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Lenore Matthew, PhD, MSW

Holistic, Integrative Mental Health Care

Dr. of Social Work  •  Advocate  •  Author  •  Young Widow

Integrating the brain, body, and spirit in mental health care for hope, prevention, and thriving.

Welcome! I’m Lenore. I’m a Dr. of Social Work, a certified Brainspotting practitioner, and an expert in brain/body/spiritual health, as well as post-traumatic growth and evidence-based practice. I’m also a certified yoga and meditation teacher, a certified reiki healer, and am trained in evidential mediumship. My work is all about uniting neuroscience with spirituality to help people step fully into their their higher purpose and a life of meaning and joy — especially after surviving the unfathomable. I know this clientele inside and out. Because I've been there myself. Previously, I worked with international humanitarian organizations, including the United Nations. In 2020, my life changed completely when my late husband suddenly and traumatically passed away. Immediately after he passed, my intuitive abilities awoke. Although I was skeptical, I knew I couldn’t be the only one experiencing such a phenomenon. I documented my experiences and soon began conducting research on sudden intuitive awakenings in contexts of trauma and grief, and the impact they had on recovery. I later presented my findings at international mental health conferences and organizations. I also pursued formal training in mediumship and other healing modalities, to better understand and tap into my newfound gifts and the positive impact they had on my healing and well-being. My intuitive connection led me down a path of myriad somatic, spiritual, mind/body, and energy-based healing. On that path, I discovered Brainspotting, a fast-acting, deeply effective brain/body modality, and a derivative of EMDR. It completely changed my life — and was the science-meets-spirit modality I knew I needed. It impacted me so profoundly, I became certified in the modality. I have since developed my own flavor of Brainspotting, using an Expansion perspective that blends spirituality and intuition, and focuses on enhancing the positive, powerful resources in one's life for recovery as well as lifelong flourishing and well-being. In my work today, I guide clients through an expansive journey at the deep brain, body, and spirit. We work with powerful resources like clients' soul and higher self, spiritual resources and spirit team, their greatest hopes and dreams, their creativity, and their intuitive gifts, to help them break free of limiting beliefs and step fully and joyfully into what their soul came here to be and do. It is a transformational experience, and one that yields emotional freedom, joy, and light, and profound alignment with spirit, self, and purpose.

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"Science and spirituality are not at odds. They actually work beautifully together, balancing and informing one another, if we only get curious and have an open mind."

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Dr. Lenore Matthew for the International Business Times

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Tune In

Watch Dr. Lenore Matthew's talk with HI Now Daily of HNN Hawaii News Now,

as we discuss blending science and spirituality in mental health care.

Ways to Work with Me

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Classes, Workshops & Other Events

Join Dr. Lenore's events online and in-person.

Schedule a Brainspotting Session

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One-On-One Brainspotting Sessions

Brainspotting is an evidence-based, neurology-meets-intuition approach to clear limiting beliefs, tap into your spiritual self and intuitive gifts, and expand into what your soul came here to do.

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​Break through the limiting beliefs that hold you back. Step fully into light, growth, soul purpose and expansion.

Explore the Research

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Brain/Body/Spirit for
Post-Traumatic Growth Research Lab

The aim of the Brain/Body Spirit for Post-Traumatic Growth Research Lab is to conduct original studies on the impacts of brain/body/spirit practices and experiences on trauma survivors' mental health, well-being, spiritual health, and livelihood, as well as their long-term growth, resilience, and expansion.

Browse Articles & Interviews

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Articles & Interviews

Browse Dr. Lenore Matthew's interviews and articles on holistic brain/body/spiritual health, intuitive practices and experiences, trauma healing and post-traumatic growth, and other topics.

Contact

lenore@drlenorematthew.com

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Dr. Lenore is based in Honolulu, Hawai'i and works with clients across the world.

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