Chris McDonald is a Holistic Therapist, Yogi, Course Creator, Podcaster and Author. She passionate about empowering therapists to build meaningful communities where they feel supported and inspired in their work. She guides other Therapists to confidently integrate yoga practices with therapy, enhancing healing for both themselves and their clients.
“Yoga in the Therapy Room: The Nontraditional Therapist’s Guide to Integrating Yoga into Your Therapy Practice.” This podcast is designed to empower mental health therapists with the knowledge and confidence to integrate yoga into their sessions safely and ethically. Whether you’re new to yoga or looking to enhance your therapeutic toolkit, our trauma-informed approach ensures that you can incorporate simple, easy-to-use yoga practices tailored to your clients’ needs.
Chris McDonald is a Licensed Holistic Therapist with a group virtual practice, “Path to Hope Counseling” in North Carolina. She is a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher and offers gentle yoga to clients in session, workshops and private yoga sessions.
She specializes in treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma and grief in young adults in transition. She teaches clients trauma informed yoga, meditation and Brainspotting. Chris also offers Therapy for Therapists and wrote the book “Self-Care for the Counselor” and the Companion Workbook.
She is passionate about helping other Mental Health Therapists and created “The Holistic Counseling Podcast” in April 2021. She loves teaching other Therapists how to integrate yoga into clinical sessions ethically and safely. Her favorite holistic daily routines include yoga and meditation.