Our Team
At Northern Nevada Healing Arts, our diverse group of healing arts professionals is united by a common goal: to promote peace and balance in the body, mind, and spirit. Through a range of holistic practices and compassionate support, we empower individuals to embark on their unique healing journeys and cultivate overall well-being in a nurturing environment. To schedule an appointment please contact your provider directly.
Health Services
Barbara Cox, RDN, CEDS
Barbara Cox is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist with many years of experience. She sees people with various nutrition and health issues. She specializes in disordered eating, weight issues, and gut and microbiome health.
Contact:
WWW. abcnutrition.com
Email: abcnutrition712@gmail.com
Phone: 775-329-0505
Fax: 775-319-3290
Brenda Mortara RD, LMT
Brenda is a registered dietitian, licensed massage therapist, and certified yoga instructor, and the founder of Nourish. In her work as a dietitian, she aims to help people to explore their relationship with food and to create a lifestyle with food that feels balanced and rooted in true nourishment. She has over 15 years of experience working in the field of eating disorders assisting those on the path to recovery. Brenda offers massage therapy sessions emphasizing individualized care for her clients’ specific needs for tension relief, healing, restoration, and health maintenance/self-care. Brenda holds individual yin yoga massage sessions and group yoga classes with the intention of creating space for the journey to greater awareness, embodiment, and holistic well-being.
Contact:
775.237.8486
Stacy Saucedo
Dr. Emily Sullivan, OMD, L. Ac
Nēdl Acupuncture is a space where treatments take a holistic approach, blending acupuncture with a deep love for Chinese herbal medicine. As the sole practitioner, Dr. Emily Sullivan, OMD, L.Ac works one-on-one with patients to create a container of deep listening, quiet observation, and subtle guidance. She views symptoms not as problems to be fixed, but as meaningful messages pointing toward balance and transformation.
Dr. Sullivan specializes in Japanese-style acupuncture, moxibustion, and Chinese Herbal Medicine—modalities known for their precision and softness. Each session also incorporates fukushin (abdominal diagnosis), allowing treatment to be guided by what your body is communicating in the moment. This approach addresses physical, emotional, and energetic patterns as an interconnected whole, with thoughtfully selected Chinese herbal formulas offered as complementary support to extend care beyond the treatment room.
hello@nedlacupuncture.com
https://www.nedlacupuncture.com/
775-235-2633
Emma Steer, CH
Emma is a certified clinical herbalist and sound healing practitioner offering vitalist, whole-person care, rooted in relationship with nature and spirit. She works with a wide range of acute and chronic concerns, using individualized herbal formulations alongside diet and lifestyle support. Through in-depth consultations, plant medicine, and education, she guides clients toward resilience, balance, and long-term nourishment rather than quick fixes. Her work centers around uncovering patterns and root causes supporting a slower, more intentional approach to healing and the restoration of her client’s vitality.
To learn more about her offerings visit:
wildformherbalism.com
Instagram: @wildformherbalism
emma@wildformherbalism.com
As part of her integrative approach, Stacy offers Thermography as a non-invasive tool to observe the body's thermal patterns in support of early awareness.
Stacy is a devoted healer and wellness practitioner, holding compassionate space for women to reconnect with their bodies, intuition, and inner wisdom. Her work is rooted in safety, presence, and deep respect for each woman's unique journey.
Through Reiki and Shamanic practices, Stacy supports healing on both the physical and spiritual planes. Helping restore balance, clarity, and vitality. Her intention is to empower women with gentle guidance, education, and loving support as they make aligned choices for their health and well being.
Working in service to the whole person - not just symptoms.
Services include: Breast and full body thermography, Reiki energy healing, and Shamanic healing practices.
Grounded care, sacred support, and healing guided by integrity.
Contact: 775-526-0442
Mental Health Services
Allen Ratliff, PhD, LCSW
Allen Ratliff, PhD, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker, specializing in gender and sexuality, and working with children and families.
Allen uses a trauma-informed, person-centered approach to support growth and healing a whole person in their daily life, supporting clients in developing practices for healing, processing, and caring for themselves and others.
Allen@desertbloomwellnessnv.love
April Lang, LMFT, LCADC, NCC
Reaching out for support takes courage, especially during vulnerable moments. I believe no one should have to navigate life’s challenges alone, and it is a privilege to walk alongside individuals as they move toward healing and wellness. I am deeply committed to supporting those facing addiction, trauma, crises, and relationship stressors, offering steady advocacy for emotional well-being and personal safety.
My therapeutic approach is holistic, client-centered, and collaborative, honoring each person’s unique journey. I strive to create a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to take an active role in their healing. Drawing on experience in crisis intervention, inpatient and outpatient care, sober living programs, and work alongside first responders, I tailor care with compassion, insight, and hope helping clients build resilience and a life that feels meaningful and worth living.
Contact: 775-525-0507
Caitlyn Wallace, LCSW, PMH
Caitlyn Wallace, LCSW, PMH-C is a licensed clinical social worker, perinatal mental health specialist, and the founder of Desert Bloom Wellness. She received her MSW from the University of California, Berkley in 2009 has had multiple jobs in various settings since then. Her work centers on supporting women through life’s thresholds, particularly those shaped by
trauma, loss, and profound transition.
Caitlyn specializes in women’s mental health across the reproductive lifespan, including infertility and trying to conceive, pregnancy and postpartum mental health, pregnancy and child loss, perimenopause and menopause, anxiety, and trauma histories. Her clinical approach is
deeply trauma-informed and relational.
She integrates EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), somatic and felt-sense work, parts-based approaches, and narrative therapy to help clients reconnect with safety, self- trust, and meaning. Caitlyn is especially attuned to experiences that are often minimized or
misunderstood, such as intrusive thoughts postpartum, disenfranchised grief after loss, and identity shifts that accompany major life transitions.
WWW.Desertbloomwellnessnv.lov
Emma Teresa, PhD
Emma Teresa supports women and non-binary folx in living a whole, full life where they recognize their inherent worth and the interconnectedness of all beings. Through the interweaving of somatic tools (breath, movement, parts work) in coaching, you can arrive at a place of compassion and truth. From there, you start choosing and designing your life - rather than reacting to it. Emma works both on a 1:1 coaching format supporting a range of life desires and group workshops centered around recognizing that emotions are sacred messengers guiding us towards balance, trust, and aliveness.
Through this work of slowing down to the body's pace and wisdom, we can move from a guarded heart and resilient self, back to a tender heart and innocent Self.
Emma is certified by the International Coaching Federation as an Associate Certified Coach, trained at InviteChange and the Somatic Wilderness Institute.
También trabajo en Español.
Contact:
@luzleadershipcoach
Jennifer Robinson
Jennifer Robinson is the Founder of Inner Flow Living, where she helps individuals and teams reset their nervous systems through breathwork, sound healing, and coaching. Jennifer creates experiences that reduces stress, helps one gain clarity and supports lasting personal growth. Based in Reno, Nevada, Inner Flow Living offers private sessions, group experiences, and corporate wellness programs designed to help people feel calmer, clearer, and more empowered—one breath at a time.
Contact: 775-376-2515
Kelli Grock, MFT
Contact: 775-842-7931
Marie Blanche, PhD, LCSW, Psychotherapist
Contact: 775-247-7292
Paula Vohland, MS, LMFT of New Light Counseling is a licensed marriage and family therapist trained in family systems theory; she has been practicing since 2007. Her specialties include lifecycle issues, depression and anxiety, relational issues, and self-esteem. She would be honored to join you in a journey of self-discovery and reflection, helping you navigate life’s challenges. For her contact information and more you can find her at Paula Vohland, Marriage & Family Therapist, Reno, NV, 89503 | Psychology Today
(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/paula-vohland-reno-nv/418736)
Paula Vohland, MS, LMFT
I am an LMFT/LCADC and licensed supervisor. I have been licensed since 2019. I have a strong history of working with an array of populations from those with Complex PTSD, those who have been in abusive relationships, those who struggle with anger, those in a relationship who want to strengthen the relationship or do not know how to separate in the best manner, those with substance use and more. No matter what the issue a person is struggling with it can be painful and hard to navigate. I want to help collaborate and be a part of your growth and help process through some of the hardest times as well as through the growth.
Contact:
775-476-2612
Sara June-Maldonado, LMFT, LCAD
Skylar Tatu, CPC-I
Skylar Tatu, CPC-I provides trauma-focused psychotherapy for adults seeking deep, lasting healing. Her work specializes in EMDR and experiential, body-based approaches that support the resolution of complex trauma, childhood wounds, anxiety, depression, and recovery-related challenges.
Rather than focusing only on symptom management, her approach centers on understanding what happened to each person and gently addressing the root causes of distress. Treatment integrates EMDR, somatic awareness, and a compassion-centered inquiry model inspired by the work of Dr. Gabor Maté, supporting meaningful change from the inside out.
Clients experience a grounded, relational space where they can reconnect with themselves, build resilience, and move forward with greater clarity and freedom.
Contact:
Skylar@nvtraumatherapy.com
775-391-6125
Body and Spirit
Akimi Yoshikawa, NVLMT, KRMT
Akimi, NVLMT/KRMT, is a founder of HIKARI Massage Therapy & Reiki. She offers unique personalized intuitive healing modalities to help harmonize the balance of physical, emotional, mental & spiritual bodies from wholistic wellness approach.
Each session is crafted uniquely per her clients’ need in aiming to retrieve the true essence of self in shining their brightest in life.
Her joy is in facilitating a space to witness the spark of soul lightening up in its full-force in remembrance of who-we-came-to-BE.
“Thank you for your heart presence in this world. “
To learn more, please visit:
www.HIKARImassage.com
775-266-8544 “
Aquarius
Aquarius is a Spiritual Teacher and Intuitive Soul Coach devoted to supporting humans in creating prosperous, healthy, and love-filled lives. For over 25 years, she has offered 1:1 mentoring and teachings in Reiki, the Healing Arts, Tarot, Crystal Healing, and the History of the Divine Feminine.
A priestess and guide of the mystical realms, Aquarius weaves ancient wisdom, energetic tools, and modern spiritual practice. She has shared her healing work, moon cycle mysteries, and community rituals throughout the United States, Asia, Canada, and Mexico.
Contact:
Phone: 530-430-9963
Email: divineemergence@gmail.com
Becky Thompson, LMT, CLT
“My Mission is to provide comprehensive immune support through lymphatic drainage, massage therapy and support, empowering individuals to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. I am committed to offering personalized care and education, focusing on the powerful connection between immune health and lymphatic function. My mission is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves to live a healthy and vibrant life.”
WWW.yourinnerflow.com
BeckyT@yourinnerflow.com
775-420-2992
Insta: @thelymphaticgal
Facebook: Your Inner Flow
Bree Kasper
Bree has walked the shamanic path of timelessness since childhood. Compounded with years of spiritual experiences as well as formal training with The Four Wind’s shamanic teacher and medical anthropologist Dr. Alberto Villoldo. Bree’s initiation with the medicine wheel and ancestors has awoken shamanic sight and intentionality which she shares readily in session. Bree helps clients find their sacred synchronicity to the greater whole, feel lighter, find peace, release trauma, disengage blocking frequencies, and remove stale qi (chi).
Bree’s passion and connection to nature extends to her green thumb as well. She plants, nurtures, growths and harvests organic herbal plants that she then converts to medicinal teas, tinctures, topicals and more. Her herbal tea blends, called Gaia’s Custom Tea Blends by Bree can be found in the waiting room.
Nature nurtures nourishment, come explore how the natural world supports growth, well being and development, book your shamanic healing session today.
Contact: 775-338-9349
Carleen Holland, LMT
Carleen Holland is a Licensed Massage Therapist, certified Yoga Instructor, certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist and Integrative Nutrition Graduate.
Carleen’s massage work is rooted in intentional touch, clinical understanding and deep respect for the body’s innate ability to heal. Each session is customized to the individual, blending therapeutic techniques with intuitive assessment to address both physical tension and nervous system balance.
Carleen utilizes a combination of slow deliberate strokes, targeted pressure , and mindful pacing to release muscular restrictions, improve mobility and encourage deep relaxation.
Whether the goal is pain relief, stress reduction, injury recover or overall wellness my approach emphasizes listening to the tissue, adapting pressure appropriately, and working with- not against- the body.
Carleen’s style is best described as theraputic, grounded and restorative. Clients often experience a sense of safety and calm, allowing their muscles and nervous system to fully let go. Sessions are designed not only to relieve immediate discomfort, but also to support long term functional health and resilience.
Contact: 530-412-0297
Jason Rowden, LMT
With 19 years of experience as a licensed massage therapist, Jason offers therapeutic massage rooted in professionalism, presence, and care. Every session is designed to be safe, comfortable, and deeply restorative for both body and spirit.
Each massage is custom tailored to your individual needs, incorporating modalities such as therapeutic deep tissue, aromatherapy, cupping, and assisted stretching to support relaxation, pain relief, and overall balance. Whether you are seeking relief from chronic tension muscle fatigue and pain, or simply a space to unwind and reconnect, Jason provides a thoughtful, personalized approach to your well-being.
WWW.teamrowden.massagetherapy.com
775-287-2997
Jen Nelson
Intuitive Healer
Contact: 775-336-8515
Mark Kirschenman, LMT
Mark's Massage and Bodywork
Specializing in relaxation and therapeutic massage. I like to use a combination of massage modalities in my treatments, including Swedish, deep tissue, cupping, hot stones, sports massage, trigger point therapy, IASTM and myofascial release. My goal is to provide a safe and comfortable atmosphere so you can breathe, decompress, and relax into your massage.
For more information or to schedule an appointment go to
www.marksmassageandbodywork.com
or call 775-527-8094.
Michelle Deal
Michelle is a seasoned energy practitioner, spiritual guide, and holistic healer with over 20 years of experience working in the subtle realms of consciousness and transformation. As a dedicated Past Life Regressionist, Michelle guides clients on transformative journeys beyond the boundaries of time and space and integrates the past-life experiences into their current lifetime to support mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual healing. Along with offering regression sessions, Michelle facilitates Reiki I, II & Master workshops and offers individual attunements for those interested in exploring the path of a Reiki practitioner.
Email: michelledealenergy@gmail.com
Phone: (775) 232-5207
Nicole A. Davis, LMT, Aston Practitioner
Nicole is a licensed massage therapist and Aston Patterning Practitioner with over 24 years of experience dedicated to helping individuals feel more at home in their bodies. Her vast knowledge and experience has shaped her individualized sessions, which are tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. She understands there are layers to the patterns we present and is focused on providing more comfort and ease within the body, mind, and spirit. She views massage as a collaborative process, partnering with clients to achieve their health and wellness goals through a holistic approach. Her passion for the healing arts motivated her to open Northern Nevada Healing Arts, a space where she supports other practitioners in their endeavors towards a shared vision of health and wellness. She is also excited to offer a classroom space available for workshops, classes, and events focused on personal growth, well-being, and community gathering.
For more information about her services or the center, please reach out.
Contact information:
Phone: 775-287-2946
Email: Renohealingartscenter@gmail.com
Shannon Rowden, LMT
Shannon is a licensed massage therapist with 19 years of experience, specializing in integrative techniques designed to support the body as a whole. She is certified in Swedish, therapeutic, deep tissue, prenatal, cupping, passive joint mobilization, and aromatherapy, allowing her to thoughtfully blend modalities based on each client’s unique needs.
Shannon believes that effective massage begins with listening. She takes the time to understand how your body feels, how you move through the world, and what you hope to gain from each session. Through years of practice, she has developed a refined ability to read the body and work with intention, creating treatments that are both therapeutic and deeply restorative.
WWW.teamrowden.massagetherapy.com
775-287-2997
Venusia Cole, LMT, KRMT
Venusia facilitates healing of the soul and body through a range of shamanic and somatic modalities. She serves as an intermediary between the physical and spiritual realms to discover the root cause of dis-ease and catalyze healing. Her work centers on restoring inner wholeness by gently shifting the perceptual lens through which one experiences the world. Clients are guided into the depths of their subconscious landscapes to alchemize wounds into wisdom and remember the innate divine spark within.
Through massage therapy and nervous system awareness, Venusia creates a nurturing and grounded somatic experience. Bodywork serves as a foundation for embodied integration, supporting clients in reconnecting with their authentic selves. She approaches the body as a form of divine intelligence that, when met with total presence, allows for deeper connection to the unified field and a greater sense of harmony with life.
Venusia's training includes over a decade of shamanic initiations shaped by near death experiences and personal transformations, six years of mentorship with diverse teachers, and three years of formal study in Integrative Health Sciences, specializing in plant intelligences.
Trauma informed care is central to her practice, as she believes safety and attunement are essential when tending to both the soul and the body.
A session with Venusia is curated to be a ceremonial dance of illumination and self-actualization.
Website deerwoman.earth
Contact 775-232-8217