My name is Chloe! I am a licensed clinical social worker, reiki level II certified, Pranayama breath work certified, spiritual seeker and empath. I have always had an affinity for being a "helper.”

Growing up in a chaotic and emotionally neglectful home, I often felt unsafe and had no space to explore and develop my authentic self. My emotions and needs were a burden to my emotionally immature parents and they, quite frankly, took no interest in getting to know me as a person.

The core belief that I was a “bad person” became my mantra as a child and I only found solace in over giving to others. I learned to keep my feelings, thoughts, interests and desires to myself and for the first 30 years of my life I paid the price physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I was asleep to life. I had crippling anxiety, bouts of depression, active addiction, was a people pleaser, had poor boundaries, was reactive and angry, had constant feelings of guilt and shame, painful loneliness, black and white thinking, non-secure attachments in relationships, toxic masculine and feminine energy…..I could go on, but the reality was that I hated myself and life. I was certain I was destined to be wounded, unfixable and unlovable forever.

By the grace of divine messaging, at the age of 31 I had a moment of clarity to get sober. Sobriety was my first step to healing and accessing my highest potential. Without the numbing of alcohol, I was left with the trauma of my past and my family’s past. I realized quickly that I had the choice and the power to free myself, through taking action and developing faith. It is a CHOICE to be happy, joyous and free.

Through my own personalized holistic approach, I can now say that I live a life of pure joy, wonder, acceptance and appreciation. I wake up excited to take on the day. I have beautiful secure relationships, a fulfilling work life and passions, little to no anxiety and have activated my creativity and intuition. I walk through life feeling grounded, safe, authentic to myself, intuitively guided and loved and grateful.

I have be been awakened to my highest potential and purpose to help heal others and I want to gift that to as many people as I can touch.

Credentials

I completed my undergraduate degree in psychology at Amherst College in Amherst MA, where I focused my studies on schemas and cognitive development. I went on to complete my masters in social worker at Columbia University in New York, NY, where my primary research was on severe mental illness and first psychotic breaks. For the past 10 years I have worked as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) both in hospital settings and in private practice treating a diverse range of clients with an array of diagnosis and goals.

In the non-traditional fields, I am reiki II certified and pranayama breath work certified. I have developed my own resources to share with my clients using body movement, prayer, energy, meditation etc.