Essential Oil Education to support optimal wellbeing

In my work as a NY Psychotherapist, I integrate a holistic, trauma-informed approach to psychotherapy that honors the connection between mind, body, and nervous system. When clinically appropriate and with informed consent, essential oils may be incorporated as a supportive sensory element within psychotherapy sessions, including EMDR and somatic-based trauma treatment.

Essential oils are not used to diagnose, treat, or cure medical or mental health conditions. Rather, they may be offered as an adjunctive grounding or regulation tool, supporting clients in cultivating present-moment awareness, emotional safety, and nervous system stabilization during therapy. Sensory experiences such as scent can gently support mindfulness, resourcing, and embodiment, which are foundational to trauma-focused and EMDR-informed work.

About Essential Oil Practices

Essential oil therapy is a holistic wellness practice that uses therapeutic-grade essential oils derived from plants to support emotional balance, nervous system regulation, and overall well-being. Within an integrative and energy-informed therapeutic framework, essential oils are used to enhance relaxation, reduce stress, and support emotional healing.

Essential oils work primarily through the olfactory system, directly influencing brain regions associated with mood, memory, and emotional regulation. When applied topically (always diluted with a carrier oil), essential oils may also be absorbed through the skin, supporting calming, grounding, or energizing effects.

Gentle oils such as lavender and chamomile are commonly used for stress reduction, sleep support, and emotional soothing. Because essential oils are highly concentrated, professional guidance ensures their safe, intentional, and effective use—especially when integrated with therapeutic modalities like Reiki or psychotherapy.

Benefits of Aromatherapy in Integrative Therapy

• Reduces stress and anxiety

• Supports emotional balance and mood regulation

• Enhances relaxation and sleep quality

• Improves mental clarity and focus

• Supports immune and nervous system function

Essential oils may be incorporated through diffusers, compresses, massage oils, facial steam, baths, or gentle topical application—always aligned with therapeutic goals.

Relationship to Integrative Psychotherapy

Essential oils, when included, is framed as a sensory support that may help foster a sense of safety, grounding, and relaxation within the therapeutic space. It does not replace clinical techniques such as EMDR, trauma-informed psychotherapy, or other evidence-based interventions.

The focus of treatment always remains on psychological care, ethical practice, and client autonomy.

Aromatherapy + Reiki

Integrating Aromatherapy with Reiki Healing

When combined with Reiki energy healing, aromatherapy creates a deeply supportive environment for emotional regulation, nervous system repair, and energetic balance. Diffusing grounding or calming oils—such as lavender, vetiver, or frankincense—during Reiki sessions can deepen relaxation and support energetic flow.

Topical application of selected oils may further amplify Reiki’s calming and balancing effects, supporting the body’s innate healing response.

Benefits of Combining Aromatherapy & Reiki

• Enhanced relaxation and stress relief

• Emotional clearing and balance

• Support for anxiety, depression, and burnout

• Chakra balancing and energetic alignment

• Improved sleep and nervous system regulation

• Increased mindfulness and self-awareness

This integrative approach supports healing across physical, emotional, and energetic layers, creating a cohesive and restorative therapeutic experience.

Energy Healing Psychology

Energy Healing Psychology & Integrative Psychotherapy

Energy Healing Psychology is an integrative therapeutic approach that honors the mind, body, and energetic system as an interconnected whole. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, this modality addresses how emotional trauma, chronic stress, and unresolved experiences can become held within both the nervous system and the subtle energy body.

Healing is not only cognitive—it is somatic, emotional, and energetic. Through breath, intention, presence, and attuned awareness, we support the release of energetic blockages and restore natural flow and regulation.

Modalities Integrated Into Energy Healing Psychology

• Reiki & Intuitive Energy Healing – supporting balance, restoration, and activation

• Subtle Energy Techniques – chakra awareness, meridian balancing, energy clearing

• Meditative & Breath-Based Practices – grounding, visualization, and nervous system regulation

• Yoga-Informed Somatic Movement – gentle practices to release stored tension

• Psychotherapeutic Integration – EMDR, parts work (IFS), relational and trauma-informed therapy

This approach is not a replacement for evidence-based psychotherapy, but for many clients, it becomes the bridge that allows deeper healing when talk therapy alone has plateauedVirtual Energy Healing Sessions (Local SEO Boost)

Virtual Energy-Informed sessions Across New York State

All sessions are offered virtually, allowing clients throughout New York State—including NYC, Hudson Valley, Long Island, and upstate—to access energy-informed psychotherapy from the comfort of their own space.

What a Virtual Session Includes

• Grounding and nervous system regulation

• Guided awareness and energetic presence

• Reiki or subtle energy techniques (hands-off)

• Psychotherapeutic dialogue and integration

• Closing grounding practices for embodied stability

Virtual energy work remains deeply effective while honoring comfort, autonomy, and emotional safety.

Chakra Balancing & Reiki

Chakra Balancing & Reiki Therapy

Chakra balancing and Reiki therapy support emotional regulation, stress reduction, and energetic harmony. Each chakra corresponds to aspects of physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. When energy becomes blocked or dysregulated, symptoms such as anxiety, fatigue, emotional distress, or physical tension may arise.

Through Reiki, energetic flow is gently restored—supporting relaxation, emotional clarity, and nervous system balance. These sessions are fully clothed, non-invasive, and deeply calming.

Yoga Therapy

Yoga Therapy & Restorative Yoga

Yoga Therapy is a client-centered, therapeutic approach that adapts yoga practices to meet individual physical, emotional, and psychological needs. Unlike group classes, yoga therapy is personalized and trauma-informed, making it accessible for those managing chronic pain, stress-related conditions, or mental health challenges.

Restorative yoga emphasizes supported postures, breath awareness, and stillness—helping to calm the nervous system, release stored tension, and promote emotional regulation.

Benefits of Yoga Therapy Include:

• Reduced anxiety and depression

• Improved mobility and circulation

• Pain relief and nervous system regulation

• Emotional release and embodiment

• Support during peri/menopause and chronic illness

Hypnotherapy & Self-Hypnosis

Hypnotherapy & Self-Hypnosis for Emotional Healing

Hypnotherapy is a deeply relaxing, evidence-supported modality that enhances focus and openness to positive therapeutic change. Clients remain fully in control while engaging visualization, breath, and guided imagery to support emotional healing, stress reduction, and behavior change. Self-hypnosis empowers clients to continue this work independently—supporting anxiety management, sleep, confidence, and emotional resilience between sessions.

Aromatherapy Oils

Essential Oils Commonly Used for Emotional Balance

• Lavender – calming, sleep support

• Frankincense – grounding, clarity

• Bergamot – mood elevation, anxiety relief

• Geranium – emotional and hormonal balance

• Rosemary – focus, mental clarity

• Jasmine – emotional support, uplift

• Ylang-Ylang – soothing, calming

• Peppermint – energy, headache relief

• Holy Basil (Tulsi) – nervous system support