Meet The Team

Laura M. I. Dziekiewicz

Co-Founder, Move | Well

Therapist, Mind-Body Practitioner & Content Creator
Founder, Move Therapy and Wellness

Laura is one of the co-founders of Move Well and the founder of Move Therapy and Wellness.  With over twenty years of combined academic and clinical experience, she brings a grounded, integrative approach to emotional and mental well-being.

On Move Well, Laura offers courses on depression, life transitions, emotional regulation, and nervous-system healing, along with guided meditations and mind–body practices. Her work is shaped by extensive training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, trauma-informed care, yoga-based therapeutic approaches, and mindfulness.

Laura’s content centers on helping people feel more connected to themselves, understand the messages within their moods, and move through stress and overwhelm with greater clarity and compassion. Through Move Well, she continues her mission of making holistic, accessible mental health tools available to anyone seeking support.

Macauley Cliffe

Co-Founder, Move | Well

Therapist, Mind-Body Practitioner, Coach & Content Creator

Macauley is one of the co-founders of Move Well and a licensed therapist, yoga teacher, and coach with nearly a decade of combined academic and clinical experience. Her work is grounded in the belief that healing begins in the body and deepens through meaningful connection—with oneself and with others.

On Move Well, Macauley creates courses on burnout recovery, motherhood, anxiety, career transitions, and emotional resilience. She also develops many of the platform’s workbooks, journaling tools, and guided reflections, blending therapeutic insight with accessible mind–body practices.

Her background integrates somatic and mindfulness-based interventions with a strong focus on relationships, communication, and couples work. As a coach and mentor, Macauley supports clients and users in reconnecting with their values, strengthening emotional awareness, and building more grounded, sustainable ways of living.

Through her courses and content, she helps people move through overwhelm and major life transitions with clarity, gentleness, and renewed self-trust.

Lauren Jaimovich

Therapist, EFT Practitioner & Course Facilitator

Lauren is a licensed therapist and advanced EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) practitioner who brings more than a decade of clinical experience to Move Well. Her work is centered on helping people understand their emotional patterns, regulate their nervous system, and reconnect with themselves in grounded, compassionate ways.

On Move Well, Lauren leads EFT-based courses and tapping sessions designed to support emotional balance, reduce overwhelm, and shift difficult thought and feeling patterns. Her teaching is accessible and calming, offering users simple tools to process emotions, release internal pressure, and build a deeper sense of self-trust. She also contributes to courses focused on depression, healing from chronic stress, and navigating major life transitions.

Lauren’s clinical background includes extensive work with anxiety, depression, chronic illness, medical trauma, chronic pain, PTSD, and perinatal mood concerns. She integrates mindfulness, trauma-informed care, mind–body awareness, and EFT into her work—creating spaces that are validating, nonjudgmental, and deeply supportive.

Through her courses and EFT offerings, Lauren helps people move through emotional stuckness with clarity and compassion, reconnecting them to a steadier internal foundation.

Charlotte Waldmeir

Therapist, Yoga Teach & Course Facilitator

Charlotte is a therapist and yoga teacher who blends emotional support with accessible mind–body practices. She has spent years helping individuals navigate grief, loss, chronic stress, and major life transitions, and her work is grounded in gentleness, presence, and embodied awareness.

On Move Well, Charlotte leads courses focused on grief, grounding, and emotional resilience, along with yoga-inspired practices that invite users back into their bodies. Her approach integrates mindfulness, breathwork, and nervous-system regulation, making space for people to process what they’re carrying while also reconnecting with steadiness and self-compassion.

Charlotte’s background includes experience supporting clients through anxiety, trauma, chronic illness, and relational stress. Whether through movement, reflective practices, or guided emotional exploration, she offers a warm and steady presence that helps users feel seen, supported, and less alone in their healing.

Through her courses and movement offerings, Charlotte helps people soften into their experience, honor their emotions, and move forward with clarity and care.

Rickie Kostiner

Therapist, Yoga Teacher & Movement Instructor

Rickie is a therapist, yoga instructor, and trauma-informed facilitator whose work centers on helping people reconnect with safety, self-compassion, and inner steadiness. With over fourteen years of combined experience in counseling and movement-based practices, she supports individuals through trauma, anxiety, depression, parenting and perinatal challenges, and life transitions.

On Move Well, Rickie leads yoga-inspired classes, grounding practices that blend mindfulness, somatic awareness, and nervous-system education. Her teaching style is warm, steady, and deeply human—designed to help people feel more grounded in their bodies and supported in their emotional experience.

Rickie’s clinical work integrates trauma-responsive care, mindfulness, and body-based approaches. She supports users in slowing down, understanding their internal patterns, and strengthening their capacity for self-kindness and resilience.

Through her classes and somatic movement offerings, Rickie helps people move through challenging seasons with gentleness, awareness, and greater emotional clarity.

Nicole L. Townsend

Therapist, Mindfulness & Meditation Guide

Nicole brings a grounded, intentional presence to Move Well, offering practices that help people reconnect with themselves on a deeper, more spiritual level. As a therapist, she has supported individuals through anxiety, depression, grief, identity shifts, and spiritual exploration—and she brings that experience into practices that feel spacious, steady, and deeply reflective.

On Move Well, Nicole guides meditations, mindfulness practices, and reflective exercises that support inner clarity, emotional steadiness, and soulful self-connection. Her work invites people to slow down, listen inward, and approach their emotional experience with curiosity and compassion.

Nicole’s background integrates mindfulness, somatic awareness, trauma-informed care, and mind–body–spirit alignment. She brings particular sensitivity to individuals seeking meaning, purpose, and inner grounding, including those navigating culturally layered experiences or identity-based questions.

Through her offerings on Move Well, Nicole supports deeper self-awareness, spiritual attunement, and a more compassionate relationship with oneself—helping people feel more anchored, clear, and connected from within.

Ximena Valencia Pérez

Meditation Guide, Somatic Practitioner

Ximena brings a warm, steady presence to Move Well, offering practices that support emotional regulation, grounding, and a deeper sense of connection to the body. As a therapist, she has spent years helping people navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, and relational stress—and she brings that understanding into practices that are gentle, accessible, and deeply compassionate.

On Move Well, Ximena guides meditations, grounding sequences, and somatic-based exercises that help people slow down, reconnect with themselves, and find moments of stability throughout their day. Her approach is mindful and invitational, encouraging a softer, more curious relationship with the inner world.

Drawing from her therapeutic training, mindfulness work, and somatic awareness, Ximena creates practices that help people build internal safety, ease emotional overwhelm, and cultivate resilience. She brings cultural attunement, emotional presence, and a deep respect for lived experience into everything she offers.

Through her work on Move Well, Ximena supports a return to steadiness, clarity, and self-compassion—rooted in the wisdom of the body.

Dr. Johanna Hayes

Clinical Sexologist & Course Creator

Johanna brings an affirming, grounded, and deeply knowledgeable presence to Move Well. As a PhD in Clinical Sexology, her work centers on helping people explore intimacy, desire, self-connection, and the emotional landscape of their relationships. Her years of experience supporting individuals through sexual trauma, identity exploration, relational challenges, and disconnection from their bodies inform the care and depth she brings to her offerings.

On Move Well, Johanna leads courses and guided practices focused on sexual wellness, relational clarity, and embodied self-understanding. She creates a supportive environment where people can explore sensitive topics with openness, curiosity, and compassion. Her work encourages slow, thoughtful reflection on the emotional, physical, and relational aspects of intimacy—always respecting personal boundaries and readiness.

Drawing from the fields of sexology, somatic awareness, trauma-responsive care, and emotional education, Johanna offers guidance that helps people feel more connected, more empowered, and more at home within themselves and their relationships.

Daniel Gibson

Yoga & Mind-Body Movement Instructor

Daniel brings a warm, grounding presence to Move Well through movement practices that center self-love, self-compassion, and gentle reconnection with the body. His classes offer a steady space to soften, breathe, and return to oneself—especially during seasons of stress, emotional heaviness, or transition.

On Move Well, Daniel guides yoga and mindful movement sequences that emphasize ease over intensity and presence over perfection. His teaching invites people to meet their bodies with kindness, explore movement at their own pace, and build a more compassionate internal dialogue.

Rooted in his training as a yoga instructor and his experience supporting diverse communities, Daniel’s approach blends mindful awareness, supportive pacing, and a deep respect for each person’s lived experience. His offerings help cultivate softness, grounding, and a renewed sense of connection to the self.

Megan Xidas

Yoga Instructor, Ayurvedic Wellness Guide & Mind–Body Course Contributor

Megan brings a nurturing, intuitive approach to Move Well, blending yoga, breathwork, and Ayurvedic wisdom to support balance, emotional steadiness, and deep self-connection. Her work reflects a belief that small, intentional practices can help people feel more grounded, centered, and in tune with themselves.

On Move Well, Megan guides yoga classes, restorative movement practices, and Ayurvedic-inspired tools that help people understand their energy, reconnect with their bodies, and cultivate steadier rhythms in daily life. Her teaching style is warm, accessible, and grounding—inviting slow, mindful presence rather than performance or perfection.

With years of experience in yoga instruction and holistic wellness education, Megan integrates breath, movement, and lifestyle insight to support whole-person well-being. She is passionate about helping people build rituals that feel nourishing, intuitive, and sustainable.

Through her movement practices and holistic wellness offerings, Megan supports a deeper sense of balance, clarity, and embodiment on and off the mat.

Helena Baron

Yoga Instructor & Embodied Wellness Guide

Helena brings a gentle, supportive energy to Move Well, offering movement practices designed to help people reconnect with their bodies through easeful, intuitive motion. Her classes are grounding and accessible, inviting people to explore movement as a pathway toward balance and emotional steadiness.

On Move Well, Helena leads yoga-inspired sequences that focus on mindful awareness, breath, and gentle strength. She creates a welcoming space where people can slow down, release tension, and cultivate a deeper sense of inner calm.

Helena’s teaching style emphasizes alignment, steady pacing, and compassionate self-awareness. Her practices help people feel more rooted, centered, and connected to the rhythms of their own bodies.

Riv McCollum

Creative Wellness Guide & Mood / Music Curator

Riv brings a deeply intuitive and creative presence to Move Well, shaping the emotional tone of the platform through curated music, soundscapes, and practices that support mood, reflection, and emotional expression. Their work invites people to connect with themselves through creativity, resonance, and felt experience.

On Move Well, Riv contributes playlists, mood-based sound experiences, and creative wellness tools that help people shift emotional states, anchor into grounding, or access inspiration. Their approach blends intuition, emotional awareness, and a deep understanding of how sound can support healing and internal regulation.

Riv’s work reflects a belief that creativity is a powerful access point for self-connection and emotional processing. Through carefully crafted sound and supportive practices, they help people drop into themselves, soften internal noise, and find greater clarity and emotional resonance.

Lily Luna

Trauma-Informed Psychotherapist, Dance/Movement Therapy Practitioner & Embodiment Guide

Lily brings a warm, grounded presence to Move Well, offering practices rooted in trauma-informed care, somatic awareness, and the healing power of movement. With training in Dance/Movement Therapy and a deep understanding of embodiment work, she helps people reconnect with their bodies in ways that feel safe, supported, and deeply restorative.

On Move Well, Lily guides gentle movement practices, grounding exercises, and embodiment-focused tools designed to support nervous-system regulation, emotional processing, and a return to inner steadiness. Her approach invites curiosity, compassion, and mindful attention to the body’s cues.

Lily’s work reflects her background as a psychotherapist who understands how emotional experiences live in the body. She blends somatic principles, expressive movement, and mindful pacing to help people soften tension, build internal awareness, and access greater emotional clarity.

Through her practices on Move Well, Lily supports a deeper sense of safety, presence, and connection within the body—making movement a pathway to healing and self-understanding.

Kelly Diaz

Culinarian, Recipe Developer & Wellness Food Creator

Kelly brings a warm, creative, and deeply rooted approach to Move Well’s seasonal recipes and nourishment content. Her love for food began in Michigan—picking fruit in the summer and cooking alongside family—which shaped her belief that food is both connection and care.

Kelly trained as a chef and cooked in fine dining kitchens in Napa and Chicago, contributing to a team awarded two Michelin stars. While she loved the craft and creativity of restaurant cooking, the intensity of fine dining left her seeking more balance, sustainability, and purpose. That shift led her to become a Registered Dietitian and to spend the last decade working in school foodservice, where she uses her culinary skills to help students build meaningful, healthy relationships with food.

On Move Well, Kelly develops nourishing, approachable recipes that honor seasonality, simplicity, and the joy of cooking. Her dishes encourage a kinder, more intuitive relationship with nourishment—one that supports emotional well-being, grounding, and daily ritual.