Episode #10
S2E10|Exploring ancestral wisdom, astrology, and healing with Vanessa Hooper
Discover what it means to heal beyond the therapy couch. Vanessa Hooper, a Seattle-based trauma therapist and owner of Curación Counseling, discusses ketamine-assisted therapy, ancestral healing, and how astrology and tarot can give people language for what they are living through. This episode is for anyone who has felt stuck at the edge of their healing and knows there has to be more than one path forward. Meet Vanessa Hooper, Licensed Psychedelic Therapist Vanessa Hooper, LMHC, is a trauma-informed therapist and licensed psychedelic therapist based in Seattle and the owner of Curación Counseling. She comes from a lineage of curanderas and traditional spiritual healers, and blends that inheritance with deep training in attachment, complex trauma, and multicultural therapy. Vanessa works with individuals and couples navigating cross-cultural relationships, ethical non-monogamy, and psychedelic integration, and specializes in ketamine-assisted therapy that honors both the body and the spirit. In this episode: • Why psychedelic-assisted therapy demands real training, consultation, and supervision to stay safe and grounded • Why talk therapy can only take you so far, and how somatic, body-based work unlocks what words cannot reach • Intergenerational trauma and intergenerational wisdom, and why both live in the same family tree • Astrology and tarot as real healing tools, not gimmicks, but mirrors for the patterns underneath repeated pain • How Vanessa uses birth charts with clients and couples to build shared language and deepen communication • Motherhood, repair, and the fierce pull to break old patterns with the next generation • Why therapists need to stop hiding their gifts and find their community Resources: Curación Counseling — Vanessa’s Seattle-based practice for trauma, couples, and psychedelic integration work. Connect with Vanessa Hooper, LMHC Email: vanessa@curacioncounseling.com Website: https://www.curacioncounseling.com/ Parting Words: “Healing is messy and confusing, and it’s not a one-size-fits-all.” If you have felt stuck at the edge of your healing, know there is more than one path forward. Bring yourself out into the light, and let your ancestors, your body, and your own intuition help lead the way. Join the conversation: If you’re a therapist with a spiritual side, an energy practitioner, tarot reader, astrologer, medium, or healer who blends psychology and spirituality, I’d love to connect with you. Interested in being a guest on The Woo-Woo Therapist Podcast- reach out: hello@kathleenstark.co Connect with Kathleen Stark: Instagram: @woo_woo_therapist YouTube: The Woo-Woo Therapist Podcast Website: kathleenstark.co Thank you for listening. If this episode spoke to you, please consider leaving a review or sharing it with someone who might benefit. Every review, share, and conversation helps our community grow and reminds others they can embrace both the practical and the magical. Until next time, stay curious, trust your intuition, and remember your healing journey is unique to you. Take what feels right, leave what doesn’t, and keep showing up for yourself. I'll meet you back here soon. Blessed Be Kathleen Stark | The Woo-Woo Therapist Disclaimer: The content and conversations shared on this podcast are offered for educational purposes, self-reflection, and community connection. They are not a replacement for psychotherapy, mental health treatment, or professional advice, and listening to this podcast does not establish a therapist-client relationship. Please take what resonates and leave the rest.
