My name is Joseph Gorordo and I am the Vice President of Business Development at Recovery Unplugged. I am also a therapist, husband, and proud father to three amazing kids!

Shortly after graduating from high school in Laredo, TX, I found myself hopelessly addicted to alcohol and drugs. I spent the following six years using IV heroin and bouncing from treatment center to treatment center, never staying sober for more than a few days. On July 21st, 2008 I was removed from drugs for the last time and have been 100% sober from all mind altering substances ever since! I’ve dedicated the majority of my time in recovery to helping others find their freedom from addiction and am proud to have continued that work for the last 3 years with Recovery Unplugged.

Recovery Unplugged is a completely unique approach to addiction treatment. We use the healing power of music alongside traditional interventions to help our clients reconnect with their emotions, their true selves, and the world around them.

I am truly blessed to lead the life I live today and have the amazing privilege of watching people recover!

I would love to connect with other helpers in this group to build collaborative relationships and help others to recover!

Professional Cuddler & Theraprenuer

Kristi is a former licensed massage therapist for 15+ years and the first LMT that also offers cuddling services in Austin. She is deeply honored to serve her clients whether they are grieving, stressed, lonely, empty & exhausted, or simply seeking relaxation.

She loves doing this wonderfully positive & life-affirming work. Her passion for professional cuddling is matched only by her love of creating art, specifically oil painting and stone sculpting.  She has been painting all her life and has sold several pieces.

She is a believer that lasting change occurs over time with trust and that establishing long-term relationships is the most effective way for her to assist her clients in achieving lasting physical, mental & emotional health and happiness.

Website: austincuddlecommune.com

Psychotherapist and co-founder of Evolve Therapy

Marci loves being a therapist. Like, really. She finds her role both intellectually stimulating and artistic. She thinks a deep, authentic connection serves as a platform to boost thriving– for both her clients and herself. Due to this belief, Marci intentionally creates an atmosphere within her office of being down-to-earth and fully engaged/receptive.  She has a passion for working with creative intellectuals who have full capacity to make a thriving life, yet are feeling stuck. These people intellectually know their abilities, but can’t get past the belief that they are worthy of a life that is small. Additionally, Marci also enjoys working with chronic illness and dying, helping those suffering from an isolating experience feel less alone.

She obtained her master’s degree at Southern Methodist University and is the co-founder of Evolve therapy. She and her close friend, Grace, created Evolve in order to provide a therapeutic space where the whole person is considered when healing– mind, body, and spirit.

Founder / Director / Instigator @ Whole Movement Center

Specialties: Infant Developmental Movement & Somatic Psychotherapy & Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy

MY CERTIFICATIONS & BACKGROUND:

Before becoming a movement therapist and psychotherapist, I was a professional dancer, choreographer, and theater artist who founded a dance company and directed a yoga and bodywork studio.

I am a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist with a specialty in development and Pre and Perinatal Birth Attachment Therapy. I also have a Master’s in Counseling Psychology.

My certifications include:

Body Mind Centering® Practitioner
Licensed Professional Counselor
Registered Somatic Movement Therapist w/ the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association
Infant Developmental Movement Educator®
Certified Pre and Perinatal Birth Attachment Practitioner
Somatic Experiencing provider
Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist
Hatha Yoga Teacher for all ages
Advanced Bodywork Therapist
Skinner Releasing Dance Technique® Educator
I draw from all of these disciplines to work with any person who wants to overcome pain or restricted movement, seek recovery from trauma or stress, or become more fully connected with their own body and authentic self.

I also specialize in attachment, birth, birth trauma, adoption, developmental, and prenatal and perinatal issues. I am passionate about supporting and working with individuals and families with children with special needs.

Megan VanMeter, MA, LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC

Licensed Professional Counselor – Art Therapist

Why burn out when you can burn bright? I provide online art therapy to helping professionals who identify with burnout in Austin and the Lone Star State.

Being a helping professional means there’s a heavy emotional workload in your daily endeavors.  You hear intense stories and see intense things.  These put you at risk for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and secondary traumatic stress.

And then there’s burnout.  Burnout takes those other conditions and sends them into the perfect storm via unrealistic administrative burdens, unreasonable operating guidelines, and unsustainable working conditions.  The end result is a darkening of mood and motivation.

Burnout is both a professional and personal trauma. It eclipses all aspects of your life, making you vulnerable to problems with others and problems with yourself.  But burnout doesn’t have to be the end of your relationships and your career.

I’m Megan, a board-certified registered art therapist and Texas licensed professional counselor with an art therapy specialization, and I first began offering support to helping professionals struggling with burnout in 2013.  In 2021 I established a full-time private practice to fill the void among clinicians who are prepared to treat burnout.  Burnout has a lot in common with anxiety and depression but has a completely different origin, so it requires a different approach.

I’ve helped professionals like you rise from the ashes of burnout through creative mental activity. Art therapy is one of psychotherapy’s original embodied and experiential professions, and it recruits a person’s eyes and hands (visual perception and somatosensory processing) to rouse and engage creative mental activity at physical, emotional, and intellectual levels.  The end result is an integrated you, as your nervous system learns to achieve harmony and flow between your inner world and the world around you.

Are you tired of the burnout-induced clash between what’s happening inside you and what’s expected of you in your professional role? Then please visit MeganVanMeter.com to schedule a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation and learn more about how art therapy can help you re-create what burnout has destroyed.

I’m happy to share my light with you; you don’t have to face burnout alone in the dark.