Credential spotlight - mindfulness and stress coaching on staff.

Most patients have been told to reduce their stress. Very few have been taught how.

That gap sits underneath a lot of stalled care plans. Sleep, pain, and recovery all run through the stress response, and “try to relax” isn’t a plan anyone can follow. But referring it out is hard.

Mindfulness is one of the most crowded corners of wellness: apps, influencers, weekend certificates. There’s no easy way to tell who can actually teach it.

And teaching is the whole job.

Annie Ferguson, M.Ed. — Mindfulness & Mental Fitness Coach

Annie holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Houston and two master’s degrees in Education from the University of Missouri: one in Learning and Well-Being, and one in Counselor Education.

She is a Certified Mindfulness Practitioner through the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults (formerly Koru Mindfulness) and trained as a Mindfulness Teacher through Growing Up Mindful.

She has also spent more than a decade as a lead classroom teacher. That matters more than it sounds. A breathing technique a patient understands in your office and forgets by the parking lot changes nothing. A practice that’s taught step by step, repeated, and built into a daily habit until it holds is what changes outcomes.

Annie designs structured programs in breathwork, mindfulness, and habit design, focused on stress management, sleep, and pain.

She works alongside our exercise physiology, functional nutritionist, and wellness team. Your referred patient is matched to the right person for what you’ve referred for, and everyone on that bench is credentialed.

When you refer to us, you should know exactly who is receiving your patient and what they’re qualified to do.

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