Willow-Merchant-Qualified-Mental-Health-Professional

Willow Merchant, FNP, QMHP

Qualified Mental Health Professional.

Originally from Santa Cruz, California

ABOUT

Willow has walked with thousands of women over two decades as a nurse, lactation consultant, family nurse practitioner, and transformative nurse coach. Willow brings a deep understanding of both physiologic and psychological impact on health and well-being.

Willow specializes in coaching and counseling with a fully embodied, holistic approach. Her practice is centered on holding sacred space to create safety and foster powerful therapeutic alliances.

Willow is truly honored to guide both men and women through transitions, conflict and trauma, to transform it into resilience and strength. She supports her clients by co-creating a space where intuition, ancient wisdom and scientific modality can all converge to empower and strengthen from the core. Willow’s unique approach facilitates rediscovery of inner power so her clients can take away tools that will equip them to constantly evolve through life’s future challenges.

Willow has a truly eclectic approach that draws from her years experience as a healer. She draws from several modalities that allow her clients to be more fully integrated. She relies heavily on the body’s wisdom, somatic therapy practices, and several therapeutic modalities that weave in biofeedback like DNMS (Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy), IFS (Internal Family Systems), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and KAP (Ketamine Assisted Therapy).

With a reverence for life’s cycles Willow helps her clients reconnect with their bodies, heart-center and personal wisdom, empowering them lead lives rooted in purpose and self awareness.

EDUCATION

San Francisco State University, Master of Science in Nursing

University of San Francisco, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

CONTINUING EDUCATION

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) (In process)

DNMS (Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy) (In process)

Mastery of Trauma Treatment (In process)

Trauma Informed Care Practitioner

Stress, Anxiety and Self Regulation

Resiliency Advantage

ENERGY HEALING

Reiki Master Teacher, Levels I, II, III

HeartMath Clinical Certifications

LEADERSHIP

Dare to Lead Certified (Brene Brown),

Mastery of Circle Facilitator

Medicine of Circle Facilitator

NURSING BACKGROUND

Board Certified Nurse Coach

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Childbirth Educator, Registered Nurse

THOUGHT EXPERT

Maternal Mortality Review Committee for Oregon-Reviewer

Reproductive Ethics Committee St. Charles Health System-Chair

Letter to a Future Nurse Book-Author

International Lactation Consultant Association-Content Expert

Healing starts here.

Call us at 541-668-7558 ext. #2 if you have questions or need help choosing a therapist. We look forward to speaking with you about the sacred work you are about to do!