
SHINING
MOUNTAIN
LLC



Qualifications:Â
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Board Certified Coach, Center for Credentialing & Education, 2026
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Certified Professional Coach, Coach Training World, 2026
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Level 1 Training (90 hrs), Internal Family Systems, in process (January 2027)
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Shamanic Healing, Michelle McKinney, 2024-2026
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Graduate Certificate, Integrated Movement Studies, University of Utah, 2023
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Masters of Social Work, Walla Walla University, 1997
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I’m a life-long learner, traveler, intuitive artist, and seeker of beauty and mystery.Â
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I am a trauma survivor and embrace personal transformation and growth on the daily.Â
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I am a practicing mystic, deeply connected to the rural Alaskan landscape where I live with my husband and four dogs.
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In my nearly 30 year career as a social worker, I have been drawn to the most intense moments of human experience, where the old order collapses and something new may emerge from the rubble.
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I am passionate about coaching as a way to use the range of my personal and professional selves in service to the growth and discovery of my clients.Â
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I am very enthusiastic about IFS as a method and practice for powerful change, profound transformation, and holistic integration.Â
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I hope to have the opportunity to work together to see what explorations and insights lie ahead!
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My Journey

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I respectfully acknowledge the Ahtna people who are the original guardians of this sacred place and the grandchildren of these shining mountains. Â
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