Our Team

Alycia Bedrosian Hatch is the co-owner of Shine the Light Healing and Wellness. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and is licensed in Rhode Island. Alycia graduated from Rhode Island College with a Master’s in Social Work and has been practicing for 11 years. Alycia is a certified Reiki I and II practitioner and has also been an intuitive card reader for many years. Alycia is also certified in Auricular Acu-Detox (5NP protocol). 

Alycia has advanced training in perinatal mental health and has extensive experience working with perinatal women who are experiencing postpartum depression and other mood disorders. Alycia also specializes in working with foster and adoptive parents and families. Alycia believes in tailoring each treatment experience to the unique needs of an individual and/or family and strives to work collaboratively with each individual or family to set personalized goals and interventions to support each client’s journey to wellness. Alycia believes deeply in the importance of healing the mind, body, and spirit. 

Alycia also enjoys bringing animal assisted interactions into the treatment environment to assist with client’s healing and comfort. Alycia utilizes her certified comfort/therapy dog, Cyrus Bean. Cyrus and Alycia work together to help calm and heal adults, children, and provide general comfort in sessions to those who need it. Cyrus can provide kisses (on command) and overwhelmingly creates a safe and loving presence during treatments. 

Jessica Reis-Driscoll is the co-owner of Shine the Light Healing and Wellness. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), and is licensed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.  Jessica graduated from Boston University and has been practicing for twenty-three years.  She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and is also a certified Reiki I and II practitioner.

Jessica has advanced clinical training in the area of perinatal mental health and has extensive experience working with perinatal women who are experiencing postpartum depression and other mood disorders.  She   cares deeply about her client’s happiness and well-being and is committed to providing a complement of holistic services that are caring, supportive, non-judgemental and that focus on each client’s strengths and goals.  Jessica’s guidance and support is heavily focused on the connection between the mind, body and spirit.  She is committed to helping each client be the best version of themselves and believes that everyone is capable of attaining the personal fulfillment they desire.  

Jessica is currently pursuing her Nutrition Coaching and Personal Trainer certifications. She has a strong passion for exercise and competes in Strongman and triathlons.  

Always the athlete, Jenna found a new challenge and sense of peace in yoga. Taking from the practice, Jenna has learned to push her mind and body beyond her comfort zone in order to grow spiritually and physically.

When Jenna is not practicing yoga, she can be found reading or on the lake with her husband & chocolate labs. She is also an avid boxer, outdoors girl and traveler.

Aimee loves sharing the teachings of yoga, a meditation in motion, and has been a student for over 15 years.  She has studied at various schools on the West Coast and at Kripalu School of Yoga where she also certified as an Ayurvedic Health Counselor.  Aimee is completing her 500hr certification as an Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher and has been an assistant teacher for multiple 200hr RYT courses.

Desirée Chisholm, 200 hr Certified Yoga Teacher is a graduate of the Pranotthan Yoga School through All That Matters Yoga + Wellness, and a 225 hr Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training graduate through Raffa Yoga. Her teachings are informed by deep compassionate caring, energetic vibrations, yogic philosophy, and modern day yoga. She is attuned at the Master's Level of Usui Reiki Ryoho and Kundalini Reiki energy healing modalities. Desirée is also trained in Deep Play for Kids, an avid believer in behavior therapy, and personal healing.

In 2007, Desirée volunteered with the Jatun Sacha Foundation at the Biological Reserve at Bilsa in Ecuador, where she helped with reforestation efforts. An enthusiastic, lifelong learner, Desirée graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2014 with a BS in Human Nutrition. Passionate about dance and culture she joined her college multicultural dance team, Alima, to perform at the State House. She continues to enjoy different forms of dance, as well as pursue her passion for photography. She is dedicated to being a healthy and joyful role model to her son, to the community, and to herself.

Amy’s yoga journey began in college as she was studying physical therapy.  These practices grew and evolved symbiotically over the past 2 decades with each practice informing and strengthening the other. In 2019, she deepened her yoga practice with the completion of her 200-hour teacher training at the Yoga Garden in Philadelphia under Mark Nelson and Nikki Robinson. Not long after receiving her RYT 200, her physical therapy focus shifted toward pelvic health which led her to pursue a Pelvic Health Specialist certification through EIM Institute of Health Professionals.   Amy’s classes feature strong, fluid sequences grounded in mindfulness.  She teaches a broad spectrum of poses and movements with a special appreciation for the pelvic region - where all movement originates.  She aims to help students cultivate their own intuitive wisdom about their body guided by her combination of expertise in anatomy and movement.

Meg is a teacher by trade and has used her yoga practice as a backbone of health and wellness over the past decade. While living in Brooklyn, she completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training with the intention of creating a space for healing and joy in her classes. With mentors guiding the way, Meg is excited to be teaching yoga back in her home state of Rhode Island.

Joan found yoga over 20 years ago and practiced it on and off until a running injury brought her to the mat full time. It was then she discovered that yoga was more than poses; it was also a path to help her slow down and reconnect with herself and others.

In 2018, she completed her 200-YTT with Coral Brown at All That Matters and has been sharing her practice with others ever since.  The first Yama—Ahimsa—to do no harm, guides her yoga teaching.  Joan strives to create safe and welcoming vinyasa classes, suitable for students of all levels and abilities.