Joshua Adair
LCSW, ADS
Joshua Adair is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Austin, Texas, who specializes in working with complex trauma and dissociative experiences. With a deep understanding of how trauma affects the nervous system and sense of self, Joshua has developed an integrative approach that combines evidence-based practices with compassionate, personalized care. He offers in-home EMDR intensives, providing clients with extended, focused sessions in the comfort and safety of their own space, while integrating 5NP and inner child work.
Katy Adams
LMFT-S, LPC, SEP, RYT-200, ADS
I’m a Somatic Coach and online educator, Registered Yoga Teacher, Ecotherapist, Nutrition for Mental Health Coach, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, NADA Acudetox Specialist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist-Supervisor, and Licensed Professional Counselor.
Alison Bailey
LMFT-Supervisor, ADS, 5NP Texas Registered Trainer
Alison Bailey, LMFT-S, ADS, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Acudetox Specialist based in Fort Worth, Texas, and the owner of Untanglife Counseling, PLLC. Rooted in trauma-informed, holistic care, Alison provides 5-Needle Protocol (5NP) trainings in addition to individual and family counseling, specializing in trauma recovery, anxiety and panic disorders, and healing from narcissistic and antagonistic relationships. Alison became an Acudetox Specialist for her clients, many of whom had dysregulated central nervous systems, which were blocking them from participating fully or achieving positive results in the therapeutic process. As a member of the very first cohort trained after the 2023 Texas law change that expanded Acudetox to include mental health treatment—instead of only for addictions and substance use—Alison has witnessed firsthand how auricular acupuncture provides relief and hope for clients experiencing trauma, anxiety, and other mental health challenges. She integrates the 5NP protocol with other counseling interventions, offering powerful nonverbal healing options for those who sometimes struggle with traditional talk therapy. As a Registered Trainer with 5NP Texas, Alison is passionate about welcoming every mental health clinician across Texas to this evidence-based practice—empowering them to support their clients’ well-being and cultivate their own resilience and self-care.
Earley Barnes-Ullrich
LCSW-Supervisor, RPT-Supervisor, RST, ADS
Earley Barnes-Ullrich (she/her) is the founder of Hopeful Waters Wellness, PLLC in Cedar Park, Texas, a practice offering trauma-informed, holistic mental health services in-person or virtually for individuals and families in Texas. She has over 15 years of experience providing mental health care to clients of all ages. Earley is an EMDR Certified Practitioner™, EMDRIA Approved Consultant™, Journey Clinical KAP Provider, TBRI® Practitioner, HeartMath® Certified Practitioner, Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) Certified Practitioner, Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP) Certified Practitioner, TF-CBT Certified Therapist, Certified Sound Healer, Breathworks Certified Teacher, Peaceful Babes Kids Breathworks Certified Teacher and an assistant adjunct professor at UT Social Work. She specializes in working with trauma, adoption, anxiety, depression, grief, and other life challenges. Earley frequently incorporates the 5-Needle Protocol (5NP) ear acupuncture to support nervous system regulation, either as a standalone service or integrated with sound healing and other therapeutic modalities. Hopeful Waters Wellness, PLLC is dedicated to compassionate, integrative care that fosters resilience, balance, and long-term wellness.
Laura Braziel
MMFT, LPC, ADS
Laura Braziel is based in Sugar Land and specializes in complex trauma, anxiety and dissociation. She offers the AcuDetox 5-needle protocol for clients in treatment as well as to the general public. If you are interested in becoming a client, attending an AcuDetox group treatment, or would like AcuDetox to be brought to your community, please contact Laura at 281-690-3456 or visit her website.
Avery Brookshire
LPC-Associate, ADS
Avery is a licensed, trauma-informed therapist at Alethia Counseling in Austin, Texas, specializing in therapy for young adults, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. She integrates evidence-based approaches including EMDR therapy, IFS (parts work), and somatic therapy to support relational healing, nervous system regulation, and whole-person wellness. Avery is passionate about helping young adults navigate the complexities of relationships, identity, faith, and major life decisions, and offers the option to incorporate spirituality and 5-NP ear acupuncture for stress reduction, emotional balance, and anxiety relief.
Casondra E. Burkley
LCSW-S, M.Div., LSSGB, ADS
Casondra Burkley is the Founder and Owner of Conquering the Obstacles of Painful Experiences (C.O.P.E.), a mental health and social services organization serving children, adolescents, and adults. With over 18 years of experience, Casondra specializes in trauma-informed care, supporting individuals navigating stress, anxiety, depression, and complex life challenges. She integrates Five-Need Point (5NP) acupuncture and holistic, evidence-based clinical interventions to promote emotional regulation, resilience, and healing. Casondra holds degrees in Psychology, Speech Communications, Social Work, and a Master of Divinity, and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist. Through C.O.P.E., she is committed to transforming pain into purpose by providing compassionate, culturally responsive, and integrative mental health care.
Kifferie Corley
M.A., LPC, ADS, and a 5NP Texas Registered Trainer
Kifferie Corley trained to become a Licensed AcuDetox Specialist during her counselor internship with John at NCWC in 2011. She has now completed the Registered Trainer process with 5NP to be able to share this powerful tool with other clinicians looking for nonverbal ways to enhance their clients well-being. She has been utilizing this protocol for almost a decade as a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice on Galveston Island with clients suffering through addiction since then and is delighted to now be able to utilize the 5 needle protocol with all of her clients experiencing anxiety, depression and stress. This nonverbal tool has been a powerful way to build therapeutic rapport and pairs so well with the other mind body practices she offers her clients. She is trained in Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy as well as being Gottman trained to work with couples and utilize EcoTherapy to support individuals, families and couples in building sustainable coping tools to manage stress. She is currently expanding her offerings to include immersive, destination based retreats and nature based experiences with her husband for couples and women’s groups through Nurture Nature Within.
Karol Cox
MEd, LPC, ADS
Karol Cox is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who believes in the transformative potential of each individual. With over 30 years of experience as a counselor (public school and private practice), she guides her clients toward a clearer understanding of how their responses to uncontrollable factors can lead to meaningful change. Karol specializes in challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life changes and stress. Karol is dedicated to empowering her clients, helping them navigate life’s complexities with resilience and promoting healthier, more peaceful lives. Karol utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Acudetox in her practice. She recently opened Focus Therapy in Temple, Texas. This is a group of individual therapists who each have unique specialties addressing the mental health needs of a wide variety of the population. The goal at Focus Therapy is to meet people where they are and provide a calm, welcoming, and safe place. Because healing doesn’t just happen in a session…it happens in every step taken toward caring for your mind and your story.
Kelsey D’Amore
LPC-Supervisor, RPT-Supervisor, ADS
Kelsey is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, EMDR Trained, Somatic Experiential Practitioner in training, and Acudetox Specialist in the North Texas area. Kelsey co-owns a private practice in Plano, Texas and specializes in working with clients experiencing complex trauma, people-pleasing, perfectionism, chronic pain/illness, and shame. She believes in holistic, integrative care focused on healing the body responses to stress, and wholeheartedly believes in the healing power of the acudetox protocol!
Katie Dunham
LPC-Supervisor, RPT-Supervisor, NCC, ADS
Katie is a mental health therapist in Plano, TX who co-owns a private practice called Connect to Thrive. She uses trauma- informed interventions, including somatic experiencing and EMDR to help decrease symptoms of distress/dysregulation and explore the areas of life where clients are struggling to feel connected. Her goal is to support you in bringing awareness to your body and learning about your nervous system to help move towards a more regulated and connected self. Katie was drawn to the acudetox 5-needle protocol because of how well it pairs with polyvagal-based approaches she utilizes in her work with clients. She has enjoyed seeing the positive and powerful impact of integrating auricular acupuncture with folks who are navigating complex-trauma, chronic stress, and grief/loss.
Marleen Garza
MEd, LPC, ADS
Marleen is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Certified Coach, Acudetox Specialist and Grief Recovery Specialist in San Antonio, Texas. Additionally, Marleen is a holistic practitioner of cognitive-somatic energy practices and certified in “Tapping” Thought Field Therapy – Algorithm and Emotional Freedom Techniques (TFT/EFT) as well as The Emotion Code, a form of complimentary alternative energy health which is based on the model of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) meridians systems/non-Western techniques.
Leah Gillam
LCSW-Supervisor, CCPS-C, ADS
Leah Gillam, LCSW-S is a Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS), EMDR certified, and Acudetox Specialist serving the south Houston area at Magnolia Counseling of Pearland. She focuses on trauma responsive care, particularly for women with betrayal trauma. Leah is passionate about helping clients build a life they love.
Pamela Greene
PhD, RN, NEA-BC, ADS
5 NP supports relief from physical, emotional, and/or intellectual stress. Treatment with 5NP promotes overall balance and wellbeing. I am active in advocating for the use of 5NP in the nursing profession. I provide groups and individuals with the 5NP experience in Corpus Christi. If you are in the Corpus Christi area, text 832-794-0913 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Rebekah Grohn
MEd, LPC, ADS
I’m Rebekah Grohn, LPC, ADS currently practicing in the Richmond and Katy area. I currently work at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, TX. I am open to doing 5NP acudetox for groups, individuals, or special events for your practice or community. Contact me at 1-832-793-8857.
John Harvey
EdD, LPC-Supervisor, ADS, 5NP Texas Founder/Registered Trainer
John has been a proponent of holistic mental healthcare through Northwest Counseling for 25 years. The center is state licensed and CARF accredited to provide intensive outpatient and outpatient programs to treat addictions, co-existing conditions, depression, anxiety, other symptoms of mental suffering. John embraces integration of conventional Western psychotherapy and Eastern, contemplative practices encouraging clients to discover and utilize innate healing potential. John is a practitioner of the acudetox 5-needle protocol and has been a NADA registered trainer of the procedure since 2001. After advocating for the Texas acudetox law revision, he co-founded 5NP Texas to support statewide availability of this treatment to support mental health.
Jenna Jackson
LCSW, LCDC, ADS
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC), and Licensed AcuDetox Specialist. I use an integrative, trauma-informed approach that blends mindfulness, somatic awareness, and evidence-based therapy. I’m especially interested in the mind-body connection and helping clients feel more grounded, regulated, and connected as they move through healing and change. I work at The Menninger in Houston and in private practice at Sazo Counseling in Kingwood, Texas.
Amber Jekot
LCSW-Supervisor, RPT, ADS
Amber Jekot is a licensed clinical social worker and supervisor, registered play therapist, and acudetox specialist serving clients in Austin, Texas. She passionate about helping individuals navigate identity in a culture that doesn’t always create space for difference, pain, and vulnerability. She love helping people, especially young adults, women, and fellow healers peel away society’s messages about who they are or should be and find out who they have truly been all along.
Christine Koehler
Ph.D., LPC-Supervisor, RPT-Supervisor, ADS
Dr. Koehler uses a unique holistic and integrative approach to mental health diagnosis and treatment. In addition to her work with children and families in private practice, she provides training and supervision for beginning play therapists at a non-profit community agency in Dallas and teaches graduate level coursework as an adjunct professor at UNT in Denton, TX. Complementing her expertise, Christine has completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training and holds certification as a holistic health coach through Epidemic Answers. In 2020, she expanded her practice to include equine-assisted therapy, offering enriching outdoor therapeutic experiences for children. Amid the pandemic, Christine embraced auricular therapies to support clients in managing stress during a time of heightened fear and uncertainty. She played a supportive role in legislative efforts and gave testimony to public health officials to expand the use of 5NP in Texas and continues to seek opportunities to share this and other holistic approaches to mind-body wellness.
Alexis Love
LMFT, ADS, ADHD-CCSP
I am a Millennial, African American Neurodivergent woman, born in the South and raised under the Christian faith. While that has been my experience, I grew up in a military town surrounded by people of different cultures and faiths, which taught me not only acceptance but also appreciation for all, regardless of who they are or where they come from. Beyond my intersectionality, I have a background in Psychology and Education, with 13 years in mental health. I specialize in treating issues such as anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationship issues, ADHD, and infidelity. I integrate techniques from several approaches, including solution-focused, CBT, narrative, structural, strength-based, and multigenerational family therapy. I integrate Acudetox to address a wide array of concerns and to provide a holistic option for all that are ready to try something different.
Maria Eduarda “Tita” Machado
LPC, ADS
My counseling approach centers on my belief in the radical power of connection and the miracle of human potential. I’ve witnessed transformations that occur when embodying a heart-centered connection with my clients. In session, I will reflect your inner experience with skill, curiosity, and compassion and we’ll shine a light on any shadows ready to be witnessed on the path to your authentic self. Your experience will be honored every step of the way as we lean into you and all of your parts. Through the embodiment of experience and self-awareness we will embark on your healing journey to a place of self-love and acceptance. I incorporate holistic psychotherapy approaches with a trauma-informed lens, infusing knowledge from other modalities such as Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma. I also love to incorporate mindfulness practices and psycho-education to demystify symptoms and empower clients on their healing journeys.
Martha B. Marshall
LPC, ADS, 5NP Texas Co-founder/Registered Trainer
Martha Marshall is a licensed counselor for individuals and couples looking to improve their sense of well-being and relationship skills. Martha uses 5NP as part of her counseling sessions in Austin. She often takes clients into nature to tap into inner healing capability. She serves with Operation Get Out to create retreats for first responders and military folks for trauma recovery and improved mental health. After advocating for the Texas acudetox law revision, she co-founded 5NP Texas to support statewide availability of this treatment tool to support mental health for all.
Keira Mendoza
RN, ADS
I am Registered Nurse providing Five Needle Protocol (5NP) auriculotherapy services through Balance Point Integrative Wellness. Based in San Antonio, TX. I offer evidence-informed complementary care focused on stress reduction, emotional balance, pain management, and overall wellness. Services are provided in a community and private practice setting, integrating trauma informed care principles with the standardized Five Needle Protocol to support mental health and holistic well being.
Megan Miller
FNP-C, ADS
Megan is a Midlife Momentum Strategist! She is the owner and founder of Fit Logic Functional Medicine in Buda and transforms lives – mentally, physically, and emotionally – with hormone optimization, ear acupuncture, and in-depth mindset coaching. As an anti-aging Nurse Practitioner, hormone expert and mindset coach, she specializes in building sustainable momentum – whether you’re trying to optimize your health & wellbeing, stay consistent with lifestyle changes, or finally move forward on goals you have been putting off.
Christie Mokry
LCDC, ADS and a 5NP Texas Registered Trainer
Christie Mokry is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and Licensed Acudetox Specialist based in Austin, Texas. She is the founder of Prismatic Therapeutic Services, a private practice offering harm-reduction-oriented substance use counseling and trauma-informed support for adults. Her work integrates clinical counseling with nervous system regulation tools, including the 5-Needle Protocol (5NP) as an adjunct to individual and group services. Christie also provides community-based acupuncture and outreach in partnership with local organizations, centering dignity, agency, and practical change.
Jordan Murphy
MEd, LPC, NCC, ADS
Jordan, based in Houston, specializes in helping women throughout Texas rebuild their lives after loss, with a focus on personal empowerment and self-discovery through tailored in-person and virtual counseling services. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC), she is committed to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges and transitions. Jordan specializes in adjustment and life transitions, grief and loss, self-esteem, anxiety and depression, and relationship concerns. In addition to talk therapy, she is also a licensed AcuDetox Specialist (ADS) trained in the five-needle ear acupuncture protocol to support emotional, mental, and physical well-being.
Christine Nicola
PMHNP-C, ADS
I am a dual-licensed Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, as well as a certified AcuDetox Specialist. Based in Austin, Texas, I wear many professional hats, working across both clinical and integrative spaces. In addition to my clinical background, I own a private practice where I provide 5NP ear acupuncture services and psychedelic integration coaching, supporting clients through holistic and mind-body approaches to healing.
Shanelle Peoples-Lambert
LPC-Supervisor, NCC, MAC, SAP, ADS, 5NP Texas Registered Trainer
Shanelle Peoples-Lambert is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) and the founder of Guided Purpose Counseling, PLLC, a private practice established in Fort Worth, Texas in October 2021. With a commitment to empowering lives and embracing purpose, Shanelle provides compassionate, evidence-based mental health services to individuals seeking meaningful and lasting change. Shanelle holds multiple specialized credentials, including National Certified Counselor (NCC), Master Addictions Counselor (MAC), Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), and AcuDetox Specialist and 5NP registered Trainer (ADS). Her extensive training in substance use treatment and recovery positions her as a leader in addressing addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. Shanelle has expanded her expertise to include this evidence-based auricular acupuncture protocol used widely in addiction treatment, trauma recovery, and stress management. She is actively training mental health professionals and organizations throughout 5NP Texas, bringing this powerful complementary treatment modality to communities in need. Shanelle’s practice philosophy centers on creating a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic space where clients feel heard and understood. She offers both in-person and teletherapy services, specializing in stress management, anxiety treatment, and substance use disorders. Through her work at Guided Purpose Counseling and her training initiatives, Shanelle continues to advance the field of mental health treatment and expand access to holistic-oriented care.
Jamille Perryman
RN, LPC-Associate, Registered Yoga Teacher, ADS
I am a holistic registered nurse of 20 years who is now a Licensed Professional Counselor Assoc (supervised by Dr. Bryan Duncan, PhD, LPC-S, NCC). I run my private practice in Mansfield, TX. I see clients individually as well as offering wellness groups which include 5NP treatments. Acudetox is a perfect complement to the bottom-up modalities I use in treating complex trauma. The other modalities I engage include mindful somatic psychotherapy (Hakomi), trauma-informed yoga, sound baths, iRest Yoga Nidra, Reiki, and soon I will be adding Brainspotting. I am passionate about using the nervous system and the body to contact disparate “parts” of ourselves that get triggered. I facilitate guidance in non-ordinary states of awareness in order to cultivate a harmonious inner world. My personal and professional orientations are aligned with 5NP. I believe there is a sacred, innate ability for healing from the inside out that includes integration of mind-body-spirit.
Beatriz Rodriguez
LCDC, ADS
Hello, my name is Beatriz Adriana Rodriguez; I am from a small town in Texas. I am a Professional Certified Coach/Counselor, LCDC., ADS. I have a Masters in Human Services Counseling-Addictions and Recovery and a Masters’s in Multidisciplinary Studies-Life Coaching/Education from Liberty University. I am also certified by Texas Medical Board as an Acudetox Specialist. I am currently enrolled in a Doctorate program at Northcentral University. I am a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, South Texas Literacy Center, and NADA. I am a firm believer in education; I believe you should never stop learning!
Tara Schnell
LPC-Associate, ADS
Tara Schnell is an Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Supervised by Marissa Barranco, LPC-S. Currently she works at a Private Practice in South Austin and for a Non-Profit in Georgetown. As a former Teacher, Tara understands the importance of well-being, self-care, emotional development, and resilience through one’s span of life. She has found 5 Needle Protocol to be a valuable and complementary therapy that typical talk therapy cannot always do in isolation. As a Licensed Acudetox Specialist, Tara believes that 5NP allows the body to feel its innate power and potential. “We all have our own innate wisdom to heal. Feel your potential! “
Alison Shelton
LCSW, ADS
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and licensed Acudetox Specialist providing therapy to individuals in person in Austin, TX and virtually across Texas. I have a holistic, whole person, framework that supports folks in integrating all parts of their self into the work. I am trauma trained therapist and use heart centered, relational, decolonized, anti-racist, neurodivergent, ENM and LGBTQ+ informed and affirming approaches. I’m EMDR trained (in process of certification) and integrate several modalities into my approach to support the unique person’s needs: IFS, DBT, and somatic approaches including 5NP acupuncture to support deep, transformative healing.
April Slaughter
LMFT, ADS
EMDR, couples therapy, individual psychotherapy, 5NP, Trauma Conscious Yoga Method, Breath work, and mindfulness/guided meditation.
Kaity Stone
M.A., LCSW, ADS and 5NP Texas Registered Trainer
Open-Minded Wellness is a Fort Worth–based wellness and training practice owned and led by Kaity Stone, LCSW, ADS. Rooted in the value of Holistic Wellness for All, OMW offers 5NP AcuDetox trainings, community wellness experiences, and education focused on nervous system regulation, resilience, and inclusive care. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. She has her ADS certification in Texas.
Dana VanNess
LMFT, CCTP, ADS
Healing begins when we feel truly seen, heard, and honored, and I carry this belief into my work as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) at The Meadows Texas. I strive to create a space that feels safe, welcoming, and fully human. My work has been shaped by years of supporting military personnel and their families, experiences that taught me the importance of listening carefully, showing up with compassion, and honoring each person’s lived experience. As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and doctoral candidate at Liberty University, I provide trauma-informed care, continually growing and deepening my practice to walk alongside those I serve as they move toward healing. I am a certified Acudetox Specialist (ADS) by the Texas Medical Board and have integrated Auricular therapy (5NP) as a gentle, restorative practice that invites calm and supports nervous system regulation. I am also a certified pet therapy handler. Pepsi, an Advanced AKC-certified pet therapy dog, often joins the therapeutic environment, offering comfort, grounding, and quiet connection to support the healing process.
Ragan VitaNuova
LPC-Supervisor, ADS
Your story matters. Your healing encompasses mind (neurology and thinking), heart (feelings and affective states), body (nervous system and physicality), and soul (energy and essence). You can live fully into healing wholeness. As an LPC-S, EMDR Consultant-in-training, trained in Sound Healing and Story Work, I am committed to journeying with others on this path of holistic wellness. The Acudetox 5-needle protocol certification has been the perfect adjunct for client nervous system regulation in both individual private practice and in small group settings. Licensed in TX and in AR, as well as leading international retreats in Belize, the heart of Sacred Counseling is to be a part of creating a calmer and more cohesive life experience for you.
Jaye Williams
LPC-Supervisor, NCC, ADS
Julie “Jaye” Williams is a licensed professional counselor-supervisor, certified Acudetox (5-Needle Protocol) provider, and founder of JW Counseling, Coaching & Consulting Services in Arlington, Texas. With over 20 years of experience across mental health, education, and organizational development, Jaye integrates trauma-informed care, nervous system regulation, and whole-person wellness into her work with individuals, couples, and groups. Her approach to Acudetox is grounded in emotional safety, cultural responsiveness, and practical healing, supporting clients navigating stress, trauma, substance use recovery, grief, and life transitions. Jaye is also a certified mediator and MBTI® Master Practitioner, bringing a unique blend of structure and compassion to every space she holds.
Mandy Wright
APRN, MSN, FNP-BC
I have been a Family Nurse Practitioner for 25 years and I currently provide services in New Braunfels and Seguin. I provide holistic primary care in addition to Auriculotherapy and Acu-detox.