, MS
Visionary Consultant
Writing & Awareness Coach
dreamlifedesigning@gmail.com
(916) 425.4478
www.dreamlifedesigning.com
Author: Portals to the Soul, the Psyche & a More Enchanted Life
Co-Author: Something So Obvious
Dream Life Designing is the process of bringing your dreams – big or small – to life. It starts with a desire to creatively direct one or more aspects of your life and can become more a way of life with renewed perspective and budding empowerment.
Jill Kerrigan, MBA, LMT, ACE Certified
Certified Massage Therapist
Personal Trainer and Wellness Coach
jillkerrigan@hotmail.com
(916) 601-2151
Following an early career working in corporate business, Jill Kerrigan decided to pursue a different path in order to fulfill her dream of helping others. For over 15 years Jill has been providing therapeutic massage treatments to a long list of clients.
Robert Nakashima
Qigong/Tai Chi Instructor
Co-Founder, WarriorHeart
rshogo@gmail.com
Robert Nakashima of Inner Circle Tai Chi began his study of martial arts 30 years ago, specializing in Tai Chi, Xingyi and Bagua. He teaches public and private classes in the Sacramento area and is a multiple gold medalist and Grand Champion in national and international competitions.
Sue Marshall
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, De-Hypnotherapist
Certified Massage Therapist
Certified Energy Medicine Practitioner
theessentialbeginning@gmail.com
(916) 837-1267
www.thequalityofoils.com
De-Hypnotherapy is the process of getting you out of your trance and residing instead in the authenticity of your being. How can you tell if you’re in a “trance”?
Clemon Charles
Singer-Songwriter/Performer
Clem’s Facebook Page
La Dolce Vita song
(415) 724-4413
Clemon Charles grew up in Barbados singing in church groups and folk groups, eventually traveling around the Caribbean performing.
Sandi Russi, RYT
Certified Ananda Yoga Instructor
Sandi has been practicing yoga and meditation for over 20 years and has been teaching since 2000. Focused on bringing the essence of yoga to her students, Sandi teaches traditional hatha yoga classes designed to strengthen and stretch the body, release stress, calm the mind and enhance self-awareness
Kathryn (Katie) Kilian, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Colorado License #381
Ms. Kilian has over 25 years experience in the addiction field. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado and is in the process of completing a certification in California in addictions. Having recently moved to Sacramento from Denver, she currently travels back to Colorado every other month where she continues her work as a court-appointed Parental Responsibilities Evaluator.
Siri Gian Singh Khalsa, Ph.D.
Reichian Therapist
(707) 357-5644
For 40 years I have helped people improve their breathing and develop breath practices which are just right for each individual. Besides bringing vitality, joy and peace of mind these yoga, acupressure, and Reichian based practices can activate your own inner healing resources to better cope with anxiety, depression, pain, and addictions.
Sabrina Schultz, BSN
Mindfulness Coach
(916) 492-9007
In this day of aging baby boomers, gym memberships, running and biking clubs and extreme sports, I don’t need to dwell on the importance of exercising the body to keep it supple, strong and to prevent injuries. But have you considered the equally important outcomes of training the mind to also keep it pliable, able to maintain focus, to develop patience, gratitude, acceptance and a sense of friendliness towards ourselves and the world we live in?