Eugenia Woods, LCSW
FOUNDER
Taproot's founder, Eugenia Woods, helps people connect with their own gifts and purpose.
As a licensed independent clinical social worker with a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University, Eugenia worked for several mental health centers before opening a private practice focused on the treatment of adolescent girls and women in transition. Her practice is rooted in an appreciation of the unique resources of the individual in unearthing the wisdom needed to heal themselves.
Eugenia has extensive training in psychodrama and expressive arts therapy. She is trained to teach Mindfulness meditation and communication. Eugenia has also studied core shamanism and is a student of world religion.
“The evolution of my practice emerged from an appreciation of the unique resources of the individual in unearthing the wisdom needed to heal themselves.”
More from Eugenia about her personal story:
I was born into a Greek family, and ritual was integrated into nearly every aspect of life. Prayer, hymn, rituals of protection and renewal, fasting and (of course) feasting marked the passage of calendrical and life events in the Panagopulos family. As a child, I experienced the numinous quality of the ancient rituals of Greek Orthodoxy, and, sensing their power, created my own private ritual system to support healing of loved ones and to bring peace to areas of conflict in my life. For me, ritual brought comfort, order and a sense of efficacy.
I pursued my interests in dramatic ritual and enactment through a lifelong study of theatre arts. I'm a Director and Playwright of several produced works with a passion for community-devised theatrical projects that engage people in the creation of the narrative through direct, participatory practices. My most recent project, HARK!, was a commission for the YWCA of Southern Arizona to address political polarization which engaged the general public in mindful listening practices through pop-up listening events across the city of Tucson.
I am also a licensed independent clinical social worker with a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University. I worked for several mental health centers before opening a private practice focused on the treatment of adolescent girls and women in transition. The evolution of my practice emerged from an appreciation of the unique resources of the individual in unearthing the wisdom needed to heal themselves. This understanding has clearly informed my current work, and I am full of gratitude for the opportunity to share my life’s work with you.
Eric K. Carr
consultant
Eric is an artist, poet, designer, secular and interfaith liturgist, and tea practitioner. He studied Chinese tea and tea culture for seven years with ZhuPing Hodge and is a licensed practitioner in the Urasenke School of Japanese tea. Eric apprenticed with renowned portrait artist Vita Solomon, and he mentored with international best-selling author and poet Dr. Sophie Nicholls. Eric has also been an ordained minister running an international ministry, a certified clinical hypnotherapist and practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) with a top-rated self-help podcast, a ghostwriter for three major publishers, a partner in an interior design firm, and the Arizona Director of a major educational company.
Today, Eric has left most of those behind in order to live a life and vocation beyond titles, and he spends his time traveling, learning, writing, painting, consulting, and generally doing whatever sparks his creativity, engages his spirit, or ignites his passions. And, of course, he drinks a lot of tea.
Eric’s expertise is bridging the aesthetics of space, technology, and experience with the health and enrichment of the spirit.
In his aesthetic designs, whether for permanent spaces, artworks, installations, or temporary events, Eric draws on a rich history of sacred spaces, traditions, cultures, and subconscious design theory to create places and experiences that bring a sense of the liminal to the everyday.
Eric’s recent clients include Jo Malone London, Seven Cups Fine Chinese Tea, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church, The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, The Loft Cinema, and The Pima Arts Council.