About us

About Us

Traditional Trained Innovator

Traditionally trained at Long Beach State University with post graduate work at Loyola Marymount University, Paula quickly fell in love with the effectiveness and rapid results created by Mind/Body approaches.

In 1999, she became a founding member of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology and served for six years as a member of the Board of Directors. Paula is trained in most of the major mind and body approaches such as Reiki, EFT, TAT, tapping, Guided Imagery, Chakra Work, Mindfulness, and Energy Medicine.
 
Paula is an innovator, visionary, and pioneer in the Energy Psychology field. She is the Host of the Change It Up Radio Podcast, [link to Podcast] and the Higher Energy podcast produced by ACEP,(link to Podcast) she is also the author of several life changing books, Chakras: The Magnificent Seven, Grief…When Will This Pain Ever End? and, Saying The Right Thing…When You Don’t Know What To Say.

Energy Psychology

Energy Medicine and Energy Psychology are members of a family of mind and body techniques that are clinically observed to consistently help with a wide range of psychological conditions. 

These interventions address the human vibrational matrix, which consists of three major interacting systems:

  • Energy pathways (meridians and related acupoints)
  • Energy centers (chakras)
  • Human biofield (systems of energy that envelop the body)

These techniques are also helpful in promoting high-level mind-body health and peak performance in the physical, mental, and emotional arenas. 

Energy Psychology therapies all work from the same perspective:

 

  • Identify and bring to awareness the problematic behavior, belief, or pattern
  • Intervene on one or more aspects of the human vibrational matrix to shift or dissolve the problematic energetic pattern.
  • Replace or repattern the problematic pattern with one that is desirable.

To learn more about the fascinating and impactful world of Energy Psychology, I invite you to read the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology‘s PDF white paper. Click here.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is the cornerstone technique in the Energy Psychology family. It is a powerful, yet simple tool that is the foundational system in the field.

Paula was originally trained by Gary Craig, the originator of the technique and has also assisted Gary in teaching others. This “tapping” method is practiced worldwide and has been used successfully for many years.

The effectiveness of the method is based on the concept of teaching the Amygdala to be calm while thinking about whatever is upsetting to the client. This is done by sending calming signals to that part of the brain through tapping many of the same acupoints used in Acupuncture, while visualizing and thinking about the destressing or traumatizing experience.
 
Paula teaches EFT to all her clients because it empowers them to work on a wide range of issues in between sessions. Click to learn more from Gary’s teachings.

Chakra Therapy

Paula discovered as she was creating the Chakra Therapy process and writing her book Chakras: The Magnificent Seven, that the chakras seem to act as “holding tanks” or “reservoirs” for the energetic disruptions and negative patterns created by trauma.

Whenever we experience anything that disturbs us so much that the memory of it causes emotions such as shock, rage, grief, anxiety, despair, fear, depression, distrust, guilt, resentment, etc., that event has been internalized as trauma. These traumatic experiences form energy disruptions or constrictions in the energy system.

Through a variety of effective processes from Energy Medicine and Energy Psychology, we can shift and eliminate the vibrational impact of those traumas from the chakras and restore balance and optimal functioning to one’s life. Click here to buy Paula’s book.