I hear you. I see you.
Your mind doesn’t stop. Your body feels exhausted. Your nervous system always seems to be “on.”
You’ve done the therapy, read the books, changed the diet, tried the supplements, worked with specialists, and something still doesn’t feel right.
Or perhaps it isn’t you you’re worried about, but a child or a loved one.
You hold them through anxiety, meltdowns, stomachaches, sleep struggles, attention difficulties, school resistance, perfectionism and sensitivities. This behavior seems to be communicating something you haven’t quite been able to understand.You spend many nights lying awake, trying to connect dots that no one else seems to be connecting.
There is a way through.
When something isn’t working—emotionally, physically, relationally, behaviorally, educationally, or within your family—you don’t always need another isolated solution.
Sometimes you need someone to step back, see the whole picture, and help you understand how the pieces connect.
For nearly three decades, I have helped individuals and families find clearer, more connected pathways toward health, resilience, and well-being.
Dr. Kristy Vanacore
Whole Person. Whole Child. Whole Family. Whole System Care.
Private & Family Sessions • Family Wellness Mapping™ • Parent Support • School & Family Consultation • Workshops & Trainings • Groups & Retreats • Practitioner Mentorship
“Healing isn’t something we force; it’s something we return to. Joy isn't something we earn; it's something we are.”
—Dr. Kristy Vanacore
Welcome
I am truly glad you’re here.
I’m Dr. Kristy M. Vanacore, a licensed clinical and school psychologist, holistic family wellness practitioner, author, educator, and founder of Rewilding Wellness®.
For nearly three decades, I’ve worked with adults, children, teens, parents, families, educators, and communities navigating emotional, behavioral, developmental, educational, relational, spiritual, and health-related challenges.
My work has evolved far beyond traditional psychology because real people and real families rarely fit neatly into one category.
Today, I bring together clinical psychology, nervous-system science, family systems, educational and health psychology, root-cause health and wellness, somatic and body-based approaches, lifestyle foundations, mindfulness, movement, nature, and enduring wisdom traditions because a wider lens helps us ask better questions; and better questions help us find more meaningful ways forward.
This multidimensional philosophy became Rewilding Wellness®.
CREDENTIALS
- New York State Certified Licensed Psychologist
- Connecticut Certified Licensed Psychologist
FOUNDER
- Rewilding Wellness®
- Family Wellness Mapping™
BOOKS
- Rewilding: A Woman’s Quest to Remember Her Roots, Rekindle Her Instincts, and Reclaim Her Sovereignty
- Contributor to Ancestors: Divine Remembrances of Lineage, Relations, and Sacred Sites
- Coming Soon: Rewilding Wellness
How to Begin
Whether you walk into my space because your child is struggling, your family feels overwhelmed, your body no longer feels like home, you are navigating a transition, feeling anxious, depressed or exhausted, or because you simply need support…wherever you are… we begin there.
The journey starts with a simple message.
Listening
I truly listen to what you, your child, or your family are experiencing, not just the symptom you're describing.
Identify what Matters Most
We sort through the noise to name what actually matters most right now.
Get Curious
Together, we get curious about what's really underneath it, the whole picture, not just the surface.
Find the right Next Step, Together
From there, we find your next right step, one you don't have to take alone.
Rooted Wisdom to Rise Well.
Beyond the Therapy Room
I am a psychologist and practitioner, but I am also an author, educator, speaker, mentor, and community-builder.
Even though I’ve created a space where sharing comes naturally, I believe the sensitive conversations surrounding health, parenting, relationships, nervous-system well-being, education, embodiment, nature, meaning, and human flourishing also belong in homes, schools, organizations, communities, and culture.
Through books, writing, parent education, professional trainings, school programs, workshops, retreats, podcasts, speaking engagements, and experiential gatherings, I bring this work into the places where people actually live and grow.
My first book, Rewilding: A Woman’s Quest to Remember Her Roots, Rekindle Her Instincts, and Reclaim Her Sovereignty, explored the journey of returning to the parts of ourselves modern life has taught us to abandon.
My forthcoming book, Rewilding Wellness, carries that inquiry further, bringing ancient wisdom and ancestral ways of healing into conversation with psychology, nervous-system science, biology, embodiment, and modern health.
Whether I am sitting across from one person, helping a family find its way, collaborating with a school, teaching parents, facilitating a retreat, or writing words that travel somewhere I may never personally go, the intention remains the same:
To help us remember what makes human beings well.
To reconnect what has become fragmented.
To strengthen individuals, families, and communities.
To restore the relationship between body and mind, parent and child, home and school, human and nature, science and wisdom, healing and everyday life.
