Holly is a holistic nurse and practitioner with 23 years of experience in nursing and 18 years of study in the healing arts. For the past 13 years, her path has been deeply shaped by the study and practice of Craniosacral Therapies.
Since 2019, Holly has held a private practice in Sebastopol, California, offering a quiet and deeply attuned space for clients to reconnect with the innate intelligence of their own bodies.
Her work is guided by a deep trust in the forces of health that create and sustain life—the same intelligence that moves through the body, the natural world, and all living things.
“Holly has a real gift for putting her hands on my body and allowing what needs to be healed to unfurl and rise to the surface. Each session is unique as her calm, clear energy holds the space for transformation to happen. It is the essence of what true healing should be.”
Registered Nurse + Hospice Care
Holly has been a Registered Nurse for 23 years, caring for patients at the bedside in both hospital and home settings. Since 2012, her nursing work has focused primarily on hospice and end-of-life care, and she currently serves as a Nurse Manager at Hospice By the Bay.
She offers community workshops exploring death and dying through the physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual realms. These gatherings invite open conversation around death while offering practical guidance and embodied practices for creating a sacred and supportive space for the final passage.
Biodynamic Craniosacral
Holly was first initiated into Biodynamic Cranial Touch in 2012 by Charles Ridley, founder of the work. She mentored privately with Charles and has remained devoted to the inner practices ever since. This work has become a deep calling and an enduring path of study, continuing to shape both her life and her practice.
She is a Certified Practitioner through the Touch of Presence® School for Biodynamic Studies, founded by Giorgia Milne. This branch of biodynamic practice is rooted in the lineage of Andrew Taylor Still & William Sutherland's Cranial Osteopathy. She completed the school's Mentor Course in 2019.
Her private practice has been rooted in the biodynamic tradition for the past seven years, where she continues to deepen her understanding through ongoing study, practice, and the wisdom that emerges from each client encounter.
“I cannot praise Holly’s work enough. With her sensitivity and guidance I discovered what was going on with me. After months of anxiety and consultations with Western Medicine, I still was not better. Holly listened carefully and tapped into subtle body issues. I am now on a solid road to recovery.”
Additional Craniosacral Trainings
2019: Tibetan Cranial Therapy with DeAnna Batdorff @ dhyana Center.
2020-2022: Advanced specialty training with Peirsman Craniosacral Academy under Etienne Peirsman (300+ hours), including focused study in:
• Trauma resolution
• Immune system support
• Nervous system and stress response recalibration
• Womb, kidney/adrenal, and heart/pericardium care
• Sphenoid, jaw, psoas, and diaphragm release
• Death and dying care
2021 - present: Assistant teacher for Koa Kalish in her course: Breath of Life, The Fundamentals of Craniosacral Biodynamics.
Energy Medicine
Holly is an Energy Medicine Practitioner with a masters certificate in Intuition Medicine® (MIM). She graduated from the Academy of Intuition Medicine® in 2012 (500+ hours). Holly is a regular faculty guest teacher at the Academy.
Additional Energy Medicine training includes 10 years of mentorship with Melissa Sophia Joy, ND, Medical Intuitive & founder of Somatic Awakening®. Holly had the honor of being a lead assistant in Melissa’s in-person workshops and trainings for 6 years.
Yoga Training
Holly has practiced and studied dance, meditation & yoga for over 20 years. She became a certified yoga instructor (RYT® 200) in 2009 and taught yoga classes in San Francisco. Movement, breathwork & meditation are woven into her daily life and work.
“Electrifying life force energy, healing, unwinding, the works.”