Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPCC
I believe everyone has the ability to heal.
I use creative, empowering methods to evoke client-centered transformation that provide individuals, couples, and families with tools to take away with and use over their lifetime. Some of the methods I use are: somatic, focusing, re-wilding, eco/wilderness, earth and nature-based, mindfulness, Indigenous African Spirit Technologies, and ritual.
In addition to my clinical counseling experience, I’ve spent 27 years on a path of personal and spiritual development. During that time, I’ve been deeply fortunate to study with Lakota elder, Francine Straightarrow and to study and apprentice with Dagara Elder Malidoma Somé.
I work with the elements of nature to reveal the source of the discomfort, disharmony, dis-ease, and disconnection that is often the cause of pain, suffering, and trauma within a person, family, or ancestral lineage. I believe that healing occurs on multiple levels- emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual and that a holistic approach is vital to true wellbeing.
Education & Training
Education
MS Community Mental Health Counseling, Winona State University, 2015
BS Architectural Studies, University of Louisiana, 2005
Certifications & Training
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Minnesota (MN #3246)
Current
Student/ Apprentice of Dagara Elder, Patrice Malidoma Somé
2015 – until Elder Malidoma’s death in 2021, continued work with Elder Theresa Sykes
Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (CMHIMP)
Ongoing
Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Training
Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services, Jane Ellison
2024 – 2025 Cohort
Genie Initiation and Divination Immersion
Ritual Intensive Genie Initiation & Divination Training
Elder Theresa Brittany Sykes
Asheville, North Carolina
October 2024
Kontomblé Initiation and Divination Immersion
Ritual Intensive Kontomblé Initiation & Divination Training
Elder Theresa Brittany Sykes
Asheville, North Carolina
May 2022
Indigenous African Spiritual Technologies Programs #1-5 (Completion)
with Dagara Elder Malidoma Somé
Asheville, North Carolina
2018 – 2019
Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training
Firefly International
2018
DC 0-5 Manual Training for Diagnosing Children
Minnesota Department of Human Service
2018
The Play Project Autism Intervention Intensive Certification Training
2018
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Medical University Of Southern California
Web-based 10-hour Training
January 2015
Childhood Trauma and Brain Development Training Course
Winona State University
2012
Motivational Interviewing Training
Winona State University
2011
Addiction Counseling Graduate Coursework
Winona State University
2011 – 2015
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Advanced Facilitator Training
Omega Center
Rhinebeck, New York
2012
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
University of Minnesota
2009
Ropes Course Facilitator Certification
YMCA, Winona, MN
2014
Reiki 2 Certification
2008
Peace Corps Volunteer
Ghana
2007-2008
Reiki 1 Certification
2002