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"The beauty of the world ... has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder." - Virginia Woolf

Dr. Patricia Celan is a resident physician in psychiatry with an interest in trauma recovery. She is certified as an integrative trauma practitioner (ITP) after seeking out additional instruction in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), somatic techniques, inner family systems (IFS), sexual trauma healing, and integrative eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). 

"Keep fighting for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth." - Molly Ivins

Her approach to coaching patients and clients through trauma is also influenced by her certification as a yoga teacher (YTT-200) and a laughter yoga leader (CLYL) after training with the founder of laughter yoga, Dr. Kataria. After all, laughter is the best medicine!

"At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities." - Jean Houston 

Dr. Celan's goal is to ensure that she supports patients and clients in an uplifting, positive, evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-sensitive manner. To connect with Dr. Celan, visit her website.

"Let there be more joy and laughter in your living." - Eileen Caddy