Deborah always knew she wanted to be in the healing profession. Originally, she wanted to become a Registered Nurse and started working as Medical Assistant to an Internal Medicine Doctor in New York State. Married and five children later, in 1992 Deborah completed her Sociology, BA at the University of Colorado in Boulder. At that point in her life, she wanted to pursue being a psychotherapist. That was derailed when she and her whole family moved to the Big Island of Hawaii in 1995, where she decided to attend The Big Island School of Acupuncture in Kamuela, HI.
After two years learning acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine, Deborah was introduced to Papa Henry Awae, a Kahuna Lau Lapa Lau (Hawaiian Herbal Healing). That opened the door for Deborah to study Lomi Lomi Massage with Aunti Margaret Machado, a Kahuna Lomi Lomi. She continued her massage studies getting certified in La Stone Therapy and Cranial Sacral.
When her children graduated high school and went to the mainland for college, Deborah came back to Colorado and attended Naropa University in Boulder. She got her Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Masters and several other certifications in Gestalt, Hakomi, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and Experiential Play Therapy. Deborah’s focus was treating child trauma with Play Therapy.
In 2007 she found a job in the Big Island’s Educational System working in Intermediate and Elementary Schools as a Behavioral Health Specialist for three years. In 2010 Deborah and her husband Jim moved to Estes Park, CO to help his mother Virginia, after Jim’s father’s passing. They moved into the family home, and she did some work at the Safe House as a Crisis Counselor for moms and children.
During Covid, Deborah studied Kriya Yoga online with the Ananda Organization. Then she discovered Dolores Cannon!!! All those years studying, and it all came together when she found . Currently, Deborah is a Level II QHHT Practitioner. The process takes up to three hours and can provide amazing insights. She loves sharing this with others and is currently scheduling appointments for this beautiful amazing experience!