DR. KRISTY VANACORE has been an inspiring trailblazer in the field of holistic psychology for two decades. Beloved as a modern-day medicine woman and rewilding mentor, her inventive approach to whole being healing and wellness blends ancient wisdom with contemporary science. The result of her work is a return to and restoration of one’s natural state of being through the expression of vibrant health of the body, mind and spirit. Her approach is called Rewilding—guiding others in the emancipation of the domestication and conditioning of tolerance, distraction, apathy, and fear, to the empowered freedom of innate curiosity, passion, instinctual wisdom, and boundless joy.
Dr. Kristy’s clients experience profound and lasting transformation through an integrative approach and exploration of underlying causes of symptoms, illness, dis-ease, and un-wellness, personalized support is given to resolve and thrive through them. Kristy has certifications, training and expertise in various evidenced-based practices and philosophies including and not limited to:
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Family Therapy and Parent Coaching
Nutritional Healing and Functional Medicine
Dr. Kristy integrates these foundational approaches into a broad palette of enduring wisdom practices that support her clients in moving through the various layers of physical, mental, and emotional healing, alongside spiritual and personal transformation. With a particular emphasis on somato-emotional release and trauma release work, she incorporates a variety of evidenced-based movement practices into her client sessions in order to help them release stuck energy in the body and restore harmony. Kristy has extensive training and certifications including:
Yoga (RYT-200) (Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, & Restorative) for children, teens, and adults
Shamanic Healing and Shamanic Reiki
Vocal Resonance Coaching & Sound Medicine
Therapeutic and Conscious Dance
Neuromuscular Integrative Action (NIA)
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Mindfulness in Schools Project
Kristy’s life mission has been creating an innovative wellness center for collective healing and community. To date, thousands of families have received support through individual coaching, empowerment groups, wellness retreats, and classes and workshops. Kristy regularly consults with schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, retreat centers, major international corporations, and local small businesses.
Following the ways of the elders and ancestors, Kristy specializes in curating gatherings of women, men, and teens for collective healing experiences in various parts of the Northeast including Connecticut, Maine, Tennessee, and NY’s Catskill Mountains. Her wellness retreats are modeled after Shamanic Vision Quests—journeys into the “wild” to remove all domestication and conditioning that have blocked your connection with your soul and with spirit. Kristy utilizes the four universal healing salves of singing, dancing, storytelling, silence, all in communion with nature, to help you reclaim your given vision that is your purpose in this world.