Your symptoms are a language.
Scientific research in neurobiology, psycho-neuro immunology, and trauma has verified that symptoms are a language between the psyche and the body.
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But how do we apply that research to free ourselves from the disruptive symptoms of chronic conditions?
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​Hi, I'm Amanda, a Clinical Mind-Body Therapist and Trauma Specialist. I have a track record of helping people who were previously discouraged in decades of unsuccessful treatment finally unlock their pathway to healing.
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In our work together, you'll be supported with clinically effective applied mind-body science interventions to help you transform chronic conditions and begin a new chapter in which your symptoms do not define you.
"Why do my symptoms keep coming back?"
Psych research has found that in a split second, our perceptions can evoke a cascade of chemical changes in the brain and body.
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These perceptions change the way our neurons fire, governing our breath and blood flow, affecting our organ function, digestion, hormone levels, and immune system. In other words, our perceptions play a tremendous role in sickness and health.
​Research shows that when we get locked into perceptions that diminish our sense of value, belonging, and security, our body gets stuck in patterns of dysfunction, often leading to chronic or recurring symptoms.​ Those symptoms keep coming back when treatment fails to resolve the perceptions disrupting the brain and body​​​.
The challenge is that these perceptions are mostly
un-conscious and sub-conscious, meaning they are hidden from our conscious mind until we become aware of them.​ That awareness is the beginning of an inner journey that can help heal the psyche and body.
Applied mind-body science offers a research based, clinically effective psychologic approach to improve your chronic condition. It's not a substitute for appropriate medical care. ​​
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For case studies, read my article, The moment that changed your Brain and Body.
"Can this really help me
(when nothing else has)?"
The people who show up in my clinic have been discouraged by both conventional and alternative treatments, and their last resort was to try something outside the box.
What they don't realize is that the roadmap for their healing is revealed in the scientific research we have to date, but the mainstream medical industry hasn't yet integrated the research into its education and training programs or approved protocols.
That's bad news if you're an individual struggling with symptoms, and you don't have the time to wait for the industry to be revamped.
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That's why I left mainstream healthcare and sought out scientists and practitioners who were applying the research and getting results. ​I mentored with David Patient, one of the longest-living persons with AIDS, and his partner Neil Orr, a psycho-neuro immunologist.
During this time, I was initiated into the mind-body science interventions that kept David alive for 34 years after medical experts told him in 1983 that nothing could save him, and he'd be dead in six months.
​Instead, David pioneered his own health plans and later became a consultant to NIH and the United Nations. His approaches aligned with what Neil was finding in his research in mind-body science. The two went on to co-author the book, The Healer Inside You.
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So, yes, mind-body science interventions can help people breakthrough and heal - even after nothing else worked. Clients have reported remission from decades-old symptoms related to digestive dysfunction, autoimmunity, trauma, chronic pain, and skin disorders.​​​
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What can I expect from my sessions?
Sessions can take place online or in-person. We'll be applying mind-body science to identify how your life experiences and the perceptions formed in response to those experiences have changed your brain and body.
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You'll identify the unconscious beliefs you formed during times of unexpected change, loss, and intense stress and how this has impacted your mind-body health.
You'll learn about how your subconscious mind was programmed in childhood, how it governs over 95% of your perceptions, and the role it plays in sickness and health.
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You'll become fluent in the language of your symptoms and how to use that information to create new chapters of life in which your symptoms do not define you.
About Amanda
I'm a Clinical Mind-Body Therapist and Trauma Specialist. While working in Chicago's health care sector, I observed the link between mental and physical health. I helped dialysis clinics improve patient outcomes by implementing mind-body education and depression management services. I was later discouraged by industry norms that prioritized profit over impact. I left in 2013 to volunteer in the Peace Corps in South Africa. ​
That's when I met David Patient, one of the first people to be diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Doctors told him he had 6 months to live, and there was nothing that could save him. But David pioneered his own health plans and lived another 34 years. He co-authored the book, The Healer Inside You, and was my mentor from 2013-2017 until he passed away from other causes. While in South Africa, I trained with David and his colleague Neil Orr, a psycho-neuro immunologist, who were consultants to NIH and the United Nations.
I later entered a 10-year mentorship with a body-centered psychologist and studied with the world's leading experts on trauma in Dr. Bessel van der Kolk's Traumatic Stress Studies Certificate program. I stay up-to-date on the latest psych research by attending classes through the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. I also complete ongoing courses with Pat Ogden's Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and offerings by Dr. Peter Levine.
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Personally, I've experienced my own suffering, and healed from adult onset asthma, IBS, and complex trauma. Because I know sickness intimately, I'm committed to helping people breakthrough - even when nothing else worked.​​ My clients have reported remission from digestive dysfunction, autoimmunity, chronic pain, skin disorders, and trauma symptoms, which comes as tremendous relief after being discouraged by decades of unsuccessful treatment.
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I operate independently of any institution or licensure, which enables me to serve people who feel their progress has been limited by conventional protocols. ​It's my honor to help people create new chapters in which their symptoms do not define them.
