About Us - IIA Lotus Flower Counseling

Who we are

IIA Lotus Flower Counseling Ltd. is a project founded with the goal of supporting adults, adolescents, and children in their journey towards well-being and in managing emotionally challenging situations they find difficult to navigate.

Our mission is to provide online access to licensed, experienced professionals who serve as catalysts for positive change in the lives of their clients. We strive to make counseling services affordable and accessible to anyone, anytime, and anywhere.

Offering professional help at lower costs does not compromise the quality of our services. Instead, it reflects our commitment to promoting well-being and doing good. We actively encourage our clients to use these services and share their feedback, including suggestions on how we can improve our efforts to support healing.

At IIA Lotus Flower Counseling Ltd., we are dedicated to meeting our clients’ needs while engaging with them in a respectful, empathetic, balanced, compassionate, direct, and authentic manner.

Note: Professionals on the Platform are not IIA Lotus Flower Counseling Ltd.’s employees but independent providers. As independent providers, they are solely responsible for the services they deliver on the Platform. IIA Lotus Flower Counseling Ltd. has done a rigorous background check on their credentials; still, it is highly important for clients to understand it is their responsibility to decide which provider to work with and to let us know of any information that might contradict deontology and morality on this Platform.

PROFESSIONALS ON IIA LOTUS FLOWER COUNSELING LTD DO NOT PROVIDE CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS THAT REQUIRES IN-PERSON EVALUATION AND DO NOT PRESCRIBE MEDICINE!

IF A PERSON IS THINKING ABOUT SUICIDE OR IF HE/SHE IS CONSIDERING HARMING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS OR IF HE/SHE HAS ANY MEDICAL EMERGENCY, THEY MUST IMMEDIATELY CALL THE EMERGENCY SERVICE NUMBER IN THEIR AREA AND NOTIFY THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES. THEY MUST SEEK IMMEDIATE IN PERSON ASSISTANCE! THE PLATFORM IS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED CASES AND THE COUNSELORS CANNOT PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE REQUIRED IN ANY OF THESE CASES.

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Our team

Valerie Copping

Psy.D., R.P.

Valerie Copping is the developer, lead trainer, and clinical consultant for the Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model (ITTM) program. Valerie provides training, courses, and consultation to students, professionals, and mental health organizations across Canada and around the world. Valerie is also a passionate scholar and practitioner in the field of clinical psychology, who divides her time between clinical practice, training and consulting, and scholarly writing and research. She has been involved as a part-time faculty member, teaching post-graduate courses on advanced clinical skills training, as well as a psychological consultant at numerous post-secondary institutions.

Dr. Micaela Coria-Carew

ND., L.Ac

Dr. Micaela (Mica) Coria-Carew ND., LAc is a licensed Naturopathic physician and a licensed acupuncturist. She incorporates her love and knowledge of DoTERRA essential oils and Qi Gong Chinese along with the teachings of her Native American ancestral lineage. At a young age she was taught to still her mind and listen to the medicine of the plants. She uses this same concept to listen to the body rhythms of her patients and to work with the Doterra essential oils.

Ruth Anne Hammond

MA., RIE® Mentor™

Ruth Anne Hammond, MA, is a leading expert on RIE’s Educaring Approach and the author of Respecting Babies: A Guide to Educaring for Parents and Professionals (Zero to Three 2009, 2019). Ruth Anne served as President of the RIE Organization for 6 years and has been an active member of the RIE Board for 21 years. Her many years of experience as a teacher and leader at Resources for Infant Educarers® (RIE), Pacific Oaks College and Children’s School, and other college settings have given her a deep reverence for individual learners old and young, and the value of diverse cultural perspectives.

Ioana Justina Iuga

MDiv., Dipl.Soc.Sc, CNSLR, ITTM certified clinician

Ioana Justina Iuga, MDiv., Dipl.Soc.Sc., CNSLR, ITTM certified clinician, holds a Master of Divinity in Buddhist Studies, and a Diploma in Social Science and Counseling Skills. She is a certified counselor while holding certificates in ADHD: Everyday strategies for elementary students; Medical Neuroscience; Living with Dementia: Impact on Individuals, Caregivers, Communities, and Societies; The clinical psychology of children and young adults; Morality of everyday life. Ioana is also an ITTM (Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model) certified clinician.

Bianca Mărgărit

BPhil., BComm., MSDM

Bianca Mărgărit, a B.Phil. graduate from the University of Philosophy in Bucharest, Romania, also holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Public Relations, as well as a Master's in Online Marketing and Social Media. Her marketing expertise has enabled numerous companies to boost their visibility and enhance their online presence. Her background in Theoretical Philosophy has honed her critical thinking, which, combined with her analytical skills, has played a key role in delivering successful campaigns that effectively promote our programs - campaigns any company would be proud of.

Will K. Wan

L.Ac, Dipl. O.M. (NCCAOM), MSOM

Will K. Wan, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M. (NCCAOM), MSOM is a graduate of the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. His training is in Classical Chinese Medicine where the depth of Sports Medicine and Pain Syndromes are rooted in theory and texts that are thousands of years old. He has integrated a Western and Eastern approach to healing and specialized in guiding patients through their tension patterns (acute and chronic pain) using the following modalities: Acupuncture; Cranial Work, and Mapping of one’s body; Chinese herbal formulas; Cupping and Gua Sha; Essential Oil Therapy - specifically doTERRA. Since 2001, Will is a practitioner of Tai chi and Medical Qigong.