TARA Practitioners
Andrea Rowe - MA in Counseling, DAPAANZ, NZAC
Certified TARA Approach Practitioner - New Plymouth and Waikato | New Zealand
Andrea Rowe has worked in women’s health, addiction and mental health fields as a qualified counselor, leader and supervisor for over 20 years. She encountered the TARA approach through Dr. Stephanie Mines and her self-care practice and consequently made profound changes in her life, culminating in the joyous opening of her own healing practice. Andrea finds that the TARA approach adds a deeper dimension to her work with those affected by addiction and trauma including neglect and abandonment. Sessions including supervision for counselors/practitioners/healers within a TARA framework can be arranged with Andrea in both Waikato and New Plymouth in New Zealand.
Contact Information: www.healingworks.co.nz | supervisionworksnz@gmail.com. Andrea is available for individual sessions, supervision and consultation in person and online.
Corryn Pryce-Baxter
Certified TARA Approach Practitioner - New Plymouth, Aotearoa New Zealand
Corryn Pryce-Baxter was born in Wales and started her journey at a young age with plants and Spirit learning from her Grandmother and nature. Since coming to Aotearoa in 2001 she has been working with a range of Rongoā ( traditional Maori medicine) Mirimiri and Romiromi (traditional massage) and herbal medicine. For the past 14 years Corryn has been working with traditional Māori Rongoā which she learnt from her daughter’s Kuias (Grandmother and Great Aunt).
With her teachings from both Wales and Aotearoa, Corryn fuses Welsh and Maori medicine to facilitate healing. The TARA approach has deepened her knowledge of healing systems that encompasses an original healing art form that is embodied within our physical memory, potentizing opportunity for health and wellbeing. Corryn utilises the TARA approach to inform her of the trauma that all aspects of the self has undergone. Bringing her indigenous knowledge and lineage of Spirt, alongside physical healing with compassion allows transformation, peace and healing to occur from within the recipient.
Corryn studied as an anthropologist specialising in the empowerment of indigenous rights and women through economic development, She was also a rehabilitation facilitator in the justice sector and currently works in Taranaki with community organisations helping them to flourish. Corryn lives in Oakura, Taranaki with her daughter, Raehina, their dog, cat, chickens and a paradise of trees and plants. She is a graduate of the first TARA Approach program for women’s empowerment inspired by Project Drawdown.
Contact Information:
Website: https://www.lumengallery.co.nz/wellbeing | Email: cozyroses@yahoo.com | PHONE in Taranaki/Aotearoa: : 0064 (0)21 135 1975
Jamie Shadid, LMT
Certified TARA Approach Advanced Practitioner & Pediatrics Practitioner - Durango, Colorado
The TARA Approach fell into Jamie's life at the exact time that she needed it. Immediately after her first TARA Foundations course she made the commitment to practice Self-Care morning and night and experienced profound physical, spiritual and emotional changes. This encouraged her to continue studying with Stephanie through the Essence and Empowerment Series at Findhorn in Scotland in 2016 where she became certified. The more she learns about The TARA Approach and feels the benefits the more she is eager to share with the world. Jamie went on to study Massage Therapy and finds it gratifying to incorporate different modalities to facilitate healing in clients. In 2017 she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and found the tools of the TARA Approach to help her immensely on her healing journey.
Contact Information: www.reconnect2self.com | reconnect2self@gmail.com | 720-556-8794
Joany McGuire
Certified TARA Approach Practitioner - Scotland
Joany lives in the wild North West Highlands of Scotland. Finding TARA at a Self Care workshop on the Black Isle, she says: “I felt so energized and free, like I was able to do anything! That made me question why I wasn’t doing what I really wanted to do in life. It was like life was trying to burst out of me but I wouldn’t let it go! TARA has helped remove the blockages that were holding me back. Major shifts have taken place in my life in a gentle and loving way through practicing TARA”. Seeing nature as a great healer, Joany is training as a Forest School Practitioner. She is also a Shamanic Practitioner and Yoga Instructor. Making the most of our existence and working together in our unique and personal ways is a great passion for Joany.
Contact Information: joanymurchus@hotmail.co.uk
Martine Faist ATR, LCSW
Certified TARA Approach Advanced Practitioner – Indianapolis, Indiana
Martine feels honored to enthusiastically add the TARA Approach to her decades of experience as an art therapist and clinical social worker. In private practice she offers compassionate presence and skilled guidance while helping others access their innate creative tools of awareness, imagination and intention. The energetic interplay of body, mind and spirit is the foundation upon which she helps others explore and “find their flow”. Her therapeutic approach is a gentle combination of attuned dialogue, Art Therapy, mindful self-inquiry and guided self-care techniques. The TARA Approach is now a powerful specialty she passionately shares to ease symptoms, resolve trauma and empower others toward greater well-being while uncovering their essential selves.
Contact Info: 3dmarti@gmail.com 317/771-5861
Nalini V. S. Yadav, PhD.
Certified TARA Approach Advanced Practitioner – Georgia
Nalini earned a Bachelor of Art in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, as well as a Master of Science in Biotechnology from Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia. She has recently completed her PhD in Pharmaceutical Science from the University of Hawai’i at Hilo. Her PhD project involved examining the relationship between obesity and breast cancer. She utilized the TARA Approach to assist her in her academic endeavors as she found her Self Care practice indispensable for such a rigorous task. She wishes to combine her academic knowledge of the human body with the power of the TARA Approach to help others navigate their own shock and trauma. Nalini truly appreciates the value and wisdom of the system Dr. Mines has bestowed upon the world and looks forward to continuing her practice and furthering her education of the system.
Contact Information: nvsyTARA@gmail.com - 404-245-9130
Philomena Hunt (Phyllis), MIACP
Certified TARA Approach Advanced Practitioner - County Roscommon, Ireland
Philomena works as a Body-Centred Therapist having trained in Person Centred Counselling, Gestalt Psychotherapy & Sensorimotor Therapy. She aims to be a facilitator of assisted self-discovery for the Client. When Client and Therapist are in resonant contact a felt sense of their connection creates the atmosphere within which healing takes place. Philomena is passionate about finding safe non-invasive interventions for renegotiating shock and trauma and excited to integrate the use of energetic interventions into her practice. She works with individuals, couples and groups and has a particular interest in the connection between trauma and addictions.
Philomena lives and works in the West of Ireland where she has a deep affinity with the people, landscape, music and the Ancestors. She expresses her gratitude to Dr. Mines and Suzie Mc Greevy for bringing the Tara Approach to Ireland.
Contact information: figgih@gmail.com +353 86 1973569
Trystin Oeljen Street - LMT
Certified TARA Approach Advanced Practitioner - Hilo, Hawaii | Seattle-Tacoma, Washington
Trystin Oeljen Street is honored to share the gift of the TARA Approach through private sessions and guidance in self-care practice. Trystin has studied with TARA Approach Founder Dr. Stephanie Mines in the US and abroad, assisting her in programs in Scotland and Ireland. From her first encounter with the TARA Approach Trystin was drawn to its unique capacity to stabilize the nervous system and support its integration. Trystin is Certified as a TARA Approach Foundations Practitioner and Self-Care teacher. She is also a Licensed Massage Therapist. Trystin currently lives in Hilo, Hawai’i and is available for sessions throughout Hawai’i Island, Maui, and in the Seattle-Tacoma area.
Contact Information: trystinlmt@gmail.com | 808-854-7200
Glaucia Arize
Certified TARA Approach Practitioner — Queenstown, Aotearoa-New Zealand
Glaucia met The TARA Approach during her own healing journey, finding in the practice self empowerment through the innate wisdom of the body and its ability to self heal. Her studies of TARA progressed organically and she became enthusiastic about sharing this powerful medicine to support others in their awakening, remembrance and empowerment.
Glaucia is a Womb Guardian passionate about ancestral healing and is in service of raising awareness and connection with the Divine Feminine through Mother Earth. She offers Womb Healing and Natural Gynaecology Therapy, originated from Indigenous and ancestral knowledge that harmonises feminine imbalances through Phytotherapy and Phyto-Energy, supported by ancestral rituals, practices and ceremonies. Inspired by the mentorships of both Stephanie Mines and Peter Heard, she feels honoured to be part of the TARA family, and a representative of the TARA Approach in both her country of origin, Brazil, and New Zealand where she’s currently based. Her TARA are not limited to women.
contact: glauciaarize@hotmail.com
Facebook & Instagram: @wombofthemoon
Chloe Waretini
Certified TARA Approach Practitioner — Raglan, New Zealand
Born with a deep sensitivity and care for the world, Chloe spent many years working as a designer and climate activist before the rite of passage into motherhood put her on the healers path. As a TARA practitioner and trauma therapist, she supports individuals and families to regenerate their nervous systems (the foundation of all health), free themselves from the past and embody their deepest essence. She loves the TARA Approach’s ability to empower people to become their own deepest listener and healer. Chloe is especially passionate about working with mothers and children, gifted and neurodiverse individuals towards their greatest thriving. She is available for in-person and online consultations.
Contact: chloe.waretini@gmail.com