The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce welcomed businesses to the community with ribbon-cutting ceremonies throughout February. The chamber provides business descriptions and photos to the North Coast Current.

Amy Bell is a licensed marriage family therapist who works in a private-practice setting in Encinitas. She provides individual and couples/family counseling for a variety of issues including trauma, addiction, depression, anxiety, phobias and self-esteem. Bell’s primary theoretical modality is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, known as EMDR. She has treated people suffering from histories of child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), rape, dog attacks and environmental catastrophes. She has experience treating children, adolescents and adults. Amy Bell, MS, MA: 130 W. E St. in Encinitas. Phone: 760-815-4583. Online: www.emdrsandiego.com.

Bell & Associates Realty Group is a one-stop source for real estate services in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Leucadia and La Costa. The firm’s office is located in North County, although it has agents who specialize elsewhere in San Diego and Riverside. Bell & Associates: 130 W. E St. in Encinitas. Phone: 760-815-7250. Online: www.bellrealtygroup.com.

Chiltonic offers cryotherapy, a technology that applies very cold treatment by way of nitrogen vapor to the body for relief of basic inflammation, pain and soreness. Temperatures inside the chamber on average dip to 150C degrees below zero, temporarily lowering the surface temperature of the skin and stimulating the body’s cold response. Upon exiting the chamber, the body immediately reheats and a general feeling of wellness is experienced. The process is three minutes. Whole Body Cryotherapy has been used to assist in rapid recovery from athletic training and sports injuries. Unlike ice baths, Whole Body Cryotherapy can reach problem areas quickly without affecting core temperatures. Icing an injury is well known for reducing inflammation caused by strenuous exercise or injury. Whole Body Cryotherapy takes the ice-cold water out of the experience. Chiltonic: 191 N. El Camino Real, Suite 210, in Encinitas. Phone: 760-566-5832. Online: www.chiltonic.com.

Dr. Lindsey Mcilvena is a physician who is double-Board certified in preventive and integrative medicine. She specializes in chronic disease reversal, helping people prevent and reverse diseases such as high blood pressure, pre-diabetes and diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol. Mcilvena sees patients individually and in group settings in her downtown Encinitas private practice. She also facilitates a monthlong intensive group program called the Complete Health Improvement Program, which gives participants powerful tools to make lifestyle changes necessary for disease reversal and weight loss. Dr. Lindsey Mcilvena: 230 Second St., Suite 201, in Encinitas. Phone: 760-652-9060. Online: www.drmcilvena.com.

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