MY ROLES
Hi, my name is Alix and I wear two hats (work-attire hats, if you will.) While in some ways fundamentally different, these hats have so many overlapping qualities that it feels comfortable to say that they go together. While I can only wear one hat at a time, it feels like a seamless transition to take one off and put the other one on. My first hat is that of a Clinical Psychologist, working with kids, teens, parents, and adults in traditional psychotherapy to support their emotional, mental, and at times physical wellbeing to create more harmony and balance in their lives. My second hat is that of a reiki practitioner and meditation guide. Offering healing from a spiritual and energetic lens to support people’s emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing to create more harmony and balance in their lives. Similar outcomes, different approaches.
FINDING MY WAY
In my own tale, I myself did not experience reiki until I was nearly finished with grad school. A self-proclaimed atheist at the time I didn’t believe in any of it…it all felt kind’ve strange and out-there. Nothing tangible for my scientific mind to sink its teeth into. However, as these things go…I was in the midst of a prolonged and incredibly stressful period in my life and something inside of me pointed me towards reiki as a way to get some relief. All I had to do was listen and… I did. I am so grateful that I listened because making space for the unknown, profoundly changed my life. Ever since, reiki and energy work have been an integral part of my life and the way I move through the world.
WHAT IT IS
Energy work and traditional psychotherapy are both beautiful healing arts aimed at supporting and helping people. In one modality, two people come together with the intention of supporting one. To see, hear, listen, and be present to another’s pain so that they may be healed through the relationship, awareness, or therapeutic interventions designed to heal. In the other modality, two people come together, one in search of support/relief/healing, and the other a conduit for universal energy, utilizing the power of this energy to provide healing on an energetic level – mind, body, soul. As a reiki practitioner and meditation guide I simply serve as a vessel for which energy and wisdom can flow through me – to you, so that you are granted universal tidings in whichever ways are most necessary for you. It is not me- “Alix” doing this work, but as I make space for the energy that exists all around us to come through, it does the work for you. A truly beautiful thing.
OFFERINGS
For now I am offering distance reiki and guided meditation sessions. In your reiki session I will connect to reiki energy (universal life force energy) and direct it toward your physical and energetic bodies to deliver that which is for your highest good. I find for people who struggle with anxiety, trauma, depression, or physiological manifestations of emotional pain, energy work and meditation can be tremendously healing and helpful. Aligning and soothing the central nervous system so that you are able to approach your life from a more soothed state. During reiki sessions I often am guided intuitively, and in this space I connect to your higher self – or the energetic/soul part of you, and access the guidance that will support your highest purpose. I then deliver to you those messages which come through. I love to work with other therapists, medical health professionals, and healers as they traverse their own journeys. In addition to offering these services generally to adults, I also offer services to children and teens who could benefit from this type of support.
If you are curious about this work, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I look forward to answering questions and supporting you!