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Veteran’s Summer Series: Holistic & Natural Medicine Integration & Q&A’s
July 14, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm MDT
$45 – $80
Tim Spalla & HQ are facilitating space for Veterans & Therapists, offering Q&A conversations, integration circles, and community-building!
Memorial Day Veteran’s Summer Series: Holistic & Natural Medicine Integration & Q&A’s
We are looking for support from Denver’s community of therapists, specifically those that are Veterans and have experience working with Veterans (Veterans trust Veterans)!
Through a collaboration with Tim Spalla, MA LPCC and former US Army Ranger & Iraq War Veteran, the Denver HeartQuarters is kicking off our summer series of programming for veterans and veteran therapists around holistic & natural medicines on Memorial Day Weekend.
The HeartQuarters (above Plant Magic Cafe) was the headquarters of Colorado’s Natural Medicine Health Act campaign providing decriminalization and regulated access to certain natural medicines, and serves as a community resource center and educational nonprofit.
The evening will include Q&A conversations with therapists, who are also veterans, as well as integration circle opportunities.
Event Schedule:
6:00 pm – Welcome / Invocation
7:00 pm – Integration for therapists working with veterans
8:00 pm – Veterans only round table & integration talk
8:30 pm – Campfire / Socialization
Possible topics of discussion:
– Veteran Healing
– Moral Injury
– The PCL-5 Scale
– The Right to Try – Federally Protected Personal Liberties –
– Legal Support – Voter Intent of the Natural Medicines Health Act
– Best Practices
– Integration Services
– Ethics and Protocols
Why join us as a veteran?
- Connect with your community
- Participate in integration circles with those who can relate
- Learn about harm reduction & best practices
- Be connected with medicine/healing references
Why join us as a therapist?
- Gain CEU hours towards your licensure requirements
- Have the opportunity to organize CEU/Integration Circles (moral injury & psychedelic recovery)
- Learn about an ordination program to work with natural medicines as sacrament
Why join us as an ally?
- Learn about emerging therapies in CO serving Vets and beyond
- Learn how to support and share resources for veterans in your community
- Learn about military-related injury & trauma
- Education around legalization, regulations, best practices
Tim is a former US Army Ranger and Iraq War veteran. Following his military service, Tim continued working overseas for several years as a private military contractor while also attempting to avoid the spiraling mental health crisis he was facing. For years, Tim had lived in fear of the stigma, judgment and professional consequences that might result from opening up to healthcare providers and therapists about the trauma and Moral Injuries he sustained during the years he spent in service to country.
In his healing journey, Tim discovered the healing power of sacred plant medicines, mindfulness and nature-based therapy practices. For the first time in his life, Tim began to feel a sense of wholeness and clarity of purpose. Now Tim is committed to helping other Veterans who are seeking the same sense of wholeness and clarity of purpose that he discovered on his own journey of transformation.
In 2022, Tim graduated from Regis University with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Degree and co-founded The Wounded Healer Project, a 501c3 Non-Profit organization in Denver, dedicated to providing free and veteran-led mental health counseling support for justice-involved veterans struggling with PTSD, moral injury, and addiction. In addition, Tim is the owner of Agile Wellness Group, a Denver-based private therapy practice, where he currently serves as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Candidate specializing in addressing trauma and Moral Injury, enhancing the quality of life, and fostering resiliency within military veteran and first responder communities. Tim also offers individual and group psychospiritual education, preparation, harm-reduction, and integration support services.