Tammy is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Certified Supervisor. She holds a Master in Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. As a Community Support Therapist in a community mental health center, she worked with adults who struggle with mental illness. There, she developed a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) ‘Skills Group’ program.

Tammy received her clinical mental health license in 2007 and shifted to a group therapy practice where she saw both adolescent and adult clients and continued to run DBT groups. In 2011 she began a private practice.

In 2013, she attended a conference with Dick Schwartz, founder of the model of therapy, ‘Internal Family Systems’. You can hear about her life changing experience on the 2nd episode of her Podcast where she is a guest on ‘The Therapy Spot.’ 

Inspired by what she experienced at the conference, she completed IFS Level one and Level two and has been on staff at both Level one and Level two trainings as a Program Assistant. She is well sought-after consultant and speaker, presenting the topic of IFS to a variety of groups including high schools, college and women retreats.  As an IFS Clinical Supervisor, Tammy provides one on one IFS consultation for those seeking certification.

Tammy is the producer and host of “The One Inside” podcast. She has interviewed Dick Schwartz and Frank Anderson, two of IFS leaders. Topics have included: friending your inner critic, parenting, addiction, and shame.

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Valerie (she/they) holds an M.A. in Women’s Studies and a Ph.D. in Educational Studies both from the University of Cincinnati. Her master’s work focused on ​feminist intersectional spirituality; her doctoral dissertation explored organizational development using spiritual and energetic practices to create change and help people connect to the Spiritual guidance and energy system of their organization using a participatory action research paradigm.

From 1999-2014, Valerie was adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati teaching in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Teacher Education. In addition to her work at the university, Valerie also has experience working in non-profit administration and continues to develop and provide energetic consulting for organizations and entrepreneurs.

Valerie has studied with a variety of spiritual teachers and practiced energy healing since 1994. Her training includes mediumship, trance channeling, sacred ritual, mystical sacred arts, and cosmologies of the world. Valerie completed her 200-hr yoga teacher certification in the Tantra and Himalayan tradition, Level 1 iRest Yoga Nidra, is a certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach, a Level 3 Certified Practitioner in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). 
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In 2010, Valerie Louis received her Master of Natural Theology in Sacred Healing through the Healing Light Center, and was ordained by internationally known healer Rosalyn Bruyere as a non-denominational Minister of Healing. Valerie has received over 1,200 contact hours in lecture and hands-on training in energy theory and practice and other spiritual arts since she began  her studies in 2001 with Rev. Bruyere.

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