Somatic Experiencing is a modality developed to help clients to heal their body and mind from overwhelming experiences like trauma and stress. We focus on your body’s natural responses to these difficulties with the goal of releasing any trapped energy or feelings. We work to cultivate space where you can gently explore these responses, so your body can get unstuck and complete its innate healing process. This facilitates you reconnecting with your whole self in a supportive way.

As Walt Whitman so aptly wrote, we contain multitudes, and the various aspects of our selves may often have needs, emotions, and desires that feel at odds with our conscious mind. Parts work is an approach where we can explore the many sensations, memories, behaviors, and emotions that make up your unique sense of self. We work together to identify them, understand their roles, and engage in conversation with them in order to help meet their unmet needs. The goal is to integrate the various parts to make more room for the multitudes you hold. This process allows you to make friends with your various parts so you can work together towards feeling better.

Environmental, systemic, and internalized oppressions from our varying identities impact our mental health and well-being, and our access to equitable care, both on an individual and collective scale. As such, I offer reflection and connection on this in our work together. The specifics of the healing process are particular to the personality and intersections of each person’s identity regarding race, ethnicity, gender, culture, class, ability, education, sexual orientation, language, age, etc. and I am here for it.

Mindfulness is about noticing the present moment without judgment. It is integral to the healing journey, as it serves as our gateway to self-awareness. Beyond a cognitive process confined to our head, our “mind” permeates every part of our body, interconnected with our whole system. By directing our focus to different facets of our experience, we unlock valuable insights to support ourselves. This journey of self-awareness fosters integration and healing, ultimately contributing to our overall well-being.