Biographies
Patricia Berg-Drazin, IBCLC, CST
Patricia is an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant as well as being a certified craniosacral therapist trained by the Upledger Institiute.
Patricia first began to study CranioSacral and lymphatic work with the Upledger Institute in 1997.
Patricia came to the study of CranioSacral work and lymphatic work to be able to help mothers and babies with issues that were not being addressed by other modalities. Confident that there were answers available Patricia pursued CranioSacral and lymphatic work for solutions. Patricia recently added visceral manipulation to the techniques that she uses. She continues her studies with the Upledger Institute and is also a teaching assistant for them.
Patricia opened her practice as a craniosacral therapist separately from her lactation consultant business in 2008. She has found tremendous satisfaction in providing drug free and natural alternatives for patients. Most people suffer from physical and emotional impairments stored within their body. CranioSacral Therapy offers one solution to removing these blockages. Some commonly treated symptoms include, but are not limited to: headaches and back pain, autism, ADD and ADHD, TMJ, and babies with colic.
Patricia is trained in CranioSacral therapy, somatic emotional release, lymphatic drainage, visceral manipulations and acupressure techniques.
Professional Associations / Memberships:
American CranioSacral Therapy Association (ACSTA)
International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP)
International Lactation Consultant Association
Northern Illinois Lactation Consultant Association
Upledger Affiliation:
Certification: Techniques Level
Staff: Teaching Assistant, CranioSacral Therapy I
patricia@luminessencecraniosacraltherapy.com
phone: 847-512-7187
Sarah Cottle, NCTMB, CST
Sarah is a techniques certified craniosacraltherapist (CST) trained by the Upledger Institute in CranioSacral Therapy. She now has a private practice in Sedona, Az where she specializes in CranioSacral Therapy but will integrate massage modalities, reiki, her study of Kabbalah and other energy work into her practise as necesssary. She is also a qualified pilates mat class instructor. Her most recent personal interst is in medical Qi Gong.
"It was my journey in parenting that bought me to CranioSacral Therapy. I discovered it, and was instinctively drawn to it, when my daughter was 2 years old. We had work done periodically, and my son was worked on as an infant. When my daughter was 8 years old and having CranioSacral done for an eye problem, I felt compelled to learn more about it. It was then that I decided to become a CranioSacral Therapist. Shortly thereafter I began to study anatomy and physiology at the Chicago College of Healing Arts, and then CranioSacral Therapy with the Upledger Institute."
Prior to having children, she worked in the financial world. She has a BA from London University in German, worked in banking for 6 years in London and Frankfurt, and has an MBA majoring in finance from Loyola University, Chicago.
Professional Associations / Memberships:
American CranioSacral Therapy Association (ACSTA)
International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP)
Upledger Affiliation:
Certification: Techniques Level
Staff: Teaching Assistant, CranioSacral Therapy I and II
sarah@luminessencecraniosacraltherapy.com
phone: 773-818-8640