Winding Path Counseling, LLC

11/09/2025

New Episode Alert! ✨

This week on The Alchemical Path, I sit down with Emma Donovan, a therapist, spiritual counselor, and functional nutritionist who’s helping people heal at the root cause — mind, body, and spirit.

Emma is the founder of The Holistic & Functional Psychology Institute and a practitioner at Alternative Therapy STL , where she helps clients and clinicians bridge the gap between science and spirituality.

In this conversation, we talk about:
💫 How nutrition, lifestyle, and mindset shape emotional well-being
💫 The art of blending psychology with spirituality in therapy
💫 What true root-cause healing looks like — and why it matters

This episode is an invitation to look deeper — beyond symptoms, beyond quick fixes — and begin reconnecting with the innate wisdom of your body and spirit.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

10/27/2025

✨ New Episode Alert! ✨

This week on The Alchemical Path, I sit down with Dr. Heidi Dalzell, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, and lifelong seeker who’s bridging the worlds of science, soul, and psychedelic healing.

With over 30 years of experience, Heidi has been at the forefront of integrating psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy into trauma and eating disorder recovery. She’s certified in Ketamine- and Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy, MAPS-trained in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy, and mentors other therapists through Journey Clinical as they begin their own psychedelic integration work.

In this conversation, we explore:
💫 The role of psychedelics and plant medicines in embodiment and recovery
💫 How psychospiritual counseling bridges the gap between science and the sacred
💫 The importance of integration — bringing insights from ceremony into daily life
💫 Heidi’s own journey as both clinician and seeker, and her upcoming move to Sedona 🌄

Heidi’s wisdom reminds us that healing is not just about symptom relief — it’s about remembering who we truly are, reclaiming our wholeness, and walking our path with intention.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

🌐 Learn more about Heidi’s work at:
www.talktogrow.com

and
www.soulfulconnectionscoaching.com

10/19/2025

🌿 Empowerment. Connection. Strength. 🌿

We’re excited to partner with Crossfit Una Stamus for this year’s Women’s Wine & WOD! 🍷💪

Join us for an evening of community, movement, and mindfulness. Between workouts and wine, stop by the Winding Path Counseling booth to learn how mental wellness and physical strength go hand in hand.

✨ Explore ways to care for your mind while you challenge your body
✨ Grab an affirmation stone and learn a quick mindfulness tip
✨ Enter to win our self-care giveaway!

Whether you’re lifting weights, lifting spirits, or just lifting your glass—come say hi and connect with us!

10/19/2025

This week on The Alchemical Path, I sit down with Sam Pow, a therapist and clinical supervisor whose work invites us to completely reimagine how we think about suicidality, healing, and what it means to be alive.

Sam’s philosophy of Su***de Resilience views suicidal thoughts not as something to fear or suppress, but as a message — a call to create a life that truly feels worth living.

In this conversation, we explore:
💫 How to turn toward pain with curiosity and compassion
💫 The deep connection between healing and liberation — and how dismantling patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism creates space for true wholeness
💫 The power of psychedelic integration to support emotional and spiritual growth
💫 Sam’s personal and professional journey, and the importance of community and creativity in building resilience

Sam also shares about their Resiliency Group in Los Angeles, which offers space for connection, meaning-making, and empowerment for those navigating suicidality and emotional overwhelm.

This episode is an invitation to see the alchemy within the darkness — to remember that even our most painful moments can become portals to self-discovery, liberation, and life.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify + Apple Podcasts (link in bio)

💫 Learn more about Sam’s work at sampowlcsw.com

***deResilience

10/08/2025

Coming this Sunday!

This week on The Alchemical Path, I sit down with Alena of Celebrate Every Step — a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Spiritual Guide whose work beautifully bridges psychology and soul.

In this conversation, we explore:
💫 The healing power of hypnosis and past life regression
💫 Self-forgiveness as the key to transformation
💫 How to connect with your guides, ancestors, and the natural world for support
💫 Bringing spiritual insight into everyday life

Alena’s approach to healing honors the mind, body, and spirit — helping clients release old pain and return home to themselves. This episode is an invitation to remember that healing is not just clinical or cognitive, but deeply sacred.

🎧 Tune in on Spotify + Apple Podcasts

10/01/2025

🌸✨ Coming Soon! ✨🌸

The next guest episode of The Alchemical Path 🎙️ drops this Sunday!

Episode 3: Bridging Science and Spirit: Jodi Silverman on Reiki in Therapy
with Jodi Silverman, LCSW — Psychotherapist, Reiki Practitioner, and passionate guide for integrating energy healing into therapy.

In this conversation, Jodi shares:
💫 How Reiki and energy work can deepen the therapeutic process
🌱 Why blending mind, body, and spirit helps create lasting change
🌟 Her own journey of weaving intuitive practices into clinical work

This episode is a beautiful invitation to expand what’s possible in therapy and healing.

🎧 Tune in Sunday on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!

09/26/2025

🌿✨ Coming This Sunday! ✨🌿

The first guest episode of The Alchemical Path 🎙️ drops on Sunday, September 28!

Episode 2: Integrating Yoga into Therapy: Creating Community and Confidence
with Chris McDonald, LCMHCS — visionary of the Yoga in Therapy Collective, host of The Yoga in Therapy Room Podcast, and founder of Path to Hope Counseling.

In this inspiring conversation, Chris shares:
🧘 How yoga can be ethically and effectively woven into therapy
🌱 Why community is essential for both therapists and clients
💫 How to move from self-doubt into confidence when trying new practices

Chris is a true trailblazer in embodied healing, and you won’t want to miss this one.

🎧 Tune in Sunday on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!

09/23/2025

✨ Episode 1 is Here! ✨

The Alchemical Path Begins: Healing Humanity and Honoring the Messy Middle is now live! 🌿🎙️

In this very first episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my own journey—no guest, just me sharing my heart:
• The early days as a therapist and where I felt the system fell short
• The unexpected spiritual awakening that changed everything
• How Reiki and energy work opened new ways of healing for myself and my clients
• Why I created The Alchemical Path—a space to challenge norms, honor the messy middle, and invite sacred remembering

👉 Tune in now on Spotify + Apple Podcasts

✨ Drop your biggest takeaway in the comments & tag someone who would love this conversation!

09/15/2025

🍂✨ It’s here! ✨🍂

On the Fall Equinox, September 21, as day and night stand in perfect balance, I’m so excited to release the very first episode of The Alchemical Path 🎙️

This season of turning inward and harvesting wisdom feels like the perfect time to share conversations that illuminate how therapy, healing, and alchemy weave together.

The Alchemical Path is a sacred space for raw and transformative stories from therapists, healers, and guides who are doing things differently. Together, we’ll explore how pain, trauma, and transition can become the very material of transformation.

🌗 Just as the equinox reminds us of the dance between dark and light, this podcast invites us to honor both shadow and soul on the path of becoming.

🎧 Episode One drops September 21 — join me as we begin this journey.

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1832063939
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zLZxdy7TIkCwkQw167DHS

04/15/2025

Save the dates!

Join us from 6:30 - 7:30 PM at the Azitala Healing Center, 804 Freeport Ave Suite C.

This group is open to the public and offers a safe space for healing, connection, and growth.

Co-led by:
✨ Elizabeth Mann – Licensed Mental Therapist (Trauma-Focused)
✨ Tanya Rice – 500-hour Yoga/Breathwork Instructor & Reiki Master

Each session includes a blend of supportive practices:
Breathwork
Meditation
Calming Techniques
Guided Grief Work
Guided Energy Work
Optional sharing, journaling, and socialization

04/11/2025

🎙️ Exciting Feature! 🎙️

Liz was recently featured on the Your Therapist is My Best Friend podcast, where she sat down to talk all things energy work in therapy ✨🧠

In this heartfelt and insightful episode, Liz talks with Brittany and Shante about how integrating Reiki and energy healing into psychotherapy can help clients move through stuck emotions, reconnect with their bodies, and experience deep, whole-person healing.

If you’ve ever wondered what energy work really looks like in the therapy room—or how it can support trauma recovery, burnout, or emotional overwhelm—this one’s for you. 💛

🧘‍♀️✨ Tune in and join the conversation:
🎧 https://yourtherapistismybestfriend.podbean.com/e/energy-healing-therapy-with-guest-therapist-elizabeth-mann/

02/13/2025