Professional Aromatherapy Resource

My mission is to provide a truly integrated approach to holistic health and wellness through aromatherapy and massage.

Your source for personal care from a professional aromatherapist

The best caregivers make a profound difference to their patients in ways that might not be part of “traditional medicine.” That’s what I observed during my ten years in health care management, and I wanted to be part of helping people in those ways. So when my children grew older, and I returned to college (B.S., magna cum laude, Greenville College, Greenville, IL), I studied the benefits of alternative therapies, especially the therapeutic use of essential oils.

Since then, I have fulfilled the requirements to be a Registered Aromatherapist (Aromatherapy Registration Council). I received my Certificate in Therapeutic Blending from Sybil Sheppard Hanger, LMT, nationally recognized founder of the Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy and a founding member of the American Aromatherapy Association. My Aromatherapy Certification is from the West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy.

Now I have the privilege of teaching health caregivers and other interested students in the Healing Practices Curriculum at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinos. I love seeing the excitement that many of these students feel as they find another tool to help their patients! I have also been able to contribute to the field as a contributor to the journal of the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy and other journals, and as part of the United Aromatherapy effort. (You’ll find some of the articles in the Tidbits section of this website.)

I also work with private clients, one on one, and in seminars and workshops. I hope I can do the same with you! For many years, I owned a gift shop that was known for the personal care we gave our customers and for our involvement in the community. I was honored with the East Central Illinois Development Corporation’s Business Ethics and Social Involvement Award in 2002. My new company, Botanical Healing Arts, is founded on the same principles.

I hope you’ll bookmark this website, and come back often! My most popular blends are available here, as well as general information about aromatherapy. You’ll find testimonials from clients who have been helped by personalized essential oil therapy blends for depression, grief, anxiety, sleep disorders, sinus problems, headaches, muscular aches, or frequent colds and infections. I’ll be pleased to work with you personally, if you wish. Please email me with any questions!

"An aromatic bath with oils and a scented massage are a healthy way to start the day." Hippocrates, father of modern medicine