I was blessed to be introduced to Eleanor by my sister-in-law, and I am so grateful to have found her. I had tried therapy and counseling several times throughout my life, but didn’t feel like I was getting much out of it. In retrospect, I wish that I had met Eleanor a year earlier, in 2020. But, I wasn’t ready to confront the things that were keeping me depressed and pessimistic.

I think one of the things about Eleanor’s practice that really stands out is that The Makaranda Method is structured to teach you how to heal yourself through mindfulness. With past counselors/therapists I felt that I was endlessly stuck in the same cycles, and that I was needing them more and more instead of learning how to heal myself.

Now I am nearing the end of my planned 14 session journey with Eleanor, and I feel incredibly confident in my ability to use the skills and insight she has taught me to get myself through times of crisis. Incorporating a practice of meditation has helped me keep calm and control my anxiety when facing situations of immense stress at work and in my personal life.

I have struggled with depression for my entire adult life, but recently had a moment of clarity where I realized that for the first time in ten years, I am not depressed. This epiphany shocked me—I had been depressed to some degree for so long that I had never imagined a reality for myself without depression.

I sincerely believe that I would not have been able to get myself to this point of healing without Eleanor’s loving-kindness and insight. She made me confront the unkind way I spoke to myself within my inner-dialogue, and she made me confront the ways I was choosing to spend my mental and emotional energy on thoughts that were hurting me.

I am endlessly grateful for these teachings, and I would encourage anyone who is seeking resources for mental and emotional health to reach out to her.



With love,
​Ivey