We are Nashville’s Premier Holistic Healing Center
Awaken your conscious and balanced life.
The Estuary Center for Healing exists to awaken conscious, balanced lives through self-discovery, connection, education, and integrative healing—offering a sanctuary where true healing can take root.
Voted #1 Therapy Clinic and in the Top 3 Holistic Wellness Centers in Nashville
in 2024 & 2025 by the readers of the Nashville Scene.
Our Services
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Counseling
The services at The Estuary may use a variety of healing methods to help you expand your awareness and to realize you already know everything you need to know… -
Integrative Therapy
One of the principles of integrative therapy is that healing one level of the mind, body, or spirit can affect healing on the other levels. By exploring all three levels, deep and lasting healing is possible… -
Couples Therapy
During couples therapy, a trained therapist works with both partners, facilitating constructive dialogue The goal of couples therapy is to create a stronger foundation for long-lasting love.. -
Life Coaching
Our life coaches use a method of coaching that is a highly tuned process of communication. The relationship is "co-creative" and focused on your goals…goes here -
Spiritual Coaching
Spiritual Coaching is a transformative practice that focuses on supporting individuals in deepening their connection with their spirituality and living a life aligned with their higher purpose… -
Play Therapy
Play Therapy is a unique and effective form of therapy that utilizes the power of play to support children, adolescents, and even adults in navigating emotional, behavioral challenges… -
Breathwork
Breathwork is a practice that involves intentionally changing your breathing pattern to improve your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being… -
Energy Healing
Energy healing is a treatment of the chakra systems and layers of the auric field that may contain blocks to the emotional and physical body… -
Akashic Healing/Reading Sessions
An Akashic Healing is a profound modality that taps into the timeless and limitless Akashic Records. Through this healing modality, you can access insights necessary for your growth.. -
Dream Therapy
Dream Therapy explores the symbolic messages and meanings within a person's dreams. It recognizes that dreams can offer valuable insights into the unconscious mind… -
Tarot
Explore feelings, beliefs, & thoughts. Learn to articulate feelings or thoughts that are hard to express. Identify behavior & decision-making patterns. Visualize different outcomes. -
Groups & Classes
Do you want to discover yourself alongside other seekers in the study of Energy, Chakras, Kabbalah, Enneagram, Spirituality, Personal Development and other Similar Studies? -
Holistic Health Services
This program supports the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the chronically ill and tailored to individual needs … -
Medication Management
Make an appointment with our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner as part of your care at The Estuary to review and to help you manage your medications. -
Astrology
Sessions explore cycles, timing, and recurring life patterns, helping clients gain perspective, clarity, and a deeper understanding of their unfolding life story.
At the Estuary, our staff members are well-trained in holistic care and have expertise in a many areas. Many of them hold classes, workshops, and groups creating a rich schedule of opportunities for you to learn, grow, heal and transform. We hope you will join us!
Your Healing Journey Begins at The Estuary
Active Groups & Classes
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Intuition 101
Develop your intuition and deepen your connection with the unseen world. Everyone possesses this innate sixth sense—learn how to finally tune into yours and trust your inner guidance. -
Community Night
Join our monthly community night! Samantha Cutler facilitates this fun, 90-minute topic-based conversation where you can socialize, connect with others, and share meaningful discussion in a welcoming space. -
Tarot Night
Join Tarot Night for hands-on practice, open discussion, and a welcoming community to deepen your intuition and explore the magical art of tarot. Curious minds of all levels are welcome! -
Holistic Life Coach Certification Program
Our rare, in-person Life Coach Certification combines energy healing with proven coaching practices. Transform your own life while learning to guide clients toward purpose, alignment, and deep personal freedom. -
Momentum
Transform overthinking into action with Momentum: a hands-on, 6-session in-person program. Overcome business resistance, gain clear structure, build real marketing assets, and move your coaching practice forward with accountability. -
Sound Bath
Begin with gentle breathing, then sink into a immersive sound journey featuring crystal bowls, chimes, and gongs. Afterwards, enjoy a warm beverage and journal before floating home. -
Tarot 101
Explore tarot for self-discovery in this two-part beginner series led by Marshall Fletcher. Learn deck structure, history, astrology links, and spread creation to gain clear, practical insight for personal growth. -
Surviving Traumatic Partner Relationships: A Men's Group
This FREE Men’s Processing Group offers adult men safe, compassionate support to heal from abusive or narcissistic relationships, overcome isolation, and build connection within a mature, respectful community. -
Inherited Patterns
Uncover how generational family dynamics shape present choices in this three-part series, available in person or via Zoom. Identify inherited patterns, explore energetic perspectives, and build healthy, authentic relationships. -
Infinite Kabbalah
Explore the mystical Tree of Life in this three-part series with Susan Austin-Crumpton. Examine divine energies and levels of consciousness in person or via Zoom to expand your mind and transform. -
Non-Monogamy 101
Explore non-monogamous relationship styles in this welcoming introductory class. Learn beginner guidelines, techniques for navigating jealousy, and strategies to discover what feels right for you—no experience required, just an open mind. -
Religious Wounding Support Group
A warm, welcoming community for anyone healing from religious or spiritual wounding. Share stories, find support, and embrace new freedom as you build healthier beliefs, boundaries, and relationships together. -
Akashic I
Access your soul's wisdom in this four-part series led by Dorothy Daniel, available in person or virtually. Learn to read your Akashic Records, heal past patterns, and unlock lifelong guidance. -
Peaceful Warrior: Mindful Self-Defense for Women
Build everyday safety, confidence, and awareness in this experiential women’s workshop. Using the FIERCE framework, practice trust, boundary-setting, nervous system regulation, and one practical self-defense technique—no experience needed. -
Learning to Wait
Discover the power of the pause in this reflective class. Learn simple practices to slow down, regulate your nervous system, and make thoughtful, intentional choices aligned with what matters most. -
UNSTUCK: Move What Talking Can't
Move beyond talk therapy in this experiential, two-hour class. Using neuroscience and KCT® practices, learn to regulate your nervous system, adapt movement, and break stuck patterns in real time. -
Embrace the Calm
Join Dorothy Daniel for an in-person workshop at The Estuary to overcome fear, ease anxiety, and quiet obsessive thinking. Learn practical mindfulness techniques to cultivate lasting peace and emotional clarity. -
Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves
Join Sandy Mueller for a compassionate weekend workshop dedicated to emotional release and forgiveness. Through meditation, shadow work, and energetic practices, learn to heal old wounds and free your heart. -
Intro to Soul Collage
Craft your own personal card deck to access intuitive wisdom and guidance. In this fun, all-ages workshop, explore your soul's unique story through collage to support balance and personal transformation.
Led by our amazing Practitioners in Nashville
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Susan Austin-Crumpton
Founder, Executive Director
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Lyndy Stich, MSSW, LCSW, LADAC
Clinical Consultant
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Jodi Alderson
Sound Practitioner, Reiki Master, Bach Flower Essence Practitioner
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Diane Allen, RN, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Medication Management
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Lynn Bartrum
Certified Holistic Life Coach, Energy Healer
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Susan Beyler
Pastoral Counselor, Individuals and Couples, Energy Healer
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Ashley Boerger, LPC-MHSP
Licensed Professional Counselor, Play Therapist
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Kim Breese
Certified Holistic Life Coach, Intuitive Guide, Energy Practitioner (HTCP)
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Samantha Cutler
Certified Holistic Life Coach, Holistic Mystic Guide, Individuals and Couples
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Dorothy Daniel
Certified Holistic Life Coach, Energy Healer, Akashic Soul Reader
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Cara Dorris
Pastoral Counselor, Couples and Individuals, Dream Guide
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Maureen Doyle, MAT
Life and Wellness Coach
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Lynee Durham, LPC-MHSP
Licensed Professional Counselor
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Marshall Fletcher
Certified Holistic Life Coach, Tarot Reader, Energy Healer
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Mara Giovanni, MSW
Somatic Trauma & Nervous System Practitioner | Creator of Kali Connection Therapy®
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Ken Hoskins, A-LPC/MHSP
Licensed Professional Counselor - Temp, Individuals and Couples
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Kate Martin, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP
Licensed Professional Counselor, Individuals and Couples
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Mary Owens, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
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Pam Rose
Certified Astrologer
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Stephanie J. Shockley, MA
Clinical Practitioner, Energy Healer
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Sarah Silvi
Certified Holistic Life Coach, Breathwork Practitioner
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Lisa Tozer, MA, NCC
Clinical Practitioner, Energy Healer
Give the Gift of Healing!
Do you know someone who is a current or potential client
who would like a GIFT CERTIFICATE
to use toward any service or class at The Estuary?
Buy a GIFT CERTIFICATE online here today.
We will deliver it to you digitally, ready for you to print or forward digitally.
Did you know?
The Estuary is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We are thankful for each donation!
Give the gift of healing to so many in our community!
Testimonials
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“When I say that the counseling I have received and classes I have taken at The Estuary have been life altering in the most positive way, I am not exaggerating! The staff, the environment, and the overall philosophy are a blessing to my life. Highly recommend their services!”
M.B.
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“I began my journey at The Estuary in 2003. Over the years I have taken numerous classes, workshops and even done my therapeutic work here. My life is not only changed but enriched!”
J.E.
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I have attended classes and therapy at the Estuary over the last decade, and I could not be more grateful for the tremendous positive impact it has had on my life.
C.B.
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"The Estuary is the place I can feel what I believe in."
D.L.
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“When I started this process I thought I wanted to be cured. I realized what I really wanted was to feel whole. I found healing in this community.”
C.F.
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“It is so easy to see and feel why The Estuary has become your home away from home.”
A.S.
Our Resources
At The School of Healing Arts, we would often be guided through meditation, and near the end asked to “let a word, or a feeling, come to you.
” More than once, what came to me was a dragonfly. Sometimes what comes to you in meditation doesn’t make a ton of sense. Sometimes it makes perfect sense. The dragonfly for me fell somewhere in the middle.
We often think of sound as music, voices, or noise. But beneath what we hear is something more subtle . . . vibration. Sound is vibration moving through space, touching every part of us in ways we may not always realize.
When I was 24, I began experiencing strange symptoms I couldn't explain. I had just moved to Nashville, working full-time as a bartender and living what I thought was a carefree, fun-filled life. I stayed out late, partied hard, and rarely thought about my health — because I never had to.
Then one morning, I woke up with intense pain in my hands. I figured I’d slept on them wrong or overused them during a long shift. I slapped on some braces, popped some Advil, and moved on. But the pain didn’t go away. It got worse — and it spread. First to my feet, then to my joints. My hands and feet started turning white and numb. Something was clearly wrong.