Erika Velez, Psy.D
Advisor - Miami, FL
Erika is a licensed clinical psychologist who blends evidence-based therapy, mind-body practices, and relational insight to support emotional healing and personal growth. She specializes in parent-child relationships, life transitions, and trauma recovery, using tools like EMDR to help clients process deeply rooted challenges. Erika also supports high-achieving women in finding balance and clarity. With experience in pediatrics, women’s health, and behavioral health consulting, she takes a holistic view—addressing how lifestyle and home environments impact emotional well-being. Her goal is to guide individuals toward sustainable wellness through practical, personalized care.
M. Mercedes Yahia
Advisor - Miami, FL
Mercedes Yahia is a wellness practitioner who helps individuals restore emotional, mental, and physical well-being through nervous system regulation, biofield optimization, and spiritual insight. A certified Spinal Flow Technique practitioner, she offers a gentle, somatic approach that supports the body’s innate ability to release tension and return to balance. Guided by her own journey through loss, chronic health challenges, and renewal of faith, Mercedes blends embodied practices with soulful guidance to help clients create lives rooted in clarity, vitality, and alignment.
Stephi Wald
Advisor - Miami, FL
Trained in Clarity Breathwork™, David Elliott’s method, sound healing (Miami Sound Institute), and firewalking (FIT), Stephi Wald uses the power of the breath to help clients manage stress, emotional challenges, and overwhelm. With a warm, grounded presence, she guides individuals and teams to break through fear and anxiety, reconnecting with clarity, joy, and purpose. Beyond the breath, Stephi helps clients make meaningful lifestyle and environmental changes, like daily rituals and supportive home spaces, that align with their well-being. Her integrative approach supports lasting transformation in mind, body, and environment.
Monica Moreno RD
Advisor - Miami, FL
Monica Auslander Moreno, MS, RDN is the founder of Essence Nutrition, a Miami-based group practice of dietitians and psychotherapists. With experience spanning clinical care, corporate wellness, and sports nutrition—including work with the Miami Marlins—Monica brings a holistic, science-based approach to health. She consults for schools, companies, and media outlets, and teaches in the graduate Dietetics program at Florida International University. Passionate about community and education, Monica blends evidence-based care with a style that supports wellbeing.
Sima Kaganas, RD
Advisor - Miami, FL
Sima is a registered dietitian nutritionist with 15 years of experience helping clients manage chronic health conditions through a functional, root-cause approach. With advanced training in Functional Medicine—and personal experience navigating autoimmune GI disease—she brings both clinical insight and empathy to her work. Specializing in gut health, Sima supports clients with digestive disorders, autoimmunity, migraines, and mast cell activation. Her plans integrate nutrition, lifestyle, and environmental adjustments to promote lasting vitality and whole-body wellness.
