Meet the Lake House practitioners

„ Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP, Companions In Healing. Karen is a psychotherapist, coach and trainer who employs traditional and contemporary models and the expressive arts to work with people to solve problems, make decisions and expand creativity. Areas of interest include women in transition, career change, stress reduction, addiction within families, nicotine dependency, trauma and domestic violence, grief and loss, and people in 12-Step recovery. A licensed clinical social worker, she is one of two nationally board certified psychodramatists in Wisconsin and has trained helping professionals locally, regionally and nationally since 1990, in the creative arts therapies, psychodrama and action skills in healing trauma and addictive behaviors. She offers supervision and in-service programs for local social service agencies and her clinic has been state-certified outpatient clinic. She has also been credentialed to offer continuing education training hours to various helping professionals including social workers, licensed professional counselors and addiction counselors.

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To make an appointment with Karen for psychotherapy or coaching sessions or to learn more about her training programs and community and professional presentations, call (262) 633-2645.

„ Dodie Corcoran, LMT, NCTMB, CST, employs a powerful combination of bodywork modalities -- craniosacral therapy, Somato Emotional Release, Sacred Spaces Bodywork and Systemic Family Constellation Work -- for healing, growth and change. She is based in Woodstock, Ill., and is available at Lake House by appointment one day per month.

Call (815) 337-5704 to make an appointment or see her Web site here.

„ Sea Daniel and Niiti Gannon, Wind Water Feng Shui. Sea Daniel and Niiti Gannon are experienced practitioners in the science of feng shui, the Asian art of design that contributes to healthy and harmonious work and living spaces. Sea is a longtime yoga teacher and professional actor and has studied design and feng shui for several years. Niiti is an experienced student and practitioner of meditation and yoga and lived in Asia for nearly 30 years; she has studied feng shui, first learning the Black Hat Tantra Feng Shui approach and later Classical Compass Feng Shui, as taught by Master Larry Sang, founder of the American Feng Shui Institute. They are available for consultations for home and workplace settings and home and commercial real estate sales; they also offer periodic workshops on feng shui as well as gift certificates for housewarmings, weddings and anniversaries.

To make an appointment or to be added to the waiting list for feng shui workshops at Lake House, call (262) 637-5654.

„ David Granados (Eight Eagles) offers traditional Native American ceremonies at sacred seasonal changes -- spring, summer, fall and winter. He will also lead a four-session talking circle with the reservation of your group of six or more people.

Call (262) 633-2645 to arrange your group experience.

Helene M. Hellesen, NCTMB, CMT, RM   is a nationally certified massage therapist, Reiki Master and Certified Reiki-ssage practitioner.   She began her studies of the body, energy and healing in 2001 and received her Level 1 Reiki certification. Since then, she has earned her Third Degree Reiki Master Practitioner certification from the Reiki Council, Glen Ellyn, IL.  Helene's interest in energy work sparked the desire to build a solid base for healing by completing the required course work for a massage certification.  In 2003, she graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Natural Wellness in Racine, Wis.  In 2007, Helene was certified, as a Reiki-ssage practitioner through the Reiki Council, in Glen Ellyn, Ill.  She is the only certified Reiki-ssage practitioner in the Racine/Kenosha/Burlington area at this time.

In her practice, Massage Pause, Helene offers Swedish, Deep Tissue, Reiki, Reiki-ssage and Reiki-reflex.  She often combines Swedish massage with a bit of deep tissue, trigger point, stretches, acupressure and energy work, as needed.  Helene's eclectic style provides deep relaxation as well as treatment-oriented work.

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To contact Helene or to make an appointment for a session, call (262) 880-7594.

„ Joachim Mayer is a certified instructor of Kundalini Yoga, the fastest growing style of yoga throughout the world. He has lived in India and China and is trained and accredited from the Kundalini Research Institute. He is also certified as a tai chi chuan teacher by the Physical Education Institute, Shanghai, China, after a three-year training course. He also teaches tai chi chuan and qigong and has just released a CD of sacred mantra chanting, titled "Naad," now available at Lake House. He received his spiritual name — Sat Mandir Singh, which means "Temple of Truth" —during his studies of Kundalini Yoga.

To contact Joe to learn more about his classes or to sign up, call (262) 752-9882.

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„ Gretchen Murphy, LMT, NCTM, didn’t choose massage; it chose her—but it took a four-year nursing degree and six years of critical care nursing, and raising two children before she could honor its call.  “Massage uses all of me,” she says.  “My head, my heart, my hands, and the ability to listen with all three.  It’s both a joy and an honor for me to care for people in this way.”  Both state and nationally certified as a massage therapist, Gretchen is a graduate of Wisconsin Institute of Natural Wellness, Racine, and has completed courses at Louisville School of Massage in Louisville, Ky. She also holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Delaware.  Due to her strong medical background, she focuses on Western massage modalities for relaxation/stress reduction, pain management, and assistance with both acute and chronic muscular and joint conditions.  Both athletes (including weekend warriors) and those suffering from chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, and repetitive use injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, can benefit from her integration of Swedish massage with deep tissue work, trigger point therapy, and postural analysis.  She enjoys teaching people how to swim, and both she and her husband are enthusiastic bicyclists.

To contact Gretchen to make an appointment or for more information, call (262) 721-6941.

„ Mary Finley has worked in the development of individuals and communities for more than 30 years and is the founder of One Love Institute, a community building and personal development organization that nurtures the relationship between spirituality and social awareness. She has presented and lead workshops on multicultural issues, spirituality and leadership development across the United States.

One Love Institute spiritual wellness approach includes workshops on prayer, healing, examining and redefining how we celebrate traditional holidays and exploring non-traditional holidays and house concerts. Finley is a member of the African American Holiday Association and the African American Holistic Association. The African American Holiday Association (AAHA) perpetuates and preserves culture through traditional and non-traditional holidays, celebrations and rituals. She is also available for 1:1 consulting by appointment.

Finley earned a bachelor's degree in religious studies from Alverno College with a concentration in multicultural Church transformation and womanist theology.

Call her at (262) 554-8744 for more information.

„ Ron Anderson, LPC, CADC III, TEP. Ron is a nationally certified trainer, educator and practitioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy and co-leads the Midwest Training Series, a professional training series with CEUs, at Lake House with Karen Carnabucci. For many years, he organized the Festival of the Arts in Lake Geneva, bringing together expressive arts therapists, psychodramatists, performers, educators and others interested in the creative arts. Most recently he has been a pioneer in bringing Systemic Constellation and Family Constellation training and practice to the upper Midwest from Germany. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and an Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Wisconsin and is a psychotherapist in private practice at New Prospects Counseling Services, Milwaukee, Wis.

Click here to contact Ron to learn more about psychodrama or Family Constellation.

„ Donald M. Jacobson, M.D., is consulting psychiatrist for Lake House Health & Learning Center. He works out of his clinic at 3701 Durand Avenue, Racine, and his specialties are depression, mood disorders, trauma and other psychiatric disorders.

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