Welcome to your journey to wholeness.
A liberation-centered space cultivated for you to reconnect, reset, and radically heal your mind-body and Spirit.
Our approach
Our work is rooted in healing that is liberation-centered, anchored in decolonized mental health care and wellness which is non-pathologizing, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and social justice-oriented. We acknowledge how systemic racism and oppression affect mental and physical health and its detrimental impact on individuals and communities.
We hope to support you in reclaiming your voice and story as you embark on your healing journey. We support folks in overcoming stuckness, and ambivalence, disrupting internalized toxic and limiting beliefs, and finding their voice and confidence through spiritual and ancestral healing and practices to encourage optimal changes in the mind, community, body, and spirit.
Somatic and relational healing
Somatic healing addresses emotional and physical distress by recognizing the mind-body-spirit connection. It acknowledges that trauma and negative experiences are stored in the body if not appropriately acknowledged and addressed. Through techniques like mindful awareness, movement, and meditation, somatic healing aims to release stored tension and trauma, promoting self-awareness and resilience. This integrative process empowers individuals to engage with their bodies alongside their minds to alleviate stress, enhance emotional well-being, and foster a sense of balance and inner harmony.
Relational healing emphasizes the importance of relationships with others, self, land, spirit, your ancestors in the healing process. It posits that healing occurs not only within the individual but stresses it is also within the context of relations. Through fostering healthy, supportive relationships, you can experience a sense of connection, safety, and belonging incorporating techniques in relational healing may include healing that focuses on interpersonal dynamics, communication, and building healthier, adaptive coregulation activities.
Together, somatic and relational healing provide a comprehensive framework that integrates the body, mind, and relationships to address and heal emotional and physical distress. This dual approach recognizes that true healing involves both internal and external factors, promoting a holistic sense of well-being and interconnectedness.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an empirically proven and comprehensive approach that helps individuals access and process traumatic memories and adverse life events that are affecting the present. The Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model guides traditional EMDR therapy in addressing memories that were overwhelming when they happened and, as a result, were not adequately processed.
Research has shown that traumatic memories are stored in the brainstem as raw pieces of sensory data. When these unprocessed memories are activated in the present, the result is emotional and physical disturbance.
The unique Somatic and Attachment Focused (S.A.F.E.) EMDR therapeutic approach from Personal Transformation Institute is a trauma-informed model that considers how trauma affects an individual’s ability to regulate the nervous system and to connect with others (emdr-training.net).
Click here for more information about EMDR therapy and here for more about S.A.F.E EMDR therapy.
1:1 Online 60-minute sessions: $195 full fee
See Services & Fees for more details here
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This is a great approach for those who do not have time for ongoing weekly 60-minute EMDR therapy sessions. It allows for faster and more concentrated time. An Intensive usually entails 4 – 6 hour sessions for 2 – 4 consecutive days. This concentrated time of healing fosters quicker resolution of trauma-related symptoms and improves overall psychological well-being in a shorter timeframe. Read more here to see if EMDR Intensives can be for you.
Full Day: $1200 flat rate
Half Day: $600 flat rate
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Individual liberation-centered somatic and spiritual therapy or coaching embraces holistic well-being, fostering personal growth through a transformative journey. This therapeutic approach goes beyond mainstream Eurocentric methods.
Sessions focus on dismantling limiting beliefs, promoting self-empowerment, and reclaiming resilience through softness and vulnerability. We connect clients with nature, fostering grounding and mindfulness. Exploring ancestral lineages, we delve into generational influences, aiding healing and understanding of familial dynamics. By combining these modalities, the therapist offers holistic support, empowering clients to align with their spiritual essence and purpose.
The therapist or guide offers holistic support empowering clients to align with their spiritual essence and purpose providing a space for exploration, nurturing personal growth, and fostering harmony within the self and the universe.
Individuals learn to navigate emotions through somatic practices, tapping into their body's wisdom and innate ability to heal.
Spiritual guidance aligns with personal values, fostering a profound sense of purpose and authenticity. This healing journey is a liberation process, unlocking one's potential for a harmonious and liberated life.
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Offered every 4th Saturday, 3pm-5pm
Luna Verde Beauty & Wellness Collective 2658 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Walk-ins welcome!
15-minute: $25
This practice is based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem of the entire body, and stimulating certain points on the ear can have therapeutic effects on corresponding areas of the body. Ear seeds are a non-invasive, natural approach to promoting well-being and balance in the body.
For more information, check out my editorial here.
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Mao offers in-person (Milwaukee) and distant, individualized Reiki healing and meditative sessions to help guide you in aligning with your wholeness and optimal energy.
45-minutes: $60
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Presentation & Workshop Categories & Topics:
Mindfulness and Meditation
Embodying Radical Self-Care and
Decolonizing Mental Health Care and Healing
Stress Management through the Polyvagal Theory
A Polyvagal and Somatic Approach to Nurturing Your Nervous System Workshop
Cultivating Liberation and Community Care by Embracing Yoga Roots
Know Your Worth: Unlearning The Narrative of Suffering and Sacrifice As Therapists to Cultivate Abundance
Military Mental Health
All presentations can be conducted virtually or in person.
Presentations are customized to the particular needs of the audience.
Length of the presentations may be adjusted depending on your needs.
Unique presentations can be created upon request.
Somatic & Spiritual Healing
Differing from mainstream approaches, our therapy integrates somatic and spiritual realms for a holistic healing experience, connecting mind, body, and spirit. Weaving oracle, tarot cards, and astrology with somatic practices, we enhance self-awareness, guiding clients towards embodied healing and spiritual alignment in a comprehensive and transformative journey.
Attachment and Relational Focused
Attachment and relational focused therapy explores how early connections with caregivers, ancestral land, peers, and society shape adult relationships and behavior. By understanding and addressing attachment patterns, you can create healthier relationships with peers, romantic partners, and self and enhance emotional safety.
Liberation-Centered
We emphasize empowerment and social justice, acknowledging systemic and oppressive factors that affect mental health while prioritizing mutual collaboration and fostering equity and inclusivity through shared dialogue and transformative processes.
Decolonized Mental Health Care
Decolonized mental health therapy challenges Eurocentric approaches seeking to empower intentionally excluded and exploited communities by building collective care, fostering cultural humility, incorporating indigenous healing practices, and addressing systemic inequalities while dismantling colonial legacies in mental health through non-pathological mental health care.
Polyvagal Theory Informed
Utilizing Dr. Stephen Porges' approach to understand the nervous system's impact on emotions and behavior by recognizing three of our autonomic states. This insight informs tailored interventions, promoting safety and connection to help clients regulate emotions for improved mental well-being.
Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)
Through IPNB, we explore how relationships shape neural pathways, emphasizing attunement and empathy. By integrating somatic practices, such as meditation and mindful awareness, and spiritual exploration, we guide clients toward holistic healing, promoting integration of mind, body, and spirit for transformative growth and well-being.
Meet the Team
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Mao Beckett LCSW, LICSW
FOUNDER, EMDR Certified therapist & somatic & spiritual coach
A Sagittarius sun, Pisces moon, and Libra rising; a dreamy, adventurous creative with an innate sense for fairness, community, and social justice
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Hee-Eun Kim MSW
EMDR Trained, Associate Therapist
A Gemini sun, Sagittarius rising, and Leo moon; a self-expressive with a strong creative drive
