At The Mindful Heart, our counseling and nutrition practitioners are committed to helping you meet your goals. Whether it is creating a stronger relationship, overcoming a personal struggle, or living a healthier lifestyle, we are here to help.
Rachel is devoted to helping children, adolescents, adults and families achieve their life goals and improve their relationships. Her professional experience is varied and includes working as a Response-Team Advocate with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault; a Mental Health Therapist at a juvenile detention center; a Clinical Social Worker at a neighborhood medical clinic; and a Therapist at an adolescent substance abuse treatment center.
Rachel founded The Mindful Heart in 2012.
Lauren believes in everyone's ability to make positive changes in their lives. She is dedicated to helping clients build strong families and healthy relationships. Her professional experiences include providing play therapy to children ages 5-11 years old; working with teens and young adults on issues such as depression, anxiety, family conflict, social/dating skills, academic/career concerns, and providing therapy and counseling to adults and couples.
Lauren joined The Mindful Heart in 2014.
Kelly is focused on helping people gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships with others. Her professional experience includes work as a therapist at a residential treatment center for adolescents who were both victims and perpetrators of sexual assault; a social worker completing assessments and crisis intervention at a juvenile detention center; and a community-based outpatient mental health therapist focused on providing a variety of services to individuals and families.
Kelly joined The Mindful Heart in 2016.
Andrew is dedicated to supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families as they work to build strong and happy lives. Andrew was trained at the University of Maryland and Yale University, where he became proficient in play therapy, trauma-informed, attachment, and cognitive-behavioral modalities. He was part of the clinical faculty at the Yale Child Study Center, working in an intensive in-home psychotherapy model for youth ages 3 to 18 with mental health diagnoses. Andrew also worked as a social worker in the Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Department, providing crisis intervention and assessment for children and adults.
Andrew joined The Mindful Heart in 2017.
Jennifer is dedicated to providing comprehensive holistic nutritional services and overall health and wellness support to clients. Her professional experience includes working in several healthcare settings. She is a firm believer that whole food nutrition and healthy living are the primary means to achieving overall health and is passionate about guiding patients on their path to wellness.
Jennifer joined The Mindful Heart in 2014.
Mindy uses a holistic approach to promote healing and wellness for clients and their families. She is particularly interested in the ways in which food affects mood, weight, and energy. Her thirty-five years of professional experience has focused primarily on women's health care including midwifery, antenatal and postnatal care, family planning education, nutrition advocacy, and lactation and diabetes counseling.
Mindy joined The Mindful Heart in 2015.
We look forward to speaking with you and are eager to begin our work together.