Dr. Gaedt and Coach founded Miracle Ranch in 2016. They wanted to create a place of sacredness and magic to help heal the wounds that are unseen in humanity. The brainchild of licensed Psychologist, Dr. Heather Gaedt and her husband, Sober Coach Aaron Smith are experts in the field of human emotions, mentality, limitations, wounds, trauma and healing (by currently offering online/tele-therapy, texting, traveling and will be offering in-person in October 2024).

Dr. Heather Gaedt is a Psychologist who has specific training in working with clients who have had eating disorders and sex addiction/abuse, betrayal issues, PTSD, anxiety/depression.  Her particular passion is working with anyone who is committed to healing and want to feel confident and love herself/himself in order to be and do what they are meant to be and do!

She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology and received her license from the Board of Psychology to specifically work with those who do not know what they are capable of or want to increase joy in his/her life.  Codependency, abuse, trauma and addiction may be issues that get in her client’s way, which she has personal-healing experience and professional expertise in working with. In addition, she knows what it is like to overcome these obstacles and has the insight, knowledge and tools to help you connect to your highest, truest, self. Coach Aaron did training personally and professionally to specialize in working with men with addiction, relationship and life issues.  He earned his Bachelor's in Psychology and trained in the field of recovery.  There is truly a magical and memorable experience that is created working with them; due to the husband and wife team having over a decade of experience and training, the strong bond and teamwork that Dr. Gaedt and Coach Aaron have as a couple and business partners provides warmth, healing and trust to anyone. 

Their life’s purpose is to help others get well, stay well and live well. They want to save you years or a lifetime of pain by helping you.
 

The discoveries and healing are endless with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and integration with Dr. Gaedt. It is an accelerated form of healing. She wants to help you feel fulfilled in your life! You can have spiritual, emotional and physical relief. Discover it by calling.
 
You will not regret it. We have found regret happens when you keep making mistakes you do not know you are making. Get what you need, and a lot of what you want. We will help you to do it.
 

See what Dr. Gaedt’s clients are saying about her…

“I worked with Dr. Gaedt during the darkest days of my life. I didn’t care if I died. Early on I was an unwilling client and she succeeded where other therapists failed. I attribute my success to her”

Diana G.

“I came to treatment in Palm Springs as a hopeless, broken, and sick alcoholic and addict. I was emotionally, mentally and physically drained, unable to identify emotions and in total desperation. I not only conquered my addiction, but I also learned all the tools I need to have for sobriety with Dr. Gaedt’s help.

Dr. Gaedt’s group and individual sessions were very comfortable and I was treated with dignity. In a very caring manner I entered unbelievable growth in a short period of time; identifying destructive behavior and finding solutions. I learned more in a few weeks about my emotions than had in my entire life before meeting Dr. Gaedt. Her lessons in DBT became a constant tool of my recovery and in my daily life.

Today, I know how to deal with joys and sorrows of life without numbing my emotions with substances or engaging in toxic behaviors. My anxiety has decreased to a normal level and in the recent years, my panic attacks have subsided. My personal and career success is based on the work I did with Dr. Gaedt, who helped me to turn my life around and guided me with compassion but firmly in the right direction. I am forever grateful for the change my life took and can recommend Dr. Gaedt as a therapist for any of your struggles in life.

Dr. Gaedt and the help she gave me are always on my mind; just like a rock I hold onto, if I face troubled moments. Over my five years of continuous sobriety and emotional freedom, it is proof of the success of the work she did with me.”

Susanne Johnson, CAI, CBI, Certified Sober Coach, Certified ARISE Interventionist

*Dr. Gaedt’s relationships with her client’s are longterm. She is ethically unable to ask current clients for reviews.