Movement for Mental Health Professionals

Juniper is currently serving as the Director of the Academy, as well as being a Co-Founder of both AIMH and Bridge Counseling and Wellness. She is also the president of the Shinrin Yoku Society of Kentuckiana and a founding member of the Southeast Ecotherapy Alliance. Clinically, Juniper utilizes a combination of somatic ecotherapy, mindfulness-based CBT, transpersonal and positive psychology, ancestral healing, ceremony/ritual, dream work, guided imagery, rites of passage, ecological framework and non-ordinary state techniques. She has used the 3-Core Integrative approach specializing in the treatment of anxiety and chronic stress with great success for years.

Nicole has been practicing therapy professionally since 2010 and working in the field as a non-professional since 1999. She is a Co-Founder of both AIMH and Bridge Counseling and Wellness, an integrative mental health and wellness center. She is also a content creator and speaker who regularly presents talks and workshops to local, national and global companies on topics such as managing mental load and achieving healthy work life integration. As a Mental Health Counselor and Psychotherapist, Nicole's counseling practice involves integrating traditional talk therapy with mind-body work through the practice of mindfulness, the use of diet and exercise, nutritional supplements and an emphasis on developing a healthy self image.

Laurel is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a background in art therapy. In her work with the Academy, Laurel assists in content production, development, and training. She is also co-host of the Academy's Integrative Conversations podcast. Throughout her time in practice, she has always gravitated toward an integrative, insight-based approach that also includes cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness and meditation, psychoeducation, and expressive techniques.