The Integrative Counselor was founded by Shannon Myers, MS, CRC, CIMHP. Shannon is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) (integrative dual-sided practitioner that serves individuals/families, as well as, organizations) and Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP), Systems Change Consultant, as well as, is a MAPS approved Psychedelic Integration Practitioner, Member of the American Center for Spiritually Transformative Experiences, an Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master and Teacher and Karuna Ki Reiki Master and Teacher, ADA Disability & Workplace Accommodations Expert, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner-in-Training (Intermediate Level), Shamanic Apprentice in the Munay Ki and Celtic Shamanic lineages, and Systems Change consultant. Although Shannon is a counselor, she works as a coach, mentor, consultant, and educator.
Additionally, Shannon is a former Research Fellow at The Harkin Institute (Pregnancy + Disability & Chronic Illness), former Adjunct Professor at Drake University in their Master of Counseling program, visiting lecturer at various midwestern universities, and has worked on numerous systems change projects–including helping to dismantle the school the prison pipeline and currently is a Community Organizer volunteer with Decrim Iowa.
She has served and trained tens of thousands clients, groups, and organizations/systems from preconception to 96 years old as they heal themselves locally in the Greater Des Moines Metro, as well, as virtually all over the United States and world. All of Shannon’s work is root-cause focused to heal the mind-body-spirit-energy of individuals and systems.
You may find Shannon’s profile as an approved provider at Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (zip code 50309): http://www.immh.org/find-a-practitioner
Personally, Shannon maintains the bi-directional nature of her physical & mental health with Trauma-Informed Integrative Mental Health practices. By training and applying Integrative Mental Health root-cause modalities she uncovered the root-causes of 14 different physical and mental health conditions (and is now off 14 medications), including autoimmunity (Celiac, Hashimoto’s/Hypothyroidism), addiction, cancer, endometriosis, an environmental mold illness, SIBO, IBS, C-PTSD, OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Panic Disorder, Eating Disorder, PTSD, POTS, MCAS, etc. Once the root-causes were addressed (childhood trauma, limbic system dysregulation, environmental conditions), she awakened & embraced her Inner Healer. To her, “healing” means that she is no longer is attached to labels or a diagnosis and lives life fully with ultimate life acceptance to maintain vitality through the same Integrative Mental Health holistic tools she teaches to her coaching clients. Healing beyond labels exists. There is an essence of you that remains whole, perfectly imperfect, and is exactly what you are seeking–your Self! In our work together, I will re-introduce you to your own Inner Healer!
Shannon’s approach is to walk alongside clients and is an eclectic and experiential practitioner. From techniques drawn from integrative Trauma-Informed Care, Harm Reduction Model, Mindfulness, Shamanism, Motivational Interviewing, Sacred Psychology, Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Parts Work (Inner Children), Somatic Experiencing, Feminist Theory, Safe and Sound Protocol, Functional/Integrative Medicine, Neuroscience, Transpersonal Psychology, Humanistic Therapy (your True Self), Existentialism, Sound Therapy, Dance and Movement Therapy, Ecotherapy, Earth Based Healing, Ancestral Healing, Music Therapy, Breathwork, Reiki, Creative Therapies, and Solutions Focused Brief Therapy, psycho-spirituality, and beyond. Shannon is also a 5/1 Reflector with a LAX Education–she is here to reflect back to you your gaps and Highest Potential, while teaching universal solutions to the masses.
Coaching clients set the direction for approaches that Shannon draws from as ultimately you are the expert in your Self. She will never recommend a tool that she has not used personally used or researched extensively. Shannon a Trauma-Informed Practitioner who focuses on Healing-Centered Engagement and uses a variety of Integrative Mental Health tools, innovative evidence-based and ancient healing techniques, along with collaborating with other integrative providers to create a healing village for individuals, families, and organizations to address deep systemic roots and wounds for radical individual and collective healing transformations.
The Integrative Counselor is used to spread education and awareness around the root-causes of mental, physical, spiritual, and energetic imbalances. Shannon operates a niche coaching & consultancy practice called Shannon Myers Consulting LLC and The Integrative Counselor LLC. Shannon has had a private practice since 2011 and established one of the first virtual coaching practices in the U.S. She has worked with individuals, families, groups, and organizations across the world.
While Shannon is a Counselor, she works as a Trauma-Informed coach, mentor, educator, and consultant. She does not practice traditional talk therapy, work as a mental health therapist, or accept healthcare insurance. If you are looking for a traditional healthcare practitioner–Shannon is not it. She is alternative, eclectic, integrative, intuitive, and knows that You are the the Expert in your Self–all she does is practice tools with you so you may realize your inherent wholeness.
Humans are much more than a diagnosis and Shannon has seen all symptoms resolve as her coaching clients have their lived experience validated, integrate all aspects of themselves, and embody vitality, purpose, & meaning.
Shannon uses a creative blend of holistic healing, integrative health (mind, body, spirit, and energy), and bridges the traditional medical model to all other evidence-based integrative healing modalities. Everything can & does heal once we integrate all aspects of ourselves into wholeness. There is a paradigm shift in healthcare and mental health and it includes the client in the driver’s seat, surrounded by a healing village, healing in safe collaboration & co-regulation.
All of Shannon’s work is Trauma-Informed, Healing Centered, Disability Inclusive, Culturally Competent, Somatic/Body-Based, LGBTQIA2+ affirming, Kink and Poly Friendly, operated from a Harm Reduction Model, and evidence-based.
Clients that are good fits are those who are ready to get off the traditional medical model merry-go-round, ready to dig into root causes, eager to learn, willing to do the internal work to self-heal, and are open to alternative, holistic, somatic body-based practices, & integrative tools. They know that they are not responsible for their wounds and are ready to investigate all aspects of their mental, physical, spiritual, & energetic health.
Are you ready to reclaim your health, truth, and potential? Please complete an application here. All new clients must either complete the online application before scheduling a coaching session. Due the demand for root-cause Trauma-Informed services, Shannon cannot answer every phone call or email and completing the online application is the best way to contact her.
We Can Heal,
The Integrative Counselor, Shannon Myers, MS, CRC, CIMHP
Disclaimer: The information and coaching provided on this website and in our sessions are intended to educate, inform, and inspire you to reach your personal and professional goals. They are not intended to replace or substitute any professional, medical, legal, or financial advice. Although Shannon is a counselor, she practices under the definition of a coach. This means that Shannon does not diagnose or treat any physical or mental condition, and that her coaching services are not a substitute for professional counseling or therapy. While Shannon may make suggestions, you are solely responsible for your own decisions, actions, and results. Shannon do not guarantee any specific outcome or result from her coaching services. Your use of her website constitutes your acceptance of this disclaimer.