The Team
Dr. Pam Hernandez-Kaufman
I am Dr. Pam Hernandez-Kaufman, a licensed psychotherapist with 20 years of experience helping individuals, couples, teens, children and families find solutions that are right for them when life and relationships become challenging. I believe that people are impacted by their past and influenced by their thoughts. I work with people to help them heal their emotional wounds and to modify unhealthy thoughts they may have come to believe. I specialize in working with the many, and often complex, emotional and mental health issues. Our private practice offices are located in Cool Springs and Spring Hill. My favorite quote: “I think all can be reduced in the end to this one root truth: that God calls human persons to union with Himself and with one another in Christ” - Thomas Merton
Darlene A. Mayo, M.D.
Dr. Darlene A. Mayo is a neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist whose passion is to help you get breakthrough in your health, by using innovative tools in brain science, so you can achieve your potential and fulfil your destiny. Dr. Mayo earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University, completed medical school and neurosurgery residency at the Medical College of Georgia, clinical and research fellowships at UCLA, Emory, Mayo Clinic, and the Atomic Energy Commission in Grenoble, France. She practiced as a neurosurgeon for 10 years and has conducted research in how to use neuroscience to maximize the function of the brain for the last 20 years. Dr. Mayo is Founder and CEO of AVUCA MD, PLLC, a healthcare consulting company whose focus is on bringing holistic health to the world. She has developed a groundbreaking program for doctors and other professionals in high burnout careers, called PRISM, that helps high achievers thrive in their field. She is also certified as an executive coach and an educator, is a widely sought after speaker and is a celebrated author.
Zion Huang
I am Zion Huang originally from Taipei, Taiwan. I was originally exposed to Chinese Martial Arts and Tai Chi as a member of a Tai Chi club at Chung-Hsing University. I immigrated to the United States in 1984, eventually settling down in Nashville. When I responded to a calling for studying Acupuncture, I was able combine my interest in Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong, and energy healing with my faith and passion for healing arts in order to help others in need. In 2011, I graduated from Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine, and founded my practice in Nashville, TN. In 2016 I opened the Streams of Grace Acupuncture and Wellness Center in Brentwood, TN. I have taught fundamental Tai Chi and Qi Gong at the Green Hills YMCA for 20 years.
Corey Ilesco
I am Corey Ilesco, a Nashville native and traditionally trained Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) with my MS in Exercise and Nutrition Science. I completed my initial undergraduate degrees at Wake Forest in 2007, but reentered academia to pursue my passion for holistic nutrition. While starting a family—and tragically widowed—during my graduate years, I’ve been driven to share my experiences of the mind-strengthening capacity of nutrition. My hope for you is to discover nutrition as integral to overall health beyond a dress size; it supports our moods, emotional balance, neurochemistry, and, ultimately, healing.
Noelle Schwantes
I am Noelle Schwantes and my friends have described me as a “gentle fire.” I am passionate about helping people realize and experience what they were spiritually designed for no matter how traumatic or complex their history. I am a Vanderbilt University trained therapist and spends my time in my favorite job as a wife and mother and developing content to support clients on the journey of changing their stories.
“Incredible professionals in their field that led me on an in-depth, whole-body experience. A heart touching, soul searching journey of connection to find a more authentic ME!”
- Marla P.
“Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours!”