Somatic Therapists in San Jose, CA
Do you struggle with anxiety and depression due to your childhood trauma? Are you having problems with your partner or family members due to life transition issues? Are you experiencing increased stress, fears, and doubts around the future? I believe that we all have the capacity to heal our emotional wounds and create meaningful changes. My goal as a therapist is to offer you a safe place in which you can process insights, concerns, and emotions associated with trauma.
Do you struggle with anxiety and depression due to your childhood trauma? Are you having problems with your partner or family members due to life transition issues? Are you experiencing increased stress, fears, and doubts around the future? I believe that we all have the capacity to heal our emotional wounds and create meaningful changes. My goal as a therapist is to offer you a safe place in which you can process insights, concerns, and emotions associated with trauma.
Is anxiety, depression, or trauma holding you back from being your true self? Do you feel stuck in managing difficult life transitions? Now, every little thing becomes super overwhelming. Those negative experiences reopen old wounds and cause new ones. You tried burying your pain hoping it would go away. You feel lonely and tormented. You feel exhausted, stressed, and angry all the time. You wonder how much more you can take. You are unsure of who or where to turn for help. In the midst of this painful journey, you do not have to go through it alone.
Is anxiety, depression, or trauma holding you back from being your true self? Do you feel stuck in managing difficult life transitions? Now, every little thing becomes super overwhelming. Those negative experiences reopen old wounds and cause new ones. You tried burying your pain hoping it would go away. You feel lonely and tormented. You feel exhausted, stressed, and angry all the time. You wonder how much more you can take. You are unsure of who or where to turn for help. In the midst of this painful journey, you do not have to go through it alone.
Beginning therapy is a big step and can feel intimidating. I congratulate you for taking this step and look forward to supporting you in your healing. In my practice, I specialize in working with adults and older adults who are navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, grief and the complex challenges that life transitions can bring.
Beginning therapy is a big step and can feel intimidating. I congratulate you for taking this step and look forward to supporting you in your healing. In my practice, I specialize in working with adults and older adults who are navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, grief and the complex challenges that life transitions can bring.
Welcome to Whole Hearted Therapy ! Some life experiences create open wounds that can have a paralyzing impact in the way we see the world, interact or make meaning of it. Does this lead you to shy away from intimate relationships and struggle with boundaries with friends and family ? I provide a safe and compassionate space where you can be fully seen and heard, explore with curiosity and support you in your journey to well being. I am EMDR trained clinician and bring a trauma informed approach to my practice.
Welcome to Whole Hearted Therapy ! Some life experiences create open wounds that can have a paralyzing impact in the way we see the world, interact or make meaning of it. Does this lead you to shy away from intimate relationships and struggle with boundaries with friends and family ? I provide a safe and compassionate space where you can be fully seen and heard, explore with curiosity and support you in your journey to well being. I am EMDR trained clinician and bring a trauma informed approach to my practice.
I like to offer you a safe and compassionate space to explore your relationship with yourself and the significant people in your life. Together we can support you to develop clarity on what you want/need and how to express/communicate them to your family, friends and coworkers. Through psycho education and examination of how your past experiences/attachments have shaped your behavior and the lens from which you see the world, you can make the changes you hope for and heal from past traumas. I have faith in your wisdom to develop a healthy relationship with yourself and others.
I like to offer you a safe and compassionate space to explore your relationship with yourself and the significant people in your life. Together we can support you to develop clarity on what you want/need and how to express/communicate them to your family, friends and coworkers. Through psycho education and examination of how your past experiences/attachments have shaped your behavior and the lens from which you see the world, you can make the changes you hope for and heal from past traumas. I have faith in your wisdom to develop a healthy relationship with yourself and others.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Northern California and I provide psychotherapy to clients throughout the state of California via Telehealth. I am passionate about supporting my clients through various difficulties and mental health challenges and helping them experience healing and growth in their lives. I obtained my master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology from Santa Clara University in 2021.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Northern California and I provide psychotherapy to clients throughout the state of California via Telehealth. I am passionate about supporting my clients through various difficulties and mental health challenges and helping them experience healing and growth in their lives. I obtained my master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology from Santa Clara University in 2021.
We all carry around invisible wounds and I am passionate about supporting you as you navigate the many challenges of everyday life. I work with relational conflict, loss, low self-esteem, body image, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Reaching out for support can be a vulnerable step, and I strive to offer a therapeutic space where clients feel seen, heard, and understood. My therapeutic approach is person-centered and collaborative; I believe the relationship we build together is the foundation for meaningful growth.
We all carry around invisible wounds and I am passionate about supporting you as you navigate the many challenges of everyday life. I work with relational conflict, loss, low self-esteem, body image, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Reaching out for support can be a vulnerable step, and I strive to offer a therapeutic space where clients feel seen, heard, and understood. My therapeutic approach is person-centered and collaborative; I believe the relationship we build together is the foundation for meaningful growth.
Are you going through internal struggle due to trauma? Do you feel anxious and depressed about the future? Do you struggle with family issues and relationship issues? I’m willing to meet you where you are, help you process unwanted thoughts and emotions, and help develop an action plan to effectively cultivate your healing and growth. I’m here to help you explore unresolved feelings (anxiety, depression, anger, helplessness, grief, etc.) and develop skills to effectively cope with them. Thus, you can feel relieved and fulfilled in your relationship with yourself and others.
Are you going through internal struggle due to trauma? Do you feel anxious and depressed about the future? Do you struggle with family issues and relationship issues? I’m willing to meet you where you are, help you process unwanted thoughts and emotions, and help develop an action plan to effectively cultivate your healing and growth. I’m here to help you explore unresolved feelings (anxiety, depression, anger, helplessness, grief, etc.) and develop skills to effectively cope with them. Thus, you can feel relieved and fulfilled in your relationship with yourself and others.
My approach seeks to increase curiosity and connection including psychotherapy, AEDP, Gestalt therapy, EMDR and somatic body based approaches.
Together we will collaborate to identify your unique therapy goals. Coming into connection with distressing symptoms, making meaning of parts of yourself and your life brings forward opportunity for growth and transformation. Individual adult clients and adolescent clients, couples and families are all welcome.
My approach seeks to increase curiosity and connection including psychotherapy, AEDP, Gestalt therapy, EMDR and somatic body based approaches.
Together we will collaborate to identify your unique therapy goals. Coming into connection with distressing symptoms, making meaning of parts of yourself and your life brings forward opportunity for growth and transformation. Individual adult clients and adolescent clients, couples and families are all welcome.
Rosario A. Puga-Dempsey (Bilingual
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
5 Endorsed
San Jose, CA 95124
I am currently accepting new clients for in person and video sessions. I am an experienced marriage and family therapist who is dedicated in helping couples, adult individuals and children struggling with difficult life transitions, trauma and depression find renewed hope in life.
I am currently accepting new clients for in person and video sessions. I am an experienced marriage and family therapist who is dedicated in helping couples, adult individuals and children struggling with difficult life transitions, trauma and depression find renewed hope in life.
My specialty is in somatic psychotherapy, which integrates the mind and body to help you process emotions, heal trauma, and build resilience.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, or life transitions. Maybe you're navigating the challenges of relationships, parenting, or the perinatal period. Perhaps you’re struggling with creative blocks or feeling disconnected from yourself. I am here to support you. Together, we can slow down, tune into your emotions, and explore the wisdom of the body.
我提供英文和中文的心理治疗，并欢迎从未接受过治疗的华人来访者前来咨询。
My specialty is in somatic psychotherapy, which integrates the mind and body to help you process emotions, heal trauma, and build resilience.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, or life transitions. Maybe you're navigating the challenges of relationships, parenting, or the perinatal period. Perhaps you’re struggling with creative blocks or feeling disconnected from yourself. I am here to support you. Together, we can slow down, tune into your emotions, and explore the wisdom of the body.
我提供英文和中文的心理治疗，并欢迎从未接受过治疗的华人来访者前来咨询。
Having a good relationship with oneself is a process and a practice, and can be cultivated through the therapeutic process. Every relationship is dependent on how we talk to ourselves, and this inner conversation is what therapy can shift. If you have the willingness, huge transformation is possible. I am in this field to help people sort out a way through and beyond unnecessary suffering, and towards deep peace with themselves and others. I have successfully treated high-functioning CEOs as well as people traumatized, addicted, and broke. Being human is challenging, and with the right support, beautiful. Call. I can help!
Having a good relationship with oneself is a process and a practice, and can be cultivated through the therapeutic process. Every relationship is dependent on how we talk to ourselves, and this inner conversation is what therapy can shift. If you have the willingness, huge transformation is possible. I am in this field to help people sort out a way through and beyond unnecessary suffering, and towards deep peace with themselves and others. I have successfully treated high-functioning CEOs as well as people traumatized, addicted, and broke. Being human is challenging, and with the right support, beautiful. Call. I can help!
As a creative, sensitive person, you measure success through a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Though you're doing well by many metrics, you want to feel more connected to what you're really doing with your life. Whether it's in your relationships, your creative life, or your own inner world, you're looking for something deeper to show you that you're walking down a life path you can feel great about.
As a creative, sensitive person, you measure success through a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Though you're doing well by many metrics, you want to feel more connected to what you're really doing with your life. Whether it's in your relationships, your creative life, or your own inner world, you're looking for something deeper to show you that you're walking down a life path you can feel great about.
With somatic strategies I help you navigate your sensitive nervous system & feel those big feelings in real time.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, have been told you’re “sensitive," or “too much” or if you feel like you’re simply "too broken" to heal—you belong here. At TLC I specialize in supporting those who have felt unseen or misunderstood. I know that healing isn't linear or tidy; it’s often messy and uncertain. My mission is to provide a warm, human space where you can stop performing and start rediscovering your fundamental worth. Being a human is hard, finding a place where you can feel safe to unpack it all shouldn’t also be hard. I don’t aim to "fix" you—instead, I want to help you rediscover the wisdom you already carry
With somatic strategies I help you navigate your sensitive nervous system & feel those big feelings in real time.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, have been told you’re “sensitive," or “too much” or if you feel like you’re simply "too broken" to heal—you belong here. At TLC I specialize in supporting those who have felt unseen or misunderstood. I know that healing isn't linear or tidy; it’s often messy and uncertain. My mission is to provide a warm, human space where you can stop performing and start rediscovering your fundamental worth. Being a human is hard, finding a place where you can feel safe to unpack it all shouldn’t also be hard. I don’t aim to "fix" you—instead, I want to help you rediscover the wisdom you already carry
Has trauma, anxiety, or depression interfered with the potential to become the best version of yourself? We often feel defined by traumatic or emotionally difficult experiences then often leave us feeling stuck in place rather than moving forward towards our goals. I’m here to provide a safe, affirming space for you to develop an understanding of yourself to overcome past experiences or fears that define you. Our work together will be met with unconditional acceptance, creative approaches, and the utmost compassion.
Has trauma, anxiety, or depression interfered with the potential to become the best version of yourself? We often feel defined by traumatic or emotionally difficult experiences then often leave us feeling stuck in place rather than moving forward towards our goals. I’m here to provide a safe, affirming space for you to develop an understanding of yourself to overcome past experiences or fears that define you. Our work together will be met with unconditional acceptance, creative approaches, and the utmost compassion.
Therapy is an amazing placebo. You do not NEED a therapist to learn, transform, and grow your awareness of yourself. I firmly believe whatever it is you are seeking to learn, change, or make peace with, you can do it. The benefit of working with a trained therapist who sees you, gives your sense of agency and innate wisdom the respect it deserves, and offers an outside perspective on your experience informed by evidenced-based theory and practice, is that the pace of growth is greatly accelerated.
Therapy is an amazing placebo. You do not NEED a therapist to learn, transform, and grow your awareness of yourself. I firmly believe whatever it is you are seeking to learn, change, or make peace with, you can do it. The benefit of working with a trained therapist who sees you, gives your sense of agency and innate wisdom the respect it deserves, and offers an outside perspective on your experience informed by evidenced-based theory and practice, is that the pace of growth is greatly accelerated.
I believe all people have innate abilities and strengths that can help us lead meaningful and satisfying lives. Engaging in therapy allows us the possibility of gaining insight and clarification about ourselves and our relationships. In a warm and supportive environment, my goal is to help you connect with your authentic self, find solutions to on-going issues, work through emotional difficulties, cultivate resilience, and most importantly, to create the life you want to live.
I believe all people have innate abilities and strengths that can help us lead meaningful and satisfying lives. Engaging in therapy allows us the possibility of gaining insight and clarification about ourselves and our relationships. In a warm and supportive environment, my goal is to help you connect with your authentic self, find solutions to on-going issues, work through emotional difficulties, cultivate resilience, and most importantly, to create the life you want to live.
I integrate creativity and somatic interventions, including mindfulness, art, yoga (RYT-200), dialectical behavior (DBT) strategies, and sensory based ideas.
I am passionate about supporting clients to advocate for their needs and embrace confidence in their journey of self understanding and expression. I specialize in anxiety, trauma, body image, disordered eating, and life transitions. I deeply value empowering LGBTQIA+ individuals to live openly and authentically. I also enjoy supporting current and retired athletes in finding balance, understanding their mental health, and exploring their identity. Providing a warm, safe space is my first priority, and together we'll collaborate to explore and achieve your goals!
I integrate creativity and somatic interventions, including mindfulness, art, yoga (RYT-200), dialectical behavior (DBT) strategies, and sensory based ideas.
I am passionate about supporting clients to advocate for their needs and embrace confidence in their journey of self understanding and expression. I specialize in anxiety, trauma, body image, disordered eating, and life transitions. I deeply value empowering LGBTQIA+ individuals to live openly and authentically. I also enjoy supporting current and retired athletes in finding balance, understanding their mental health, and exploring their identity. Providing a warm, safe space is my first priority, and together we'll collaborate to explore and achieve your goals!
I’m a psychotherapist who works best helping goal-oriented, high-functioning clients get results through deep, exploratory work while providing tools and techniques that help bring about change. I pay close attention to how past experiences, family dynamics, cultural context, and unconscious patterns influence your present life. My work is influenced by Jungian psychology. I also draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and take a mind-body approach. I invite clients to not only explore their inner world but to embody that awareness in their daily lives, moving toward a more authentic, integrated, and meaningful way of being.
I’m a psychotherapist who works best helping goal-oriented, high-functioning clients get results through deep, exploratory work while providing tools and techniques that help bring about change. I pay close attention to how past experiences, family dynamics, cultural context, and unconscious patterns influence your present life. My work is influenced by Jungian psychology. I also draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and take a mind-body approach. I invite clients to not only explore their inner world but to embody that awareness in their daily lives, moving toward a more authentic, integrated, and meaningful way of being.
My work is integrative and trauma-informed, drawing from relational, somatic, and insight-oriented approaches.
My ideal clients are thoughtful, high-functioning adults who appear capable on the outside but feel anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted on the inside. Many are navigating parenthood, caregiving, identity shifts, or the long-term effects of trauma and cultural or generational patterns. They want relief that feels meaningful, not superficial, and are seeking a deeper understanding of themselves so they can feel more grounded, connected, and at ease in their lives.
My work is integrative and trauma-informed, drawing from relational, somatic, and insight-oriented approaches.
My ideal clients are thoughtful, high-functioning adults who appear capable on the outside but feel anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted on the inside. Many are navigating parenthood, caregiving, identity shifts, or the long-term effects of trauma and cultural or generational patterns. They want relief that feels meaningful, not superficial, and are seeking a deeper understanding of themselves so they can feel more grounded, connected, and at ease in their lives.
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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.