Hi, I’m Oriona!
I am an affirmative and empathic counselor. I work with you by coming from the heart and using my inner compass to emotionally support you along your healing journey. After building rapport and a solid foundation of safety and trust with you, I am able to tune into what is going on for you emotionally, energetically, and somatically. Next, I compassionately listen to what is showing up for you and incorporate tools to help shift the stress and negative emotions you are feeling. A few of these tools are EFT/Tapping, EMDR, and guided meditation.
I grappled with the effects of anxiety, depression and trauma for many years and didn’t even know it. When I found myself repeating the same patterns and cycles in life, I knew I needed some help. I was introduced to EFT through a friend and then began working with a talented counselor. She helped me gently move into the places where my heart needed to heal through talk therapy and EFT. I devoted several years to inner work and fell in love with it while doing so. As a result, in 2020 I got certified in Emotional Freedom Techniques and stepped out to offer it, among my other services, to you.
I became a Certified Emotional Freedom Techniques practitioner because EFT has created such long-lasting positive change in my life. I am passionate about the services I offer because they support my healing and evolution. In fact, shortly after becoming certified in EFT, I began training in EMDR because the technique assisted me in relieving the deeper effects of childhood developmental trauma.
I love holding space, caring for people and watching them shift from hopeless to hopeful, from grief-stricken to empowered and from stressed to calm. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your healing journey.
I am the right Counselor for you if:
You are looking for someone who can relate to you in life experience. If you’re experiencing anxiety and/or are working to accept trauma or abuse that you’ve endured, I see you. If you yearn to be seen, heard and valued for your differences, i.e. your sexuality, your body, your needs, I get you.
You are looking for a safe space to be your authentic, perfectly imperfect self.
You are looking for a gentle experience in which you are met exactly where you are and healing flows at your pace.
You like to have tools to help yourself reach peace and centeredness when we are not working together.
I am NOT the right Counselor for you if:
You are looking for someone to give you all of the answers. I strive to empower you to discover the answers for yourself.
You are looking for someone to “heal” or “fix” you. I believe you are going to heal yourself and I am a guide, a facilitator, a catalyst, a teacher.
My Approach
I prefer to use an approach of peer-to-peer rather than a hierarchal approach. I see you and I as equals. I have just as much to learn from you as you do from me.
Each session is comprised of 3 parts: a check-in, working with techniques and tools, and then, if time permits, some integration work. The appointment is approximately 1 hour and flows according to your needs.
The “check-in” is an opportunity for you and I to connect. It is a time for you to be seen and heard as I actively listen and compassionately hold space for what is showing up for you in the moment. Next, we will use different tools and techniques to tap, soothe and shift your body back into center. Last, we will move into guided meditation, breathwork or energy work in order to support you in integrating all of the significant shifts that you just accomplished. Again, the session flows according to your needs, if you would like one service over another that is just fine.
Testimonial from Danielle S.
Oriona and I began working together just over a month ago. She is a delightful and intuitive practitioner and soul. She has helped me walk through grief and extreme anxiety. At a time where I just wanted to disappear into the abyss, my team emerged from the darkness and Oriona’s beaming light was a huge peace of that team. I don’t know where I’d be with out her and her healing practice. I look forward to our sessions each and every time!
testimonial from sandy A.
Oriona is a warm heartfelt practitioner. I am uplifted by all my interactions with Oriona. She is someone to have in your court and you can trust her.
testimonial from Monica F.
Oriona have made me feel understood and accepted. I feel more connected and trusting of a higher purpose, and accepting of my shadow sides since working with her. After every single session I feel SO much better than when I came in, and come away with a sense of empowerment. As the week goes by in between sessions I find myself actually taking action on something we talked about and surprising myself!
Testimonial from Kate D.
Go see Oriona now. I promise you will be so happy you did. I am! I enthusiastically recommend Oriona. She is an exceptionally gifted talented practitioner.
Oriona is very intuitive and used this gift in her work with me. Her training and expertise is in tapping, reiki, om tuning fork and breathwork.
In my first session with Oriona we worked with tapping and reiki. It really helped me get some relief from a matter that I was losing sleep over. It was so wonderful.
In the next visit, I also included the om tuning fork along with tapping and reiki.
The combination of all three with Oriona was really amazing! I had such a sense of calm, peace and release when Oriona completed her work with me.
Oriona is so good at explaining exactly what is going on and why. I felt very safe and nurtured both times.
I am looking forward to my next session with Oriona.