Karin Cole is the owner of Monarch Integrative Care and is a Certified Professional Coach, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Shamanic Practitioner. She has worked with the Palliative Care Team at the University of Rochester  Medical Center for more than twenty years as a therapist and bereavement coordinator with adults and children. Karin has also taught continuing education in Rochester, Syracuse, and Manhattan, New York. She is a certified grief and trauma coach She specializes in grief and bereavement, self-exploration and spiritual growth.

She is also certified in oncology massage, complete decongestive therapy for lymphedema, and trained in Reiki and Therapeutic  Touch. She leads various group discussions, and has served on the advisory board at Finger Lakes Community College for the massage therapy program. After studying and practicing shamanism under Dr. Cecile Carson for several years, she has completed an apprenticeship and is considered an elder in the shamanic community.

She attends to each individual client with compassion and kindness, helping to identify goals and facilitate healing, wellness and growth.