Allied Practitioners

Viennia Lopes Booth

Herbalist, Hypnotherapist, Natural Deathcare Advocate, Grower of Healing Plants & Flowers

Viennia Lopes Booth is a practicing herbalist and certified Hypnotherapist. Her diverse life experiences have circled around caring for each other and the earth in regenerative and affirming ways. She has over 15 years of extensive training in herbalism and has completed several intensive programs including Dr. Aviva Romm's Herbal Medicine for Women, the Herbal Academy's Intermediate Course, Eclectic School of Herbalism's Clinical Herbalism in Action clinical mentorship, and many professional conferences & workshops. Viennia also attended the Massachusetts Midwives Alliance Basic Midwifery course to further her knowledge of women's health. She has balanced her comprehensive formal book learning with countless hours learning from the plants in her gardens and as an apprentice for her herbal mentor, Deb Soule, founder of Avena Botanicals. Working with plants from seeds to medicine, Viennia is trained in regenerative agriculture and currently spends part of her time as an organic farmer, growing flowers and medicinal herbs for ritual and medicine. Having been inspired by how hypnosis has facilitated deep healing in her own life, Viennia attended the Hypnotherapy Training Institute in California to learn the craft and became certified in 2023.  She aims to help folks discover their ability to overcome challenges using hypnosis as a catalyst for powerful transformation so they can step fully into a fulfilling life. Viennia uses a holistic, client-centered approach and focuses on using plants and practices like hypnosis to support the nervous system, sleep, and women's health concerns. Caring for her father at the end of his life inspired her to further explore how plants and ritual can support folks and their caregivers at this important threshold. She is a natural deathcare advocate and aims to support families who are interested in family-led, community-based deathcare, green burial, and home funerals.  By sharing her insights on navigating the end-of-life continuum, she hopes to assist families who feel the call to honor the dying process in ways that feel meaningful to them. She enjoys exploring the intersections of life, death, and the plant world. Viennia is a first-generation college graduate with a Master’s degree in education and was an environmental educator and classroom teacher for 10 years. She loves learning and deeply appreciates how much she’s learned and continues to learn from teaching.  Viennia is a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe.  She is the daughter of a Mashpee Wampanoag /Cape Verdean father and a Dutch/English mother whose ancestors include both the original indigenous inhabitants of Cape Cod and some of its earliest colonists from afar. In all her work, Viennia takes every opportunity to nurture curiosity, stewardship, deep connection, and gratitude for all life in and among the various spaces we coexist.

Contact Viennia at oldbriarbotanicals@gmail.com  or visit www.oldbriarbotanicals.com

Samantha Brown Goodrich

Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and Certified Yoga Instructor

Sammy is a mindfulness meditation teacher and 500-hour certified yoga instructor. She has studied and practiced mindfulness since 2008, receiving her certification to teach mindfulness meditation in 2016 from Dharma Moon and Tibet House (U.S.). Sammy is an assistant teacher and student mentor at Dharma Moon (dharmamoon.com) a mindfulness based education platform and global community. She is particularly interested in applying mindfulness to daily life and the unavoidable challenges that arise with it. She has introduced mindfulness meditation programs in a variety of settings including high schools, yoga studios, wellness centers, and a men’s medium security prison. Sammy is a partner, mother of 3, and companion of 2 dogs and one grumpy cat. She is committed to her practices, her family and applying mindfulness principles to modern challenges.

For more information about Sammy and her experience please visit sammybgood.com.
P.ease contact her at 4sammybrown@gmail.com.

Ann Gallone

Massage Therapist, Founder of Beachstone Massage

After a long career as a medical business consultant and manager, Anne graduated from Spa Tech Massage school to start a new career as a massage therapist.  She founded Beachstone massage nine years ago.

Anne has been a resident of Westport for 37 years and appreciates the natural beauty of the town with her children and grandson. She is honored to be joining the team at Primary Care Partnership.

You may look forward to a relaxing, rejuvenating Swedish or Therapeutic massage by contacting Anne directly for an appointment.

Please call or text  774-264-0218

$100 for 60 minutes
$140 for 90 minutes
Cash or check accepted

Susan Medyn, LICSW, DCSW

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Susan holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College at the State University at Albany, NY. She has been in private practice in the Boston area for 23 years prior to relocating her practice to the Westport area. She has worked for Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and has supervised a multidisciplinary team providing services to children with disabilities.

Susan has a great deal of experience with anxiety disorders, stress, and depression, as well chronic illness, grief, parenting, and relationship issues. She uses a variety of techniques including psychodynamic/  insight oriented therapy, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), family of origin, mind body connection, guided imagery and relaxation.

To make an appointment call 781-789-1236 or email Susan @ susanmedyn@cox.net

She accepts most commercial insurances as well as Masshealth, Medicaid and Medicare.

Barbara Sarah Smith, M.S.W.

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Barbara Sarah Smith is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who received her MSW from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1977.  Over the past 40 years she has worked in a number of settings. Several years ago she was introduced to The Three Principles of thought, mind and consciousness. Now, rather than focusing on what is "broken" in clients, she teaches about innate spiritual and mental health. She is seeing profound changes in her clients who experience quieter minds,  more peace and joy in their lives.

Barbara’s office is located just down the road from Primary Care Partnership at 866 Main Road in Westport. She also teaches the Three Principles classes at Outlook Wellness Center in New Bedford. Class listings can be found on her website address:www.giftsofinsight.net

To make an appointment, phone 508.264.4841 or email sanctuarysmith@gmail.com