Work With Me
Moving and being moved by our cultures. What wisdom is your body sharing?
Marcia is passionate about developing the potential in human beings to embrace diversity through cultural embodiment and the sharing of stories and creativity. She believes in working collaboratively with individuals, groups and organizations in the fields of mental health, education, and professional development to provide meaningful and impactful training and workshops.
Clinical Supervision and Consulting
Marcia provides clinical supervision and consultation to Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) therapists seeking to gain licensure through the state of Colorado, as well as to graduate students in the Somatic Counseling Program at Naropa University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Program.
“I have had the honor and privilege to be supervised and learn from such a grounded, humble, warm, and kind person like Marcia. She has been a staple in supporting and helping me develop my private practice and without her guidance, I would not have the confidence that I have today. I appreciate her style of supervision and how it is a collaborative space where we can deepen and cultivate power together…”
—Kat Medina, MA, LPCC
Teaching
Marcia has served in many educational roles over the past ten years in both the Somatic Counseling and Buddhist-Inspired Psychology Graduate programs at Naropa University as Adjunct Faculty, Visiting Instructor, Guest Lecturer, Clinical Support Professional and Master’s Paper Reader.
“I was first exposed to Marcia’s work during a weekend intensive for the Somatic Counseling Graduate program at Naropa University. While I witnessed her cultural embodiment cross the room through personal movement and expression, I noticed my first spark of feeling less alone. While I didn’t have the words for it at the time what I know now is that I was parched, thirsty to understand the role of culture in the body and how a multicultural identity could be a gift that is thoughtfully brought into the process of somatic counseling. Meeting someone who had already deeply researched this themselves landed as a subtle invitation to belong to this same inquiry in my own way…”
—Gabriela Ayala-Canizares, MA, MA, LPC
Training and Workshops
Marcia works collaboratively with individuals, groups and organizations in the fields of mental health, education, and professional development to provide meaningful and impactful training and workshops all over the world for over ten years.
“Marcia Bonato Warren's training with the clinicians at Health for Life Counseling was both deeply grounded and highly practical. She brought a clear trauma‑informed, somatic perspective that helped our therapists understand not just the 'what,' but the 'how' of working with complex presentations in the room. Her presence is warm, thoughtful, and culturally attuned, and she invited meaningful engagement from our team throughout the training…”
—Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Cofounder of Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant and EMDRIA Certified Clinician, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor.