Somatic Therapists in Paradise Valley, AZ
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I am a therapist with nearly 4 decades of experience supporting clients through complex emotional and relational challenges. I am licensed in California and Arizona and currently serve as a Therapeutic Consultant for Gila River Health Care, a Native American hospital system, where I provide clinical consultation and program development support.
I specialize in working with women experiencing trauma, anxiety, caregiving stress (for both children and aging parents), the effects of parental narcissism, and neurodiversity. I particularly enjoy working with professional women who are navigating demanding lives.
I am a therapist with nearly 4 decades of experience supporting clients through complex emotional and relational challenges. I am licensed in California and Arizona and currently serve as a Therapeutic Consultant for Gila River Health Care, a Native American hospital system, where I provide clinical consultation and program development support.
I specialize in working with women experiencing trauma, anxiety, caregiving stress (for both children and aging parents), the effects of parental narcissism, and neurodiversity. I particularly enjoy working with professional women who are navigating demanding lives.
I utilize Somatic Experiencing to support connection and healing in the body.
Whole Hearts Counseling provides compassionate and strength-based therapy to support you in living life wholeheartedly. Many of my clients have been very diligent in their healing process and have explored a wide array of services from yoga to acupuncture and everything between! Though they have experienced some sense of “better”, they do not feel entirely whole or fully settled in their bodies. With compassion and humor (Yes, humor! We are allowed to have fun on this journey of healing), we begin to explore with curiosity what may be blocking the ability for you to shift into greater connection with self and others.
I utilize Somatic Experiencing to support connection and healing in the body.
Whole Hearts Counseling provides compassionate and strength-based therapy to support you in living life wholeheartedly. Many of my clients have been very diligent in their healing process and have explored a wide array of services from yoga to acupuncture and everything between! Though they have experienced some sense of “better”, they do not feel entirely whole or fully settled in their bodies. With compassion and humor (Yes, humor! We are allowed to have fun on this journey of healing), we begin to explore with curiosity what may be blocking the ability for you to shift into greater connection with self and others.
Marisa Vann
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, SEP, Coach
4 Endorsed
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
I offer somatic psychotherapy for women who want to move beyond insight alone into embodied, lasting change.
I specialize in somatic psychotherapy for women navigating the long-term effects of developmental trauma, attachment wounds, and chronic nervous system overwhelm. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), my work is grounded in nervous system–informed care, relational attunement, and a trauma-sensitive approach to healing.
I offer somatic psychotherapy for women who want to move beyond insight alone into embodied, lasting change.
I specialize in somatic psychotherapy for women navigating the long-term effects of developmental trauma, attachment wounds, and chronic nervous system overwhelm. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), my work is grounded in nervous system–informed care, relational attunement, and a trauma-sensitive approach to healing.
Together, we use deep, body-centered approaches like EMDR, somatic therapy, and expressive tools to process painful memories and break free from old, stuck coping habits.
You are excellent at taking care of everything and everyone else, but managing your inner world has become an exhausting chore. Maybe you are living with the quiet echo of past trauma, carrying heavy grief, or constantly fighting a harsh inner critic that never takes a day off. On the outside, life looks stable, but underneath, you feel disconnected, on edge, and deeply tired of just surviving. You want to feel grounded, secure in your own skin, and free from the weight of old patterns. If you are ready to stop managing your pain and start truly healing, you are in the right place.
Together, we use deep, body-centered approaches like EMDR, somatic therapy, and expressive tools to process painful memories and break free from old, stuck coping habits.
You are excellent at taking care of everything and everyone else, but managing your inner world has become an exhausting chore. Maybe you are living with the quiet echo of past trauma, carrying heavy grief, or constantly fighting a harsh inner critic that never takes a day off. On the outside, life looks stable, but underneath, you feel disconnected, on edge, and deeply tired of just surviving. You want to feel grounded, secure in your own skin, and free from the weight of old patterns. If you are ready to stop managing your pain and start truly healing, you are in the right place.
Many people reach out for therapy feeling exhausted by addiction, trauma, grief, or relationship pain—and unsure where to begin. You deserve a space where your story is met with compassion, honesty, and real support. My work is rooted in helping people heal from wounds created in relationships, rebuild trust in themselves and others, and reconnect with a sense of purpose. Whether you’re navigating betrayal, shame, emotional disconnection, or the weight of past experiences, we’ll work together to create meaningful, lasting change in a supportive and connected environment.
Many people reach out for therapy feeling exhausted by addiction, trauma, grief, or relationship pain—and unsure where to begin. You deserve a space where your story is met with compassion, honesty, and real support. My work is rooted in helping people heal from wounds created in relationships, rebuild trust in themselves and others, and reconnect with a sense of purpose. Whether you’re navigating betrayal, shame, emotional disconnection, or the weight of past experiences, we’ll work together to create meaningful, lasting change in a supportive and connected environment.
Therapy is a space where meaningful change can happen, and it’s my privilege to walk alongside you on that path.
My approach is warm, engaging, and interactive. I bring a deep respect for your personal journey, shaped by both my own life experience and many years of professional practice. I believe in the power of therapy—not as a one-size-fits-all solution, but as a process of discovery and healing that’s uniquely your own.
I specialize in working with women and the unique challenges they face, but I also work with men and individuals of all gender identities who are seeking support, growth, and healing.
Therapy is a space where meaningful change can happen, and it’s my privilege to walk alongside you on that path.
My approach is warm, engaging, and interactive. I bring a deep respect for your personal journey, shaped by both my own life experience and many years of professional practice. I believe in the power of therapy—not as a one-size-fits-all solution, but as a process of discovery and healing that’s uniquely your own.
I specialize in working with women and the unique challenges they face, but I also work with men and individuals of all gender identities who are seeking support, growth, and healing.
You’ve done many of the things you were told would bring fulfillment, yet connection still feels out of reach. Relationships leave you feeling unseen, emotionally alone, or quietly rejected. You replay past dynamics, wondering why closeness never lasts or why you keep holding parts of yourself back. Over time, that distance creates a sense of emptiness and self-doubt, as if you’re performing rather than being known. You long for relationships that feel real, steady, and mutual, but you’re trapped in patterns that aren’t working. It’s time to look beneath the surface to understand why the intimacy you’re seeking feels unsafe.
You’ve done many of the things you were told would bring fulfillment, yet connection still feels out of reach. Relationships leave you feeling unseen, emotionally alone, or quietly rejected. You replay past dynamics, wondering why closeness never lasts or why you keep holding parts of yourself back. Over time, that distance creates a sense of emptiness and self-doubt, as if you’re performing rather than being known. You long for relationships that feel real, steady, and mutual, but you’re trapped in patterns that aren’t working. It’s time to look beneath the surface to understand why the intimacy you’re seeking feels unsafe.
I help guide individuals seeking meaningful change and deeper self-understanding, often navigating life transitions, anxiety, or a sense of feeling stuck. Those who value personal growth and want tools to manage overwhelming emotions, improve relationships, and align their lives with their core values. I aim to help those who are motivated by a desire for clarity, balance, and purpose, who want to feel empowered, resilient, and fully engaged in their lives. Together, we can work toward uncovering strengths, breaking unhelpful patterns, and building strategies that support lasting well-being and fulfillment.
I help guide individuals seeking meaningful change and deeper self-understanding, often navigating life transitions, anxiety, or a sense of feeling stuck. Those who value personal growth and want tools to manage overwhelming emotions, improve relationships, and align their lives with their core values. I aim to help those who are motivated by a desire for clarity, balance, and purpose, who want to feel empowered, resilient, and fully engaged in their lives. Together, we can work toward uncovering strengths, breaking unhelpful patterns, and building strategies that support lasting well-being and fulfillment.
My work blends evidence-based practices with somatic and insight-oriented approaches, offering grounded, attuned care that honors the whole person—mind, body, history, and nervous system.
Life has been lifing. And if you're honest, it probably has been for a long time. Maybe you've always been the responsible one, the one people rely on, the one who keeps going, figures it out, and carries more than your share. But lately, you're more tired than usual, the anxiety is louder, and the burnout feels heavier. Somewhere along the way, you lost touch with yourself while taking care of everyone and everything else, and you're finally ready for a change. If this resonates, you're in the right place.
My work blends evidence-based practices with somatic and insight-oriented approaches, offering grounded, attuned care that honors the whole person—mind, body, history, and nervous system.
Life has been lifing. And if you're honest, it probably has been for a long time. Maybe you've always been the responsible one, the one people rely on, the one who keeps going, figures it out, and carries more than your share. But lately, you're more tired than usual, the anxiety is louder, and the burnout feels heavier. Somewhere along the way, you lost touch with yourself while taking care of everyone and everything else, and you're finally ready for a change. If this resonates, you're in the right place.
Victoria DaCosta
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Integrating DBT, Exposure Therapy, Somatic Expression, and Solution-Focused strategies, we focus on emotion regulation, building practical coping skills, and increasing confidence.
I specialize in neurodivergent-affirming and trauma-informed therapy for teens and adults. Using DBT, Exposure, Somatic Expression, and Solution-Focused tools, I help you manage anxiety, PTSD, trauma, autism, and ADHD. Together, we will build practical coping skills to regulate your nervous system and boost confidence in a safe, validating environment.
Integrating DBT, Exposure Therapy, Somatic Expression, and Solution-Focused strategies, we focus on emotion regulation, building practical coping skills, and increasing confidence.
I specialize in neurodivergent-affirming and trauma-informed therapy for teens and adults. Using DBT, Exposure, Somatic Expression, and Solution-Focused tools, I help you manage anxiety, PTSD, trauma, autism, and ADHD. Together, we will build practical coping skills to regulate your nervous system and boost confidence in a safe, validating environment.
I help anxious, overwhelmed, high-achieving adults and couples regulate their nervous systems and master their emotions so they can feel calm, confident, and grounded in their lives and relationships.
You may look successful on the outside, but inside you’re tired of anxiety, guilt, shame, anger & reactive patterns, relationship stress, or feeling like you’re never enough.
I combine extensive trauma training with holistic approaches & created The Mackey Method, to help people regulate their emotions from the cellular level, build self-trust, and create lasting change: both internally and in their relationships.
I help anxious, overwhelmed, high-achieving adults and couples regulate their nervous systems and master their emotions so they can feel calm, confident, and grounded in their lives and relationships.
You may look successful on the outside, but inside you’re tired of anxiety, guilt, shame, anger & reactive patterns, relationship stress, or feeling like you’re never enough.
I combine extensive trauma training with holistic approaches & created The Mackey Method, to help people regulate their emotions from the cellular level, build self-trust, and create lasting change: both internally and in their relationships.
We believe therapy is most effective when it honors both the individual and the relationships that shape us. We approach our work from a relational, systems-based lens, grounded in attachment and trauma-informed care. We’re especially attentive to the patterns people develop to stay safe, connected, and loved, and how those patterns can begin to feel limiting over time. Our style is warm, collaborative, and emotionally attuned, while also being honest and purposeful.
We believe therapy is most effective when it honors both the individual and the relationships that shape us. We approach our work from a relational, systems-based lens, grounded in attachment and trauma-informed care. We’re especially attentive to the patterns people develop to stay safe, connected, and loved, and how those patterns can begin to feel limiting over time. Our style is warm, collaborative, and emotionally attuned, while also being honest and purposeful.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to start therapy.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns you don’t understand, or disconnected from yourself or your relationships, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone either. I work with adults 18+ and couples who want practical tools and a deeper sense of understanding and self-compassion. My approach is collaborative, nonjudgmental, and tailored to you. I use evidence-based therapies including DBT, CBT, EMDR, and ERP, while always keeping the human experience at the center of our work. We’ll move at a pace that feels safe and supportive.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to start therapy.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns you don’t understand, or disconnected from yourself or your relationships, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone either. I work with adults 18+ and couples who want practical tools and a deeper sense of understanding and self-compassion. My approach is collaborative, nonjudgmental, and tailored to you. I use evidence-based therapies including DBT, CBT, EMDR, and ERP, while always keeping the human experience at the center of our work. We’ll move at a pace that feels safe and supportive.
I take an integrative approach and commonly utilize therapies such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and somatic therapies due to their effectiveness in addressing the root causes of dysfunction.
If you or a loved one is struggling then I'd be honored to help. I specialize in working with trauma, anxiety, behavioral addictions, attachment wounds, OCD, sexual and/or identity issues, depression and grief/loss concerns. However, above all else, my biggest focus in the therapeutic process is on building a genuine, healing and supportive human connection with you. If you allow me the opportunity to walk with you in this chapter of your journey then in return you will have someone who is deeply committed to supporting you in and out of the office.
I take an integrative approach and commonly utilize therapies such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and somatic therapies due to their effectiveness in addressing the root causes of dysfunction.
If you or a loved one is struggling then I'd be honored to help. I specialize in working with trauma, anxiety, behavioral addictions, attachment wounds, OCD, sexual and/or identity issues, depression and grief/loss concerns. However, above all else, my biggest focus in the therapeutic process is on building a genuine, healing and supportive human connection with you. If you allow me the opportunity to walk with you in this chapter of your journey then in return you will have someone who is deeply committed to supporting you in and out of the office.
Do you experience a nagging dissatisfaction you can't name, a pressure to have it all together, a complicated relationship with food or control that helps you cope when life feels like too much or relationship dissatisfaction that leads to unhealthy behaviors in order to cope. My clients are like you looking to reconnect with themselves so they can connect in the outside world with more passion and agency. Our work will help to revive your true self so you can live a life that feels aligned. Together we will help you feel more secure, clear and peaceful about who you are and practice how to reconnect in your important relationships.
Do you experience a nagging dissatisfaction you can't name, a pressure to have it all together, a complicated relationship with food or control that helps you cope when life feels like too much or relationship dissatisfaction that leads to unhealthy behaviors in order to cope. My clients are like you looking to reconnect with themselves so they can connect in the outside world with more passion and agency. Our work will help to revive your true self so you can live a life that feels aligned. Together we will help you feel more secure, clear and peaceful about who you are and practice how to reconnect in your important relationships.
Using trauma-informed, attachment-focused care (EMDR-informed, somatic, IFS, cognitive, and narrative approaches), I help clients regulate their nervous system, shift core beliefs, and build secure, self-compassionate lives.
My clients are thoughtful people who have been carrying more than most realize. On the outside they may appear steady, but internally feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or stuck. Many live with Complex PTSD, attachment wounds, sexual or religious trauma, and struggle with rumination rooted in shame and negative core beliefs. You deserve to feel safe, seen, and truly heard, without judgment. If you’re tired of surviving and ready to understand your patterns, regulate your nervous system, and build secure, connected relationships, you’re not alone. Together, we work to discover new ways living, healing & cultivate greater self-compassion.
Using trauma-informed, attachment-focused care (EMDR-informed, somatic, IFS, cognitive, and narrative approaches), I help clients regulate their nervous system, shift core beliefs, and build secure, self-compassionate lives.
My clients are thoughtful people who have been carrying more than most realize. On the outside they may appear steady, but internally feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or stuck. Many live with Complex PTSD, attachment wounds, sexual or religious trauma, and struggle with rumination rooted in shame and negative core beliefs. You deserve to feel safe, seen, and truly heard, without judgment. If you’re tired of surviving and ready to understand your patterns, regulate your nervous system, and build secure, connected relationships, you’re not alone. Together, we work to discover new ways living, healing & cultivate greater self-compassion.
I focus on slowing things down, understanding behavioral patterns, noticing somatic experiences, and accepting the choices we have made.
I follow a client-led humanistic acceptance-based model. When we can understand and accept our emotions without applying labels of "good" or "bad", we can use these emotions as tools to meet our needs. I incorporate IFS, DBT, and somatic skills to help identify emotions and Gottman relationship skills to help you with communicating your needs.
I focus on slowing things down, understanding behavioral patterns, noticing somatic experiences, and accepting the choices we have made.
I follow a client-led humanistic acceptance-based model. When we can understand and accept our emotions without applying labels of "good" or "bad", we can use these emotions as tools to meet our needs. I incorporate IFS, DBT, and somatic skills to help identify emotions and Gottman relationship skills to help you with communicating your needs.
I work from a trauma informed lens using EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, parts work, Structural Dissociation Theory, Deep Brain Reorienting, and the Meadows Model.
Do you feel stuck in old patterns such as people pleasing, shutting down, feeling like you are too much, or feeling nothing at all, and you are not sure why? Maybe you have worked hard to move forward, yet something keeps pulling you back into the same pain points, the same dynamics, and the same emotional loops. You might not call it trauma, but something in you knows there is a deeper story. I specialize in trauma rooted in childhood and long term relational experiences that quietly shape how you show up in your life and relationships.
I work from a trauma informed lens using EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, parts work, Structural Dissociation Theory, Deep Brain Reorienting, and the Meadows Model.
Do you feel stuck in old patterns such as people pleasing, shutting down, feeling like you are too much, or feeling nothing at all, and you are not sure why? Maybe you have worked hard to move forward, yet something keeps pulling you back into the same pain points, the same dynamics, and the same emotional loops. You might not call it trauma, but something in you knows there is a deeper story. I specialize in trauma rooted in childhood and long term relational experiences that quietly shape how you show up in your life and relationships.
You may feel stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. Maybe you keep having the same conflicts in relationships, reacting more strongly than you want, or feeling disconnected even when life looks fine on the outside. Many people carry unresolved trauma, shame, or relational wounds that continue to shape how they think, feel, and connect with others. My clients want deeper understanding of themselves, healthier relationships, and the ability to feel calm, grounded, and emotionally free rather than controlled by the past.
You may feel stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. Maybe you keep having the same conflicts in relationships, reacting more strongly than you want, or feeling disconnected even when life looks fine on the outside. Many people carry unresolved trauma, shame, or relational wounds that continue to shape how they think, feel, and connect with others. My clients want deeper understanding of themselves, healthier relationships, and the ability to feel calm, grounded, and emotionally free rather than controlled by the past.
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Somatic Therapists
How does somatic therapy work?
Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.
Is EMDR a somatic therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.
Is somatic therapy evidence-based?
Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.
What is somatic trauma therapy?
Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.