About Michelle


Trauma Specialist. Embodiment Mentor. Midlife Catalyst.

You’ve done the trainings. You’ve held space for others. And you are ONE SMART COOKIE.


But something in

your

system is asking for more now.


More vitality. More truth. More of

you.

Hi, I’m Michelle Hardeman-Guptill—and I help healing practitioners, therapists, and midlife women leaders finally walk the talk of embodiment, nervous system regulation, and post-traumatic growth... not just in theory, but in

real life.

Because we can’t take our clients deeper than we’re willing to go ourselves.


With over 15 years as a trauma specialist and transformational coach, I support purpose-driven women who are ready to go beyond coping—and step into the next chapter of leadership with their

whole

selves. No more hiding behind your credentials, your perfectionism, or your past.


I’ve been in this work a long time. I’ve sat in the therapy chair. I’ve facilitated sacred circles. I’ve worked the massage table. I’ve guided movement, ritual, storytelling, somatic sessions, and intensive breakthrough work. I’ve trained, mentored, listened, challenged, wept, danced, and prayed with my clients. I know the terrain of transformation because I’ve lived it—and I’ve walked it alongside others in just about every way a healing space can be held.



This work is for the women who are:

*Burned out on overgiving but still called to serve*

*Deeply trained but disconnected from their bodies*

*Craving expansion, clarity, and a no-bullshit path forward*

*Simply fucking ready to feel safe to breathe, connect and feel*

Here’s what I do:

I help you reclaim your body’s wisdom, metabolize the patterns keeping you small, and build the nervous system capacity to actually hold the bigness of your mission. You’ll stop spinning in your head, start trusting your gut, and live the message you’re here to share.

I’ve walked this path too. As a bold, outside-the-box, emotionally intense woman, I had to unhook from people-pleasing, scarcity, and the fear of being “too much.” Now? I guide others through that same fire. With sass, reverence, and fierce love.

One client said:

"Working with Michelle is like being kicked in the ass while being hugged and held at the same time."

I’ll take that.

This is deep, embodied leadership work. We go all in. We get messy. We come home to ourselves.

And on the other side? Vitality. Magnetism. Power.

Not just for you—but for the people you’re here to serve.

If your body is saying yes… let’s talk.

Ready to get started?

Today is the day! Let's do this!

Education and Training

Education and Training:

  • Acting training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and have been performing on stages since I was 7 years old

  • BA Counseling/Psychology (Year long elective training in Hypnotherapy) - Argosy University

  • MA Counseling/Psychology with a Concentration in Drama Therapy - CIIS

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist LMFT99852 - State of CA

Certifications and Continuing Education:

    • Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist

    • Certified EFT and EFT Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner

    • Certified Brainspotting Practitioner and Consultant in Training

    • Certificate of Completion ISITTA (Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach)

    • Trauma focused trainings such as DBT, IFS, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Experiencing, Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies (Linda Thai) and so much more

    • Certified Deep Body Method Practitioner and Teacher at the Deep Body Institute - www.deepbody.org

    • Embodiment training with Jenna Ward of the School of Embodied Arts

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