Monica King MA LPCC Somatic Therapist
Practitioner and researcher in the field of entheogenic and naturopathic medicine since 1999.
Ancient Medicine meets Modern Science
What is a Curandera?
Curanderismo is a formal lineage of couseling and healing arts from Meso-American and Afro-Cuban cultures. It is primarily taught through oral lineage, although there are now programs teaching this modality of healing more formally.
I was born into this lineage, raised in the Rocky Mountains of NM in a family that used Natural Medicine as a primary form of healthcare. We utilized roots, berries, and various teas for all ailments, unless cases of emergency. My family still harvests medicine in the mountains south of Colorado, and I still use plant medicine over pharmaceutical for majority of ailments.
This is a calling through the ancestors and a life-long passion. My formal education came through certification in Nutritional Herbology from the School of Natural Healing (via University of Natural Medicine in Santa Fe, NM), followed by a bachelors degree in Herbal Science, and have continued these studies with a Masters in Somatic Psychotherapy and Certification in Trauma Informed Psychedelic Psychotherapy from Innate Path.
Working together
As a licensed mental health therapist I serve clients dealing with issues around identity, diversity, sexuality, power privilege, and family systems. Somatic therapy includes talk therapy evolving towards a personal sense of empowerment and embodiment. Monica believes that a person’s journey to wellness involves physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. It is a soul’s journey to wholeness. Our work is to honor the full story of your life to bring a feeling of vitality and a healthy self-image.
A session may include herbal medicine, ancestral guidance, behavioral analysis, nutritional or dream therapies. This treatment is influenced by initiations with indigenous elders, and involves both Western medical health science and ancient healing modalities.
1:1 Session or Group Session
Most of my clients “graduate” from counseling within 6weeks to six months. We are not expected to dig in and unpack trauma and do talk therapy forever.
1:1 Telehealth sessions are held via phone or computer, and covered by most insurance.
Group work is done with scientifically proven entheogenic medicine. Ketamine and Psilocybin are the primary medicines I work with, although I am trained in several others and we can talk about the efficacy and legality in the consultation.
Find Yourself
FEEL GOOD
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