About Me

I began my career in the healing arts as a Massage and Bodywork Therapist in 2008, studying, practicing, and assistant teaching in multiple healing modalities and spiritual traditions.

But after being diagnosed with multiple autoimmune disorders and coming to terms with my own childhood trauma and family history of narcissistic, sexual, and religious abuse, I had to recalibrate. With time, by listening to my own intuition and rebuilding my internal framework, all aspects of my health and relationships improved dramatically, and I realized there was so much more I could offer.

From a lifetime of receiving therapy, coaching, and healing assistance myself, I know an integral part of the healing process is not about being told what needs to be fixed, but being seen, heard, and understood. 

I've found that healing and growth is a natural process that begins to take shape and build momentum as soon as we provide a conducive environment. 

Whether you're working through trauma, anxiety, or depression. Building or restructuring your spiritual beliefs. Dreaming up and taking on creative endeavors. Or simply need a space to celebrate without apologizing and speak without worrying you may leave in a straight jacket. I'm here to provide a conducive environment for transformation and help you create that same environment within yourself.

-Rebecca Garifo Ph.D.

 

Credentials & Ethics

Spiritual Counseling Certification: d8dcpfWd3R

Ordination Certification: JVH0H2kDdH

Doctorate of Philosophy in Metaphysical Humanistic Science from Institute of Metaphysical Humanistic Science   

Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapist: #08558

Neuro-Linguistic Master Practitioner Certification

Medicine Reiki I & II

Usui Reiki Ryoho Master Practitioner

  • Uphold lawful and ethical rules and regulations pertaining to license certification and personal morals

  • Hold myself as well as clients in the highest regard in our own abilities of wisdom, action, and self-responsibility

  • Obtain informed consent from each client

  • Client confidentiality

  • Non-Discriminatory

  • I will neither diagnose illness nor prescribe medication

  • If a problem is outside my scope of practice, or I feel improvements are not being made at a healthy rate, I will refer the client to another capable professional who may better address their concerns

  • I am here to empower and assist in your abilities of healing and wise judgment

  • I will never encroach on the free will of an individual 

  • I am here to support building your spiritual practice and foundation which may or may not resemble my own

  • I may ask questions that test core structures and beliefs so we can better assess subconscious patterns

TESTIMONIALS

  • "It took me 51 years to learn about my HSP hard wiring, only to find that my longtime therapist really didn’t work in this rather new field. Finding Rebecca was like finally coming up for air and having someone there to teach you how to swim. Her personal experience as an HSP Empath allows you to open up without effort. The hour flies by with the ease of sitting at a friend’s kitchen table for a really motivational chat. If you struggle with the special challenges of being an HSP in today’s crazy world, reach out to this incredible woman. You will feel stronger, more confident and UNDERSTOOD, perhaps for the first time, by the end of the first session.

    — Brigid S.

  • "A MILLION STARS! I LOVE my spiritual counseling sessions with Rebecca. She has this way of giving you a hug over the phone and from the first minute of our first conversation, I felt like I was talking to an old friend. She is so great at seeing parallels that you have never realized existed (or maybe didn’t want to), and there is NEVER even the slightest hint of judgment. I’d probably talk to Rebecca like 3 times a week if I could."

    — Adrian E.

  • ".. Rebecca has helped me understand my past, understand how my past has both shaped me in ways that are difficult but also how those difficult things are exactly what I can explore to get to know myself better, heal myself, and find my own unique strength. I love Rebecca's perspective, her honesty and willingness to GO THERE, her compassion and genuine support, and her REALNESS. She's super real in a world where I often feel it is socially discouraged to present ourselves as anything less than a perfectly authentic healed person. Healing is a process, not a destination! Yes! Rebecca is absolutely the best and it should be a public service for everyone to have a chat session with her!

    — Ella C.

  • "Talking to Rebecca is like seeing yourself for the first time. I mean seeing your true self. We all have a way of looking at ourself thru our own eyes or someones else's eyes but we never truly have our eyes completely open. After talking to Rebecca one time I felt I was no longer alone. She saw me for who I was and was truly ok with it. In fact, she was able to read my voice so well I think she honestly knew more about me than I did. I was very skeptical of a phone session.. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT PHONE SESSIONS!!! Honestly it cuts the bullshit… You don’t have the visual disturbances or your mind wondering how she is looking at you or any distractions! It was just me this morning with my cup of coffee in my robe being raw and real and shooting the shit with a long lost friend. She gets me. It isn’t all fluff it is real and it is going to be hard, but damn I feel an adrenaline rush after talking to her like I could take on any problem no matter how big or how small. Empaths need each other. I just booked ten more sessions. This is money spent I will never regret. Chose you. You deserve it.

    — Janelle L.