Body Work & Counseling Referral List
Compiled by North Star Health Collective – January 2009 (updated)
This referral list is for anyone who would prefer healing services from a provider who is understanding, nonjudgmental and sensitive to the issues surrounding the RNC. The provider and the person seeking their aid will negotiate the logistics of service, (i.e., fees, record-keeping, confidentiality, etc.). The providers on this list are not working as a North Star representative or volunteer. They are doing their regular job. NSHC is not necessarily endorsing nor is it liable for anything related to these service providers. They are not listed in any particular order.
The providers are divided into two lists: one for healers who actually did volunteer with North Star during the RNC and other providers who are supportive of the work of North Star but did not/have not ever volunteered with North Star.
IF YOU CONTACT ANYONE ON THIS LIST, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TELL THEM YOU RECEIVED THEIR NAME FROM THIS LIST.
PROVIDERS WHO DID VOLUNTEER DURING THE RNC 2008 with the North Star Health Collective:
(1) Thea M. Lee, M.A., LMFT (California), SEP, Certified Moksha Yoga Instructor
651-319-2110
My office is located at 2500 University Ave W in St. Paul right by Hwy 280.
I provide somatic therapy for resolution of stress and trauma.
Individual sessions, Circle of Friends/Family format, and information sessions for adults. Group sessions can be arranged upon request.
I have a master's degree in social and clinical psychology, a license in California as a Marriage & Family Therapist (not acknowledged by state of MN), a certificate as Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and a certificate as a Moksha Yoga instructor.
All my individual sessions are 90 min. in length (as opposed to the standard 50-60 min. sessions). $50 for the initial and $75 each for subsequent appointments. I am unable to accept insurance payments.
(2) Mary Borer, L.Ac, I work at 1665 Selby Avenue #3, St. Paul, MN 55104 Phone 651-917-1978. I practice Community Acupuncture, which has a slilding fee of $15.00 to $35.00 based on income. There is a $10.00 one time fee for paper work. I graduated from Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine with a Masters of Acupuncture December 2000. I also work Fridays at Women Well 1784 LaCrosse Avenue, St. Paul, MN Phone-651-792-5090{this is my cell#}. I do not take insurance but can give someone a receipt that they can use to submit for insurance themselves.
(3) Irene Greene, MSEd., Psychotherapist & Mediator. 25 years experience.
612.874.6442 100 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Counseling for trauma, PTS (post traumatic stress), relationship, anger, sexuality, depression, sexuality, identity issues, radical change that incorporate understanding of class, race, sexual orientations, gender identities, culture, etc.; Coming Out Groups, Sexual Abuse Group, Couples therapy; Rituals for Grief, Loss, Healing & Personal Growth; Mediation for couples, groups, business colleagues. Sliding Fee scale.
(4) David Miller - Shiatsu Practitioner and Herbalist:
612 245-9834
(5) Margery Wells:
Health Care Solutions Integrative Medicine
651-699 -9876 office
651-2 71-5208 cell
(6) Rose Hobot RN, PCCN, Lac:
Atomic Acupuncture. Inc
Saint Paul, MN
651-298-1485
Community style acupuncture in recliners
$15-$40 pay what you can afford
evenings and weekends
(7) Barbara M. Simmonds, M.A., Personal Life Coach~Reiki Master/Teacher~Psychotherapist
~ Life-in-Motion Coaching~
"Keeping your Balance while Moving Forward!" [Face-to-face or tele-coaching via phone]
~ Reiki Eneretic Healing & Training~
"Reiki for Your Healing!" Hands on or hands near. Stress release, energy balancing.
~ Post-Trauma Healing~ "For Survivors of Trauma & Life's smaller bumps/ bruises"
Mailing address: 954 Aurora Avenue, St. Paul MN 55104
Phone: 612 827-2877
E-Mail:
Websites:
Experience: Since 1985 ~ 23 years
Education:
M.A. Human Development (Focus on counseling psychology and holistic healing of body*mind*spirit).
B.A., Psychology
Certifications: Personal Life Coaching, Reiki Healing Master-Teacher, Crisis Line Counselor;
Group Facilitation; MariEl Healing practitioner, ReParenting Facilitator
Other training and experience: Body-Mind Centering, Non-Violent Communication [NVC],
Movement and Voice therapies, public school and Adult Teacher, Trainer, Advocate;
Writing Teacher, Peer Counselor.
Fees: Life-in-Motion Coaching: Complimentary [free] Sessions & Negotiable fees
Reiki Treatments: sliding scale
Reiki Training Classes: set fees~ CEU's available
Post-Trauma Healing: sliding scale
Insurance: No. Private pay at time of appointment; some companies have reimbursed clients
(8) Sal Salerno
Acupuncture
612.827.3249
(9) Marjorie Huebner:
3507 Lyndale Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-242-6646 (cell)
Bodywork practice since 1984.
Degree in Modern Dance.
Background in: Massage, Trager Psychophysical Integration, Yoga, Body-Mind Centering, some vipassana meditation, self study of Non-Violent Communiation.
Current Practice: Rosen Method Bodywork (certification 2000), Rosen Movement (certification 2005), Authentic Movement Facilitator (Certificate 2004)
Fees: $70 per hour session. Rosen Movement $12/hour class. Sliding scale available. No insurance available.
The Rosen Method uses gentle, yet deep touch to bring awareness to tension and muscular holding in the body. It also uses words to facilitate awareness. Awareness is the tool which brings about profound change from the inside out.
I have personal experience with cancer, so am able to work with people around this issue and have worked with people with abuse and trauma issues as well.
(10) Janet M. Schmitt, MD, ABFM:
Health Consultation
Holistic Mental Health Medication Management (can prescribe medications)
612.309.8131
720 East 33rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407
PROVIDERS WHO DID NOT VOLUNTEER DURING THE RNC 2008 and yet identify as people who are understanding and open to the concepts supported by North Star Health Collective
(1) Mongeau Acupuncture LLC:
Ann Mongeau L. Ac, RN
2150 Third Ave N, Suite 350
Anoka, MN 55303
763-300-9811
<
I do community acupuncture for all conditions.
7 years of experience
Fees: $15-35 per treatment with an extra $10 for the first visit. You decide what to pay.
Do not take insurance. Fees are comparable to a co-pay.
See < other community clinics in MN and WI and info on community acupuncture.
(2) My name is Leenardia Simpson:
I was not present during the RNC but was sending Reiki to the healers at the NSHC during the whole week, as well as to the protest
process and to the protesters themselves. So I was there in spirit. I will provide a sliding fee scale. I do not take insurance.
I am 64. I have been doing Reiki for over ten years. I received a master's degree in counseling and psychological services (1993) from
St. Mary's University in Minneapolis plus I have 30 years of experience working on myself using a body centered approach.
Spiritually I incline to Taoism. Currently I am working with clients on spiritual issues, using Reiki as the catalyst and healing modality.
I work from my home: 2300 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
612-724-1968
In my practice I work intuitively with dreams, psychic and emotional issues, and somatic experience. I am particularly interested in
helping clients free themselves from unresolved emotional issues and find the spiritual path that works for them.
(3) Lucinda A. Pepper:
Certified Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance Registered (RYT200)
Certified Massage Therapist, Member AMBP
bright hands : light body, LLC
2500 University Avenue West, #F5
St. Paul, Mn 55114
651-235-8254
I provide therapeutic massage and integrated bodywork (nearly 13 years experience). My major emphasis is on acute and chronic pain relief with lasting results. I focus on providing therapy in a way that does not cause more pain. I also emphasize self-care education and skills and share tips, tools, and techniques with people so they can learn to take better care of their bodies and decrease or prevent future incidences of pain or discomfort.
I also provide yoga classes and personal yoga instruction. My emphasis for personal yoga instruction is very similar to my emphases for bodywork (above)- I focus on providing yoga as a form of therapy that makes lasting changes in body/mind. Also in my group classes I provide yoga tailored to each students' individual needs and I emphasize the body/mind/breath connection. I have had a personal yoga practice for about 16 years and have been teaching for 3 1/2 years.
My fees are as follows:
Massage therapy/bodywork: 1 hour 65.00, 1.5 hours 85.00, 1/2 hour 35.00, Go Deep stretching+massage 110.00 (sales tax will be added to all services)
Yoga classes: 15.00 to drop in, 10.00 per class on a class pass of 6 classes or more
Personal yoga instruction: 45.00 per half-hour, 75.00 per hour, 95.00 per 1.5 hours (there is no sales tax charged for yoga classes or personal instruction)
(4) Lovice Weller:
who teaches Authentic Movement which is a meditation practice that naturally quiets the mind and awakens and balances the body. With eyes closed, the Mover’s attention is gently withdrawn from the outer world of consensual reality and given instead to faithfully following inner impulses to move and to feel. Thus, the miracle of Present Time in a Living Body becomes the context in which to explore and to have one’s own authentic experience. In such a context, the range of what is experienced is limited only by the choices and readiness of the Mover and by the form’s single imperative: No Harm. As Mover, you begin to know the trustworthiness of the body’s wisdom. As Witness, you learn to hold space for this work without projection, analysis, or judgment. Together, the twin roles of Mover and Witness lead inevitably to a vitality and grace that originate from participating in What Is. Also important, the verbal style cultivated as experiences are shared afterwards creates a language of spacious respect forming a good basis for Life to speak to, and support, Life in Community.
Where:The Beautiful Studio 2242 University Avenue West (corner of University and Hampton) Suite 214 (second floor). Plenty of free parking just outside of entrance on Hampton Ave.
How to Register: Call Lovice at 612-788-2946
Lovice Weller has a history of paying attention to the subtle energies, first as a musician, then as a dancer, choreographer, theater artist, and later as a student of metaphysical arts. She has worked with diverse groups of people to give artful expression to the mystery of being Human. She brings to the work a respect for the Body’s needs and the Soul’s longings. She has practiced Authentic Movement for 17 years.