ABOUT US
Renewed Hope Health & Wellness Center is a licensed Mental Health Service Provider based in Las Vegas - here to guide you through life’s most complex and difficult matters. Our focus is on promoting enhanced well-being for all individuals and families in Nevada through education, support and advocacy in an attempt to achieve personal progress.
At Renewed Hope Health and Wellness Center our values are based on a holistic approach, focusing on mind, body, and spirit. Just as the lotus flower emerges from the murky waters to form a beautiful flower, we believe that anyone can emerge from the muddy waters of life with integrated support to become renewed.
JESSICA PIERCE, LCSW, RYT-200
Clinical Director
Jessica has a clinical focus on working with individuals and families, from age 5 to 70 years, who have been impacted by trauma. She completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Southern California, with a focus on integrating psychology and sociology. Jessica’s focus was on learning about the different forms of trauma and how these impact the individual socially to neurobiology. Her clinical experience comes from community practice work, foster care, male youth in the juvenile justice system, and providing clinical services to children in the Clark County School District. Jessica has received specialized training in the treatment of trauma, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Sand Play Therapy, Expressive Art Therapy, and Mindfulness based treatments. She is an empathic and eclectic therapist, passionate about providing her clients with tailored holistic treatment approaches to meet them where they are and guide them on a path to healing. Jessica seeks to assist individuals and families with the needs they identify as important to them, by advocating and coaching to achieve success.
LEILANI
Master Reiki Practitioner
Leilani is an Intuitive Reiki Practitioner, certified Master in Usui and Quantum Reiki. She is also certified as a Trauma-Informer Breathwork Facilitator. After going through a personal healing experience, Leilani found Reiki as a form of transformational healing. She has come to respect this as a calling to inspire others on their own healing journey. Leilani believes we all have the ability to transform within to find peace and empowerment. She is available to inspire and help guide those who have an open heart and mind with their healing process. She is passionate about helping people identify their needs, as well as focusing on providing a spiritual connection to your personalized healing experience. She opens her intuitive abilities in your healing sessions to gain a sense of how your system is functioning overall. Leilani will then create a customized distant energy session that helps you work through mind, body, and soul in movement of energy. Her breathwork sessions are personally tailored to meet each individuals needs.
DEMI TUUK VELARDE, LMSW, CSW-INTERN
Clinical Intern Therapist
Demi has a clinical focus on working with individuals, couples, and families, from age 10 and up, with an array of presenting issues, including mind/ body connection, emotion dysregulation (e.g., anxiety, depression, anger), trauma- related stress, problem solving skill building, and relationship building. She completed her undergraduate studies at College of Southern Nevada (CSN) for her Associate of Arts in Psychology and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts in Psychology. She completed her Master of Social Work at UNLV with her concentration in direct practice, where she gained experience in clinical and behavioral health and crisis intervention. Demi’s focus has
been on the various ways that adverse childhood experiences can impact individuals and families (i.e., mentally, behaviorally, and emotionally) and assisting clients with improving their overall well-being through a compassionate, non-judgmental, and accepting perspective. From a holistic perspective, Demi applies a variety of modalities to help improve overall well-being, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and uses Solution- Focused and Strengths- Based Approaches to help clients progress in their healing journeys. Demi has specialized training in trauma- focused therapy, including Internal Family Systems Therapy and Trauma- Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Demi seeks to guide and provide support to individuals and their families to help improve their emotional and mental well-being. She has a passion for helping individuals with the use of alternative healing practices to connect mind, body, and spirit for optimum health.
GABY FOSTER MARTIN
Clinical Intern Therapist
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