About the Mentors
Working Collectively to Help Others Build Embodied Relationships
Our mentors come from all over the globe with diverse lived experiences and certifications. They range from working as and with individuals, to mentoring as romantic couples to romantic couples, and some even specialize in platonic partnership. Some mentors offer the opportunity to work with people in-person services as well as virtual. What they all have in common is their commitment to the embodied relationship model.
Work with a Couple
Romantic Couples
Friendships
Melissa Kaplan & Sanjay Evran
NYC and Rhinebeck - In-Person/Virtual
Melissa: I am a somatic practitioner and spiritual activist. I believe that eros is the awakening force that transforms our defenses, our negative beliefs, distorted feelings and disconnection from animism.
Sanjay: I bring my full heart to meet you where you are, wherever that is. I work either on my own, or with my partner Melissa.
We work with couples to ground in their true selves so that they may step into their most expansive and rooted selves through intimate relationship
International Couples
Karin Knoblich & Ken Kinghorn
Woodstock, NY/Germany - Virtual Only
Karin (ACCEP/ERM): I am passionate about the ERM method. I view the sacred work that emerges within the shared energy field of the couple and the mentors as the most powerful vehicle for transformation and healing. I work by myself, with my life partner Ken, or with my colleague Doug Wirth/
Ken: My passion for the path of partnership comes from the challenge, growth, and pleasure I have experienced in my own lifelong desire to cultivate the keys to an exceptional love relationship. I believe that the universal human longing for connection and relationship can be used as a powerful crucible for healing and growth. I work an an individual and with my life partner Karin.
Work with Platonic Partners
TBD
Karin Knoblich & Doug Wirth
Virtual Only
Karin (ACCEP/ERM): I am passionate about the ERM method. I view the sacred work that emerges within the shared energy field of the couple and the mentors as the most powerful vehicle for transformation and healing. I work by myself, with my life partner Ken, or with my colleague Doug Wirth/
Doug (MSW): I am a Certified Core Energetics Practitioner and Exceptional Relationships Mentor. I am a faculty member of the Institute of Core Energetics and a former APA senior faculty member. My passions include supporting couples to discover the gifts of Sacred Partnership.
Work Partnerships
Chris Spicer & Lucille Contreras
Virtual Only
Chris (CCEP, Mondo Zen, and Reiki Practitioner): I bring together a unique blend of embodied personal skill-building alongside contemplative practices that help us broaden our sense of identity, story, and possibility. In addition to my certifications, I draw on Integral Coaching, Control Theory, and 18 years of workplace-based teaching thru the (HR) Labor/ Management Workplace Education Program at University of Massachusetts/Amherst. I work as an individual and with my colleague Lucille.
Lucille: TBD
Work with an Individual
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Individuals
Couples
Groups
Anna Smith
ACCEP
Shrewsbury, MA: In-Person / In-Person
I bring a compassionate heart and a commitment to the sacred work of self-transformation. I am an Advanced Certified Core Energetics Practitioner and Intuitive Energy Healer. I am also certified in Embodied Couples Mentoring through the Exceptional Relationship Institute, and in Essentials of Trauma Treatment as well as Integrated Energy Therapy. I serve on the Faculty of the Institute of Core Energetics, which is a body- centered practitioner training. I support individuals and couples in private practice, leads groups, and teaches a variety of healing modalities.
Individuals
Couples
Groups
Aimee Falchuk
MPH, M.Ed, ACCEP, M.Div
Virginia - Virtual Only
I am in private practice working with individuals, couples and groups. I am a student and teacher of the Pathwork Lectures and brings spiritual questions and tasks into the conversation. I graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Cambridge College and the Institute of Core Energetics and am currently seeking a Master of Divinity at Naropa University.
Individuals
Groups
Couples
Clare Carr
ACCEP, Imago Relationship Facilitator, Helix Healing Minister
Hudson Valley & NYC: In-Person/ Virtual
I am an Advanced Certified Core Energetics Practitioner as well as an Embodied Relationship Mentor. I have recently expanded my NYC practice to the New York Hudson Valley and opened an office in Beacon, NY. I work with individuals, groups and couples. I am completing my training using Imago relationship methods enhancing her couples work. I am presently on faculty at the NY Institute of Core Energetics and continues to expand my practice.
Non-traditional Partnerships
Polyamorous Relationships
Patricia Dalen
MFA, MSEd, CCEP, LMHC Licensed Psychotherapist
Westchester, NY - Virtual Only
I guide couples through the terrain of intimacy using Embodied Relationship Mentoring (ERM), where conflict becomes a doorway, emotions move through the body, and deeper truths are felt - not just discussed. Together, we move beyond old narratives and protective patterns into a space where love is alive, expressive, and radically real. I work with partners in traditional relationships and also offer a sex-positive space for clients in non-traditional and polyamorous partnerships to explore relational challenges, with a commitment to honoring diverse expressions of love, identity, and connection.
Individuals
Groups
Friendship
Couples
Kellie Newton
CCEP, LMT
Seattle, WA - Virtual Only
I work with couples, friends, and groups with the intent to strengthen intimacy, improve communication, and bring more aliveness to experience of relationship. I also works with individuals who wish to explore and move through the blocks that make relating to self and others challenging.