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Can You Do EMDR and BRAINSPOTTING Virtually?
YES! Absolutely! I find that EMDR and BRAINSPOTTING transition well into a virtual environment. Outcome data supports using these modalities in an online or virtual environment are as effective as in-person. A lesson learned from the pandemic! Here are some considerations to help you decide if telehealth is right for you!
Celebrating 5 Years of Coriander Living Collective!
Starting, building, and owning a business is not necessarily an easy thing! 50% of businesses fail within the first 5 years and so I am GRATEFUL to be celebrating my 5th anniversary! A huge thank you to my clients, friends, family, and colleagues that continue to trust and support me.
We Have Joined the Veteran Resilience Project’s EMDR Therapist Network!
We’re excited to announce that we have joined the Veteran Resilience Project’s (VRP) EMDR Therapist Network!
The VRP, a Minnesota nonprofit that provides free EMDR Therapy to Minnesota Veterans (all discharge statuses), Service Members, and Spouses. To learn more or to get started, visit their website at www.veteranresilienceproject.org.
Come BASK IN SIMPLE PLEASURES for the Day with Us! Resource Yourself.
Come spend Friday, September 12, 2025 from 9:30am-3:30pm at Two Bees & A Bud Flower Farm in New Richmond, WI basking in simple pleasures. Let Cori Hildebrandt of Coriander Living Collective and Christine Melby of Two Bees & A Bud Flower Farm take care of you. Lead you on explorations of beauty, nature, creativity, deep connection, rest, music, and delicious food/beverages. Sending you home resourced, fuller, and lighter.
BEYOND TALK THERAPY: Is Brainspotting Better Than Talk Therapy?
Talk therapy absolutely can be beneficial and uses our higher thinking brains. Yet as some point, talk therapy is limited because it is not able to access the lower parts of the brain where we hold stress and trauma responses. Talk therapy alone is often not enough to heal human issues.
Hallowed Ground: Outside OPEN FLOOR Meditation Cycle Practice TUE 8/19/25!
Hallowed Ground: Outside OPEN FLOOR Dance, Movement, & Meditation @ Points of Stillness, Hudson, WI!
Summertime 2025- 3rd Tuesdays:
OF Meditation Cycle 8/19 with the labyrinth from 6-7pm!
Serving MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES via Private Pay Contract!
If you are a Medicare Beneficiary and wish to pursue services on a private pay contract you will need to sign a Medicare Private Pay Contract outlining specific terms such as you agree to NOT seek reimbursement from Medicare. You can schedule your intake here: https://corianderlivingcollective.clientsecure.me/
Bibliotherapy: The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way is a classic. It is designed as a 12-week course and guide of explorations to connect with your creative self. Cameron states that creativity is life energy, infuses all of life, is a gift from and to God, and that we are creations.
The Neuroexperiential Model of Brainspotting!
I love that the Brainspotting model is a process, fluid, creative, intuitive, dynamic, and unlimited just like we are innately as human beings. If life is feeling painful, if you feel limited, or are unsure of your next steps forward, reach out for a FREE BRAINSPOTTING CONSULT. Coriander Living Collective is here to support you.
Hallowed GROUND: Dance, Movement, & Meditation at Points of Stillness!
Hallowed Ground: Outside OPEN FLOOR Dance, Movement, & Meditation @ Points of Stillness, Hudson, WI!
Summertime 2025- 3rd Tuesdays:
6/17, 7/15, 8/19 from 6-7pm!
BIBLIOTHERAPY: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
Social Psychologist, Jonathan Haidt in his book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness gives strong support for a global cultural shift that happened for kids born after 1996, where free-play-based childhoods were replaced by phone-based childhoods and along with it the rates of mental health symptoms spiked. “Overprotection in the real world and underprotection in the virtual world” lead to an anxious generation.
Bask in Simple Pleasures: DAY RETREAT at Two Bees & A Bud Flower Farm!
Come spend Friday, September 12, 2025 from 9:30am-3:30pm at Two Bees & A Bud Flower Farm in New Richmond, WI basking in simple pleasures. Let Cori Hildebrandt of Coriander Living Collective and Christine Melby of Two Bees & A Bud Flower Farm take care of you. Lead you on explorations of beauty, nature, creativity, deep connection, rest, music, and delicious food/beverages. Sending you home resourced, fuller, and lighter.
GeneSight Psychotropic Testing
If you are interested in taking medications to help manage mental health symptoms, have tried medications in the past without positive results, or with negative side effects, doing a GeneSight test may guide you and your provider to the best dosages and medications based on your genes. I have had multiple clients benefit from doing a GeneSight Test.
Hallowed Ground: Outside OPEN FLOOR Dance, Movement, & Meditation!
Hallowed Ground: Outside OPEN FLOOR Dance, Movement, & Meditation @ Points of Stillness, Hudson, WI!
Summertime 2025- 3rd Tuesdays:
6/17, 7/15, 8/19 from 6-7pm!
Bibliotherapy: Magnificent Sex by Kleinplatz & Ménard
Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Ph.D. and A. Dana Ménard, Ph.D. in their book, Magnificent Sex: Lessons from Extraordinary Lovers share research and insights gathered from conducting interviews with extraordinary lovers. They realized there was much research on sexual dissatisfaction and dysfunction, but little evidence on magnificent sex. Here is what they learned from their Optimal Sexual Experiences Research:
Magnificent sex, “it can be life altering.”
Brainspotting Parts of Self!
In the Brainspotting work I do, I incorporate parts work. We’ve all got lots of parts and they are all self-created to serve certain purposes. The intersection of BRAINSPOTTING and PARTS WORK creates unique opportunities for healing and harmony.
Brainspotting for Better Sleep!
Sleep disturbances are common complaints, we hear about from clients. Not being able to fall asleep, not being able to stay asleep, nightmares, waking up feeling unrested, and the list goes on…
Coriander Living Collective loves supporting people in changing their lives. Get in touch if you are ready for restful sleep! Cori Hildebrandt, MA, LPC WI, LPCC MN psychoeducates on sleep hygiene and uses Brainspotting to treat sleep issues.
How Do We Heal?
We all know that if we get a cut, there is a natural healing process that will follow. But what if the injury we have suffered is not physical? What if it is emotional, psychological, or spiritual?
Bibliotherapy: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD
I would highly recommend this book whether you’re an A+ sleeper, a parent, or struggle with sleep. Coriander Living Collective is here to support you in creating a life well lived, and sleeping well is a pillar of that! Reach out for a free consultation!
LEARN to Use Self-Brainspotting to Self-Regulate WORKSHOP!
BRAINSPOTTING is typically done with a brainspotting therapist, but SELF-SPOTTING is a simple and effective mindfulness-based practice that leads to self-regulation that can be done alone. After 10-15 minutes of self-spotting many people experience noticeable shifts.