Energy Work & Nervous System Support at Very Well KC
Gentle, Non-Clinical Care for Stress, Regulation, and Restoration
Energy Work at Very Well KC offers subtle, non-clinical modalities that support nervous system regulation, emotional balance, and whole-person wellbeing. These services work with the body’s energetic and sensory systems to promote calm, resilience, and integration.
This work is not medical care or psychotherapy.
It is supportive, restorative care designed to complement other wellness services.
Energy Work & Nervous System Support
These modalities include a range of gentle, low-impact practices that help the body shift out of chronic stress and into regulation. Sessions are calming, individualized, and responsive — meeting you where you are without force or retraumatization.
Modalities offered may include:
Reiki energy healing
Craniosacral & subtle body work
Nervous system–based somatic support
Restorative, non-invasive healing practices
Marma therapy
Reiki Energy Healing
Reiki is a gentle energy healing practice that supports relaxation, emotional balance, and nervous system regulation. Sessions may involve light touch or hands placed just above the body to encourage a sense of calm and energetic harmony.
Reiki may support:
Stress and emotional overwhelm
Mental fatigue or burnout
Rest and relaxation
Integration alongside other therapies
Craniosacral & Subtle Body Work
Craniosacral work is a gentle, non-manipulative modality focused on supporting the body’s natural rhythms and nervous system balance. This subtle approach works with light touch and stillness to encourage deep relaxation and internal reorganization.
This work is:
Non-invasive
Calm and restorative
Supportive to stress regulation and sensory settling
Craniosacral sessions are often chosen by clients who prefer extremely gentle, quiet body-based care.
Call To Schedule a Craniosacral Session with Stephanie Simon: 913-359-5300
Somatic Experiencing® (SE™)
Nervous System–Based Somatic Support
Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) is a gentle, body-based approach that supports the nervous system in processing stress and trauma held in the body. Developed by Dr. Peter A. Levine, this evidence-informed modality works through body awareness and sensation, rather than retelling or reliving past events.
SE™ is not talk therapy and not energy healing. It is a somatic, nervous system–focused practice that helps restore a sense of safety, regulation, and resilience.
Schedule Somatic Experiencing with Teressa Therwanger
Marma Therapy
Subtle Touch for Energetic Balance & Nervous System Regulation
Marma Therapy is a traditional Ayurvedic practice that works with marma points — vital energetic junctions where the body’s physical, energetic, and nervous systems intersect. Gentle, intentional touch at these points supports relaxation, circulation, and a sense of internal balance.
This work is subtle and non-invasive, emphasizing presence, precision, and responsiveness rather than pressure or manipulation. Marma therapy is often deeply calming, helping the nervous system shift out of stress and into rest.
Marma Therapy may support:
Nervous system regulation and stress relief
Emotional settling and mental clarity
Improved circulation and energetic flow
Integration after other body-based or therapeutic work
A deeper sense of grounding and internal coherence
Sessions are quiet, intentional, and tailored to the individual, with touch adapted to comfort level and sensitivity.
Marma Therapy is rooted in Ayurveda and complements other Energy Work modalities by offering gentle, point-based support that bridges the physical and subtle body.
What to Expect
Fully clothed sessions, seated or lying down
Guided awareness of sensations, breath, and internal cues
Non-invasive, non-touch or minimal-touch support
A pace led by your nervous system, not an agenda
SE™ may support:
Chronic stress or burnout
Anxiety or nervous system overwhelm
Trauma stored in the body
Emotional numbness or dysregulation
Difficulty staying present or grounded
Somatic Experiencing® can be a powerful complement to therapy, bodywork, yoga, and other integrative care.
(Practitioner bio and booking details follow.)
Who This Work Is For
Energy Work & Nervous System Support may be helpful if you:
Feel chronically stressed, overwhelmed, or depleted
Are highly sensitive to stimulation or emotional load
Want non-invasive support without talk therapy
Are integrating other healing or body-based work
Prefer gentle, nervous-system-first care
How This Fits at Very Well KC
Energy Work & Nervous System Support complements many of the core services at Very Well KC, including massage, therapy, acupuncture, guidance & coaching, and movement practices. Clients often use this work to support integration, recovery, and regulation.
Jes Brunning
RN, BSN, Reiki Level II Practitioner, Autoimmune Paleo, and Integrative Nutrition Certified Coach
Jes is a holistic wellness practitioner dedicated to helping clients cultivate a deep sense of internal alignment, ease, and balance. Combining two decades of professional healthcare experience as a nurse with a passion for integrative healing and energy work, she offers a supportive, compassionate space for those seeking to reconnect with their innate well-being.
Her practice focuses on gentle, highly individualized guidance, empowering clients to clear the daily noise while becoming harmonious. Guided by a profound respect for natural rhythms and the restorative power of nature, Jes treats wellness as an organic, personalized journey–one that honors the unique mind-body-spirit connection of every person she meets.
Jes received her formal education in nursing at Olympic College and Avila University. She studied Reiki under Master Teacher Robin Morlock in the Usui Shiki Ryoho Lineage, received her Autoimmune Paleo coaching credentials from the AIP Certified Coach Program, and studied Integrative Nutrition at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
Personally, Jes has lived experience as a bereaved mama, suicide-loss survivor, and a recovering addict, and lives with several autoimmune diagnoses, including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Raynaud’s syndrome, and adenomyosis. Because she lives what she teaches, becoming harmonious is a true way of life. Jes finds harmony in a daily practice that honors nutrition as medicine, includes movement through yoga, and finds inspiration through continued study of astrology, aromatherapy, crystal magic, herbalism, and cultivating native plants.
Elizabeth Kathryn Creating Inner Beauty
Something in you knows there's a deeper, more aligned version of your life waiting to be lived. You're here because you're ready to find your way there.
Dr. Elizabeth Kathryn is an intuitive coach and energy healer who helps women reconnect with their inner knowing, heal what's been holding them back, and step into a life that finally feels like theirs. Whether you're navigating a major life transition, stuck in patterns you can't seem to break, or craving a deeper sense of clarity and purpose — her work meets you exactly where you are.
Her signature offering, the Intuitive Soul Healing Session, is a deeply personal 90-minute experience that weaves together tarot and oracle guidance, intuitive coaching, and Reiki energy healing. It's designed to surface what's ready to shift, bring clarity to what feels murky, and leave you feeling grounded, empowered, and reconnected to yourself.
For those looking to explore a specific area, Liz also offers Tarot & Oracle Card Readings to illuminate what your soul is ready to reveal and gain clarity, Energy Healing Sessions to clear energetic blocks and restore balance on a deeper level, and Goddess Guidance Sessions to help you reclaim your feminine power and step into your fullest expression. Each offering is a doorway — you get to choose the one that calls to you.
With a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and over a decade of clinical experience, Liz brings a rare combination of psychological depth and intuitive wisdom to her work. Her sessions are a sacred space to reflect, release, and realign — and move toward a life that feels deeply soul-aligned and truly yours.
If you're ready to stop second-guessing yourself and start trusting the voice within, Liz's work is for you.
Learn more about Liz and her offerings at Creating Inner Beauty.
Energy Healing & Emotional Support
Lavender Lotus KC with Dana Wilcoxen
Reiki Energy Healing & Social-Emotional Mindset Coaching
Lavender Lotus KC offers gentle Reiki energy healing alongside social-emotional mindset coaching for children, teens, and adults. This work supports emotional regulation, stress relief, and energetic balance in a compassionate, trauma-informed way.
Services may include:
Reiki energy healing (in-person & virtual)
Emotional regulation support
Mindset coaching for children and families
Stress and overwhelm support
Dana Wilcoxen is the founder of Lavender Lotus KC and a Certified Reiki Master Teacher, Holistic Educator, and Social-Emotional Mindset Coach whose work blends energy healing with developmental insight. After reconnecting with her own intuition and healing through Reiki, Dana trained deeply in the modality and now offers compassionate support to individuals, children, teens, and caregivers seeking emotional balance, stress relief, and nervous-system support.
With over 25 years of experience in early childhood development and trauma-informed care, Dana integrates Reiki, coaching, and strength-based practices to help clients build resilience, clarity, and inner calm. She works from a trauma-informed, strengths-based lens that honors personal wisdom and encourages active participation in healing.
Dana lives in the Kansas City area with her partner and enjoys exploring nature, trying new foods, baking, and lavender lattes — all of which inform her grounded, heart-centered approach to care.
📍 Virtual and limited in-person options
🔗 lavenderlotuskc.com
👉 Schedule through website
Joann Schermerhorn
Ayurveda Health Counselor | Licensed Holistic Esthetician | 200-hour registered Yoga Teacher | ISTA Certified Sound Practitioner
Joann Schermerhorn is a licensed holistic esthetician, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and ISTA-Certified Sound Practitioner, offering nervous-system-informed Ayurvedic body treatments at Very Well KC. With over twenty years of study across herbalism, Ayurveda, lymphatic drainage, esthetics, yoga, and sound healing, her work blends classical Ayurvedic principles with modern, trauma-aware touch to support relaxation, circulation, lymphatic flow, and whole-body balance.
Joann's approach is slow, intentional, and responsive. Each session is adapted to the client's constitution, stress patterns, and physical presentation. Through treatments such as Abhyanga, marma point work, and restorative oil therapies, she supports the body's natural ability to settle, soften, and restore equilibrium.
Her work at Very Well KC honors traditional lineages while remaining grounded and accessible for contemporary clients seeking integrative, whole-person care.
Credentials & Training: Herbalist · Licensed Esthetician · Holistic Esthetician · 200-Hour Yoga Teacher · Vodder Method Lymphatic Drainage · Ayurveda Health Counselor & Panchakarma · Natural Skincare Formulator · Sound Bath Practitioner · ISTA Certified Sound Practitioner · Learn more about Joann’s Sound Healing and yoga practice at Carried Sound.
Nic Hathaway
Massage Therapist & Reiki Healer
Nic is a massage therapist, Reiki healer, father, philosopher, and spouse. He has been licensed in massage since 2020, and has practiced Reiki since 2022. A massage session with Nic is a pause from the stressors of the daily routine. It is a chance for the nervous system to relax, and an opportunity for stiff and tired muscles to let their guard down. His massage style achieves this through a slow, deliberate, intuitive, and perfectly weighted touch that works with the body’s miraculous ability to repair itself when it feels safe to do so. As a Reiki healer, Nic listens to where the energy needs to go and obeys. A session might feel like a calming reset, a burst of intense energy, a transformative emotional release, or something completely different and unique to the individual.
Teressa Thurwanger
M.S., LCMFT, SEP| Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and A.R.T. (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) for individuals 21+
Teressa is a collaborative therapist who practices a holistic approach focusing on acute and complex trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. “Watching people show up, work hard, and reap the amazing benefits from their practices of courage and vulnerability inside and outside of my office gives me life.”
Teressa graduated with two undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Elementary Education from Evangel University in 1997, pursuing law enforcement as her first career for several years. Next up was being a full-time stay-at-home mama, followed by working as a private investigator for the Missouri State Board of Nursing and the Missouri Real Estate Commission.
After beginning her own self-work with a therapist nearly 20 years ago, and a few years later navigating her divorce with intention and kindness, Teressa decided she wanted to go back to school. She wanted to learn how to use all of her lived experiences to help others, as she had been helped with clinical skills and unconditional positive regard in a therapy room.
She attended the Friends University Marriage and Family Therapy Program and received a Master of Science with honors in 2017. She is fully clinically licensed in both Kansas and Missouri. She has also completed a significant number of post-graduate trainings and certifications, including being trained as a death doula, a ketamine assisted psychotherapist, and most recently as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner through the three-year program by Somatic Experiencing International.
Teressa is both incredibly warm and unapologetically bold, holding every gritty thing you might bring to a session with compassion and an utter lack of judgment. She looks forward to meeting you!
Teressa is private pay but does provide monthly superbills upon request. She also accepts HSA/FSA cards.
Learn more about Teressa and her offerings at Deciduous Therapy.