About Dylan
Transformational Counseling
Dylan’s work history includes many years of providing mental health counseling for individuals, couples, and groups since earning her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley College in 1983. She also worked in Outpatient Mental Health Centers, Inpatient Behavioral Health and Chemical Dependency Units, Day and Intensive Outpatient Treatment Programs, and had a Private Practice through 2024.
Dylan was a clinical coordinator for outpatient mental health and family development programs, provided staff education and development, and taught college-level psychology classes as a guest lecturer. She has provided workshops and seminars for a variety of venues on stress reduction, healthy eating, addictions, healing body image, and spiritual development since 1983 and has been a regular presenter for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence for many years. Dylan was also a regular presenter at the Desert High Conference in Socorro, New Mexico.
Fitness Instructor
Dylan has been a Fitness Instructor since 1987 and was a Master Trainer for Fitour® for several years. Since her initial certification with the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America as a Group Exercise Instructor, she completed trainings with the Aquatic Exercise Association, Silver Sneakers®, the Arthritis Foundation, IMX Pilates, Silver and Fit®, Zumba® and the YMCA.
She was a licensed Zumba instructor until the end of 2024 and continues to teach a variety of Fitness class formats at local community centers and fitness facilities. You can watch her online Fitness videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11ImajA98i2uH_-7A_H6Zg/videos
Yoga and Meditation
Dylan has been teaching yoga since 2006 and meditation since 1983.
Dylan completed numerous Yoga Teacher Trainings and Workshops, including the 200-hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training, the 200-hour and 300-hour Open Sky Yoga Teacher Trainings, Judith Lasater’s Level One Restorative Yoga Teacher training, and several fitness-style Yoga Teacher Trainings. She also attended Anusara and Baptiste Immersions and the Level One Baptiste Yoga training.
Dylan began her studies with senior Kripalu teachers in the early 1980s, including Megha Nancy Buttenheim, Todd Norian, and Brahmanand Don Stapleton. Since that time, she has taken workshops and classes with Snatam Kaur, Baron Baptiste, Gregor Singleton, Dharma Mittra, David Swenson, Ellen Saltonstall, Judith Lasater, and Suzie Hurley and continues to study to further her own practice.
Dylan carried the designations of E-RYT 500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher – 500 hours) and YACEP with the Yoga Alliance until the end of 2024.
Health Education
Dylan earned her Bachelor’s Degree with a focus on Nursing from St John Fisher College in 2003 and has also completed the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute’s Certification as a Health Coach as well as the Nutrition Coach Certification with NASM. She is a Certified Health Coach with many years of experience and study in nursing, health, and wellness.
Beginning in 1973, Dylan served as a Volunteer Health Counselor at Community Health Centers in California and Massachusetts. She also offered numerous health education workshops for the Desert High Health Conference from 1992–1996.
When practicing nursing, she worked in rehabilitation, general medicine, geriatric, and psychiatric settings and has offered health screenings and education for private and business clients since 2003.