2015-2016 Intern Therapists

Belinda Chase
Belinda Chase, Naropa Transpersonal, MA expected 2016, Intern Therapist

Belinda cultivates a supportive therapeutic environment for clients to explore their experiences from a place of awareness and compassion. She enjoys working creatively with teens, adults and couples using a unique therapeutic blend of family systems, attachment theory and Gestalt therapy. Healing unfolds naturally as individuals seek balance physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. A fuller life experience is possible because balance affords direct contact with one’s authentic self and allows for truer connection with others in relationship.

Jor-El Zajatz Jor-El Zajatz, Naropa Transpersonal, MA expected 2016, Intern Therapist

Jor-El help individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds heal their emotional wounds and transform their lives to create more balance. Through working with awareness and mindfulness, Jor-El helps clients become more connected to their environment and themselves. He is currently finishing his graduate degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology at Naropa University.  With an emphasis on somatic experience and relationships, Jor-El helps people to navigate their world with more health and well-being.

Rachel Brody Rachael Brody, Naropa Somatic, MA expected 2016, Intern Therapist

Rachael offers an integrated approach merging creative arts and body-based techniques with eco-psychology. She holds a core belief in the innate capacity and wisdom of the body to support healing and personal growth and her approach offers an unique opportunity to explore the connection between the mind, body, nature, and spirit.  She is an advocate for individuals, couples, and families to find alignment and balance in their lives by offering a safe, warm, and deeply receptive therapeutic environment. Rachael’s work is rooted deeply in a commitment to improving ourselves, our communities, and our planet.

Linnea Jewett  Linnea Jewett, Naropa Somatic, MA expected 2016, Intern Therapist

Linnea’s therapeutic skills start with a genuine warmth and commitment to the client/therapist relationship.  It is her goal to build and hold a safe space for clients to explore, express, and expand in a creative and discerning manner.  Her background in Dance/Movement Therapy, Body Psychotherapy, Feng Shui, Soul Coaching and Motherhood provides both her and her clients a deep toolbox to work with.  She supports the cultivation of personal strengths, compassion and awarenesswith a deeper understanding of self. She honors this individual process and is committed to taking this healing journey with others.

Ximena Garces  Ximena Garces, Naropa Transpersonal, MA expected 2016, Intern Therapist

“I believe we have an innate ability to heal ourselves and have everything we need to work through our life challenges. However, we often feel stuck in not knowing how to access our inner resources and strength.”

“As a therapist, I offer a nonjudgmental space where together we can become curious and engaged in supporting the process of reconnection with your inherent power and wisdom.”

“Combining Gestalt therapy and mindfulness both in English and Spanish, I help individuals and couples find their ground in their own beings. This process naturally leads to empowerment, choice, commitment, and aliveness in relationship to oneself and others.”

Gary Howard Gary Howard, Naropa Transpersonal, MA expected 2016, Intern Therapist

Gary brings to the therapeutic relationship an open invitation to explore and give voice to what is presently asking for attention within the heart.  In his experience, genuine connection is inherently healing and desired by us all.  Because many things can get in the way of connecting to self, other, and environment, Gary uses experiments, insightful questions, gentle reflections, and experiential practices to unmask the health and vitality already alive within.  Trained in Wilderness Therapy, Gary enjoys incorporating nature into the therapeutic space.

 Brent Adriance Brent Adriance, Naropa Transpersonal, MA expected 2016, Intern Therapist

Brent assists clients with navigating anxiety, depression, and existential fear, and other mental and emotional challenges. Brent appreciates the significance of reconnecting clients to the nature of their own emotions.  He brings in his prior knowledge of energetics and bodywork into the framework of transpersonal psychology. Brent is passionate about the therapeutic relationship and how it can facilitate positive change in others. Utilizing Gestalt, Jungian dream work, mindfulness, and expressive arts therapies, he supports clients in discovering and integrating lost aspects of themselves in order to empower them with insight and greater awareness.