Mind Body Integration
Mind Body Integration Therapy
A Dual-Provider Approach to Deep, Sustainable Healing
True healing requires addressing both mind and body together and often requires moving beyond a single modality. Today’s modern approach to traumatic stress research recognizes that clients are the true experts of their own lives. Rather than relying on a top-down expert model, this integrative process honors the inherent wisdom within you to heal and move forward.
Our dual-provider sessions bring a Trauma Therapist and an Advanced CranioSacral Facilitator into the same room. By addressing emotional patterns and physical tension simultaneously, we bridge the gap between cognitive understanding and nervous system regulation—creating a grounded sense of internal safety, re-humanizing the therapeutic process, and fostering lasting, sustainable transformation.
Meet Your Co-Facilitators
Catherine Whelan, CST-D | Advanced CranioSacral Facilitator
Bringing 20+ years of bodywork experience and Diplomate-level certification in CranioSacral Therapy (CST). Catherine specializes in working directly with the tissue of the body—releasing deep tensions around the brain and spinal cord to support your body's innate self-healing abilities.
Chelsea Haverly, LCSW-C | Trauma Therapist
Specializing in complex trauma, historical patterns, and brain-based, body-centered healing. Chelsea brings 15+ years of experience holding trauma reminders, guiding emotional regulation, and helping clients safely navigate and reclaim their personal stories.
Chelsea Haverly, LCSW-C and Catherine Whelan, CST-D
Why Choose Collaborative Joint Sessions?
In traditional care, mind and body are often treated separately. By having two specialized providers in the room, you receive a gentle, fully supported environment that eases emotional rawness and fosters deep safety.
- Dual Expertise in Real-Time: While Chelsea guides the cognitive and emotional processes, Catherine works hands-on with the physical tissue, releasing held trauma and nervous system tension as it arises.
- Breaking the "Stuckness": Ideal for individuals who find themselves intellectualizing their emotions without feeling relief in their physical body, or for those who experience chronic hypervigilance.
- Shared Safety: Experiencing a unified team of support helps rewire how your nervous system receives and feels safety, moving you from feeling overwhelmed to deeply grounded.
Who We Help
Our Mind-Body Integration services are specifically tailored for:
- High Achievers & Over-thinkers: Those who excel intellectually but feel disconnected from their bodily sensations.
- Individuals Feeling Stuck: Anyone who feels traditional talk therapy alone or standalone bodywork hasn't fully resolved their trauma or distress.
- People Experiencing Hypervigilance: Individuals navigating chronic stress, trauma reminders, or a constant "fight-or-flight" state.
- Clients Seeking Safe Re-connection: Anyone looking to build a healthy, communicative bridge between mind and body.
What to Expect During a Joint Session
- A Co-Regulated Space: You will be supported by both providers in a dedicated therapeutic space.
- Dynamic Communication: As bodily tensions surface during conversation or hands-on CranioSacral work, Catherine and Chelsea actively collaborate to regulate your nervous system.
- Paced at Your Safety: There is no "doing it right" or forcing progress. The session honors your body’s timeline, prioritizing rest, ease, and gentle shifts over quick fixes.
How to Book a Session
Contact Catherine's office manager for scheduling details.
- Email: craniocat@gmail.com Text: 410-417-8004 Call and Leave a Voicemail: 410-417-8004