Somatic Therapists in Washington, DC
Do you dread going to sleep because of recurring nightmares? Do you wake up feeling anxious, unsettled, or emotionally drained? Nightmares can be more than just bad dreams—they can disrupt your sleep, impact your mood, and interfere with your daily life. You don’t have to navigate that alone.
Nightmares are often your mind’s way of processing unresolved experiences or overwhelming emotions. Together, we will gently explore the patterns, triggers, and while building practical tools to reduce their frequency and intensity. My approach is anchored in trauma-informed, queer affirming, and anti-racist practices.
Do you dread going to sleep because of recurring nightmares? Do you wake up feeling anxious, unsettled, or emotionally drained? Nightmares can be more than just bad dreams—they can disrupt your sleep, impact your mood, and interfere with your daily life. You don’t have to navigate that alone.
Nightmares are often your mind’s way of processing unresolved experiences or overwhelming emotions. Together, we will gently explore the patterns, triggers, and while building practical tools to reduce their frequency and intensity. My approach is anchored in trauma-informed, queer affirming, and anti-racist practices.
I believe that everyone has the capacity to accomplish their goals. My role is to help you uncover and understand the obstacles and trauma that are getting in the way of achieving what you desire, and then help you tap into your inner resources to succeed. With empathy and authenticity, I work alongside my clients to promote healing and discovery of their power to change. Whether you are experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss; problems with relationships, parenting, or self-esteem; or a general sense of disconnectedness – whatever it is – I recognize that therapy is self-work, and it's not easy.
I believe that everyone has the capacity to accomplish their goals. My role is to help you uncover and understand the obstacles and trauma that are getting in the way of achieving what you desire, and then help you tap into your inner resources to succeed. With empathy and authenticity, I work alongside my clients to promote healing and discovery of their power to change. Whether you are experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss; problems with relationships, parenting, or self-esteem; or a general sense of disconnectedness – whatever it is – I recognize that therapy is self-work, and it's not easy.
Using a client-centered approach, our Clinicians help Clients understand and work through problems of everyday living, including relationship issues, work-life balance and self care issues, the impact of traumatic experiences past and present, and issues which affect day-to-day living. Connecting the dots of your inner experience and your outward struggles can be a powerful motivator for change. Together, we keep close track of your goals for therapy and your satisfaction with the results.
Using a client-centered approach, our Clinicians help Clients understand and work through problems of everyday living, including relationship issues, work-life balance and self care issues, the impact of traumatic experiences past and present, and issues which affect day-to-day living. Connecting the dots of your inner experience and your outward struggles can be a powerful motivator for change. Together, we keep close track of your goals for therapy and your satisfaction with the results.
You've named the pattern. Maybe you've tried weekly therapy, left feeling heard but watched nothing quite shift. You're still having the same argument. Still performing closeness while feeling alone together. Or carrying everything yourself, knowing something has to change, but fifty minutes a week won't get you there. I offer weekend intensives, not weekly therapy.
Devoted Partnership is a two-day immersive relationship coaching experience for couples who are committed, stuck, and done circling the same dynamics. I also offer Sovereign Self, a half-day intensive for individuals navigating burnout, identity, or life transitions.
You've named the pattern. Maybe you've tried weekly therapy, left feeling heard but watched nothing quite shift. You're still having the same argument. Still performing closeness while feeling alone together. Or carrying everything yourself, knowing something has to change, but fifty minutes a week won't get you there. I offer weekend intensives, not weekly therapy.
Devoted Partnership is a two-day immersive relationship coaching experience for couples who are committed, stuck, and done circling the same dynamics. I also offer Sovereign Self, a half-day intensive for individuals navigating burnout, identity, or life transitions.
Life in DC can be intense. High expectations, constant pressure, complex relationships, and the feeling that you're supposed to have it together- even when you don't. Many of my clients are high-functioning adults navigating anxiety, chronic stress, dating/relationship challenges, complicated family dynamics, spiritual concerns, and major life transitions. Outwardly things may look "fine," and internally you may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Therapy can be a space to slow down, get honest, and understand your self without judgment or pressure to perform.
Life in DC can be intense. High expectations, constant pressure, complex relationships, and the feeling that you're supposed to have it together- even when you don't. Many of my clients are high-functioning adults navigating anxiety, chronic stress, dating/relationship challenges, complicated family dynamics, spiritual concerns, and major life transitions. Outwardly things may look "fine," and internally you may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Therapy can be a space to slow down, get honest, and understand your self without judgment or pressure to perform.
My clinical approach is rooted in the belief that every individual is unique and requires a personalized therapeutic experience. I am passionate about tailoring my interventions to meet the distinctive needs of my clients, recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is not effective in addressing the complexities of their lives. I specialize in working with both adolescents and adults navigating high-stress environments and life transitions.
My clinical approach is rooted in the belief that every individual is unique and requires a personalized therapeutic experience. I am passionate about tailoring my interventions to meet the distinctive needs of my clients, recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is not effective in addressing the complexities of their lives. I specialize in working with both adolescents and adults navigating high-stress environments and life transitions.
Kevin Hollander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CTP-C
5 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I blend Parts Work/ Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Somatic Therapy that lends itself to a deliberate, comprehensive mind-body approach.
Client agency and trust are paramount in my therapeutic space. I offer 10+ years of experience as a humanistic and trauma-informed practitioner. Know that you have a reached a space where you are safe. Know that you have reached a space where your feelings are handled with care. Know that you have reached a space where you are unconditionally accepted.
I blend Parts Work/ Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Somatic Therapy that lends itself to a deliberate, comprehensive mind-body approach.
Client agency and trust are paramount in my therapeutic space. I offer 10+ years of experience as a humanistic and trauma-informed practitioner. Know that you have a reached a space where you are safe. Know that you have reached a space where your feelings are handled with care. Know that you have reached a space where you are unconditionally accepted.
Dr Toni Lawrimore PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, DSW, MPH
1 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20010
As we work together, we will use somatic and mindful tools to foster a stronger brain-body connection in order to understand and heal your traumas.
Toni Lawrimore, LICSW, DSW has worn many hats in mental health over the years. With experience in trauma-informed therapies and body-based modalities/techniques, Dr. Lawrimore is equipped to treat high-functioning depression and help intellectualizers facilitate a conversation between their brains and bodies. If your brain and body feel at odds or if you struggle with depression, anxiety, or trauma, Dr. Lawrimore is here to help. She is queer, sex positive, Kink and poly friendly/aware. Meet with Dr. Lawrimore at either the Dandelion Collective in DC's Columbia Heights or virtually on a secure therapy platform.
As we work together, we will use somatic and mindful tools to foster a stronger brain-body connection in order to understand and heal your traumas.
Toni Lawrimore, LICSW, DSW has worn many hats in mental health over the years. With experience in trauma-informed therapies and body-based modalities/techniques, Dr. Lawrimore is equipped to treat high-functioning depression and help intellectualizers facilitate a conversation between their brains and bodies. If your brain and body feel at odds or if you struggle with depression, anxiety, or trauma, Dr. Lawrimore is here to help. She is queer, sex positive, Kink and poly friendly/aware. Meet with Dr. Lawrimore at either the Dandelion Collective in DC's Columbia Heights or virtually on a secure therapy platform.
Hi, I'm Juliana Snapp with DC.EMDR.Therapy. I specialize in working with adults navigating high stress experiences and past trauma from childhood and adult life. I have a particular specialty in working with international professionals working in high stress, high threat settings (international aide workers, journalists, medical & mental health professionals, activists, etc). I worked overseas for a decade and understand the unique stress of international life.
If you are processing a recent traumatic incident or seeking a holistic process to integrate and move on from childhood or adult trauma, we may be a right therapeutic fit.
Hi, I'm Juliana Snapp with DC.EMDR.Therapy. I specialize in working with adults navigating high stress experiences and past trauma from childhood and adult life. I have a particular specialty in working with international professionals working in high stress, high threat settings (international aide workers, journalists, medical & mental health professionals, activists, etc). I worked overseas for a decade and understand the unique stress of international life.
If you are processing a recent traumatic incident or seeking a holistic process to integrate and move on from childhood or adult trauma, we may be a right therapeutic fit.
I often use Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Somatic Therapy in my practice.
I practice providing clients with a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to feel comfortable with the therapeutic process. I've worked with a wide population; youth to adulthood, LGBTQIA+, POC and Non-POC. I've worked with clients going through various life changes, trauma, DV, depression, grief, anxiety, and ADHD. I work from an integrative model and will modify treatment so that it best fits the client; I have a strong foundation in DBT and Play Therapy. I provide clients with the space to feel heard and seen, set goals, feel challenged, build coping skills and their resiliency threshold to lead a satisfying life.
I often use Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Somatic Therapy in my practice.
I practice providing clients with a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to feel comfortable with the therapeutic process. I've worked with a wide population; youth to adulthood, LGBTQIA+, POC and Non-POC. I've worked with clients going through various life changes, trauma, DV, depression, grief, anxiety, and ADHD. I work from an integrative model and will modify treatment so that it best fits the client; I have a strong foundation in DBT and Play Therapy. I provide clients with the space to feel heard and seen, set goals, feel challenged, build coping skills and their resiliency threshold to lead a satisfying life.
I am deeply drawn to person-centered therapy and committed to creating a safe, authentic, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel truly seen and heard. My approach is trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and grounded in the core values of empathy, respect, and unconditional positive regard.
I am deeply drawn to person-centered therapy and committed to creating a safe, authentic, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel truly seen and heard. My approach is trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and grounded in the core values of empathy, respect, and unconditional positive regard.
In my practice, I incorporate training in grief and trauma-focused therapies, mindfulness and somatic techniques, and relational psychodynamic approaches.
At times, all of us experience "lostness" - be it around our sense of self, a relationship, a death, or dreams of the past or future. As a culture, we have a hard time being with and navigating through loss and change. I believe they deserve attention. In therapy, my role is to help you learn about yourself, your patterns, and your early survival strategies, working to restore and build connection with your emotions, your body, and what gives you meaning. I specialize in supporting people with attachment and relationship struggles, trauma, and and all forms of grief and loss.
In my practice, I incorporate training in grief and trauma-focused therapies, mindfulness and somatic techniques, and relational psychodynamic approaches.
At times, all of us experience "lostness" - be it around our sense of self, a relationship, a death, or dreams of the past or future. As a culture, we have a hard time being with and navigating through loss and change. I believe they deserve attention. In therapy, my role is to help you learn about yourself, your patterns, and your early survival strategies, working to restore and build connection with your emotions, your body, and what gives you meaning. I specialize in supporting people with attachment and relationship struggles, trauma, and and all forms of grief and loss.
My practice includes listening from a psychodynamic perspective (understanding family and intergenerational dynamics) , focusing on the here and now through somatic and mindfulness techniques, developing a person's intuition, and understanding how a person relates to people in their life through the therapeutic relationship.
It is brave to choose how you want to craft your life. Many people are struggling through big life transitions, are unhappy in their relationships, or they want to move past anxiety and depression. Therapy is a place to understand what is happening now, and how to create something different and better to feel more satisfied. If this is you, I offer a space to look at and understand what is happening in your life, and how you can regain a sense of agency to create what you want. I am warm and engaging, and together we find patterns in your life that keep showing up and getting in your way. We look at how to cultivate what you want.
My practice includes listening from a psychodynamic perspective (understanding family and intergenerational dynamics) , focusing on the here and now through somatic and mindfulness techniques, developing a person's intuition, and understanding how a person relates to people in their life through the therapeutic relationship.
It is brave to choose how you want to craft your life. Many people are struggling through big life transitions, are unhappy in their relationships, or they want to move past anxiety and depression. Therapy is a place to understand what is happening now, and how to create something different and better to feel more satisfied. If this is you, I offer a space to look at and understand what is happening in your life, and how you can regain a sense of agency to create what you want. I am warm and engaging, and together we find patterns in your life that keep showing up and getting in your way. We look at how to cultivate what you want.
At times the road to your fullest life is found by moving through trauma, rage, loss, and betrayal. How we cope with those hardships is important. Therapy can help you become more aware of suffering, the sources that are causing it, and tools to help you overcome it. I invite us to imagine a life beyond fear, shame, and regret. One where you feel your innate wisdom, compassion, and capacity, to live life more fully despite all of its complexities. (Please note that I go by Dr. Ahoo Yara and am legally registered as Sadaf Lotfalian)
At times the road to your fullest life is found by moving through trauma, rage, loss, and betrayal. How we cope with those hardships is important. Therapy can help you become more aware of suffering, the sources that are causing it, and tools to help you overcome it. I invite us to imagine a life beyond fear, shame, and regret. One where you feel your innate wisdom, compassion, and capacity, to live life more fully despite all of its complexities. (Please note that I go by Dr. Ahoo Yara and am legally registered as Sadaf Lotfalian)
In our time together, I'll give you tools - based on IFS-informed "parts" work, DBT/ACT/mindfulness, and somatic work - that can make a difference.
Stressed at work, shut down with your partner, out of touch with friends: something in your life isn't working, but your normal go-tos, from exercise to positive self-talk, aren't fixing it. You're starting to think you need to approach the problem on a deeper, maybe more emotional, level - which sounds fine in principle, but not easy to pull off on your own. It's time to find the right therapist. You're ready to have a path, and a guide, to help you do the personal work you know you need to do.
In our time together, I'll give you tools - based on IFS-informed "parts" work, DBT/ACT/mindfulness, and somatic work - that can make a difference.
Stressed at work, shut down with your partner, out of touch with friends: something in your life isn't working, but your normal go-tos, from exercise to positive self-talk, aren't fixing it. You're starting to think you need to approach the problem on a deeper, maybe more emotional, level - which sounds fine in principle, but not easy to pull off on your own. It's time to find the right therapist. You're ready to have a path, and a guide, to help you do the personal work you know you need to do.
Is life not turning out the way you hoped or imagined? Maybe your sense of how things are supposed to work has been shaken, and you are wondering which way is up and what to do next.
Drawing on a depth and breadth of clinical experience and training, my goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for you to holistically explore your strengths, struggles, relationships, and faith.
Is life not turning out the way you hoped or imagined? Maybe your sense of how things are supposed to work has been shaken, and you are wondering which way is up and what to do next.
Drawing on a depth and breadth of clinical experience and training, my goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for you to holistically explore your strengths, struggles, relationships, and faith.
I create an environment that helps clients explore both the internal and external barriers to their healing and growth. As a psychologist I pull from working with diverse groups of people and assist on issues of trauma, grief, loss, relationship difficulties, wellness and health. To me, therapy is best when it's a mix of approaches that are used strategically to create a nonjudgmental and empathic atmosphere. My style is both warm and thought-provoking, and I actively collaborate with and support those with whom I work.
I create an environment that helps clients explore both the internal and external barriers to their healing and growth. As a psychologist I pull from working with diverse groups of people and assist on issues of trauma, grief, loss, relationship difficulties, wellness and health. To me, therapy is best when it's a mix of approaches that are used strategically to create a nonjudgmental and empathic atmosphere. My style is both warm and thought-provoking, and I actively collaborate with and support those with whom I work.
You are worthy of healing, even when your inner-critic says otherwise. If you are experiencing anxiety, you know that it is much more complex than excessive worrying. Often negative self-talk, guilt, self-doubt, and fear also run rampant, making it difficult to get through your day. On the outside, your loved ones or colleagues may think you have it together, but internally you are struggling. Trying to control everything around you - while at the same time feeling out of control leaves you exhausted and on edge.
You are worthy of healing, even when your inner-critic says otherwise. If you are experiencing anxiety, you know that it is much more complex than excessive worrying. Often negative self-talk, guilt, self-doubt, and fear also run rampant, making it difficult to get through your day. On the outside, your loved ones or colleagues may think you have it together, but internally you are struggling. Trying to control everything around you - while at the same time feeling out of control leaves you exhausted and on edge.
People who find their way to my practice are ready for something more — whether that means deeper relationships, a career that feels aligned, or more satisfaction in everyday life. I have a particular interest in working with older adults, supporting them through the unique emotional, relational, and identity shifts that come with this stage of life — retirement, loss, caregiving, health changes, and redefining purpose. I also work with anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, chronic illness, disordered eating, and self-esteem and identity concerns more broadly, as well as building and strengthening coping skills.
People who find their way to my practice are ready for something more — whether that means deeper relationships, a career that feels aligned, or more satisfaction in everyday life. I have a particular interest in working with older adults, supporting them through the unique emotional, relational, and identity shifts that come with this stage of life — retirement, loss, caregiving, health changes, and redefining purpose. I also work with anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, chronic illness, disordered eating, and self-esteem and identity concerns more broadly, as well as building and strengthening coping skills.
I am committed to providing a safe and non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. I am passionate about helping clients navigate through their anxiety, depression, and their life shifts. How the show up in relationships, dating, exploring their sexuality, their identity, gender, and working through/ healing from previous trauma wounds. I advocate for a sex-positive atmosphere, believing that sexuality is a vital part of human identity. Together, we will explore the stories that have shaped your life, allowing you to better understand yourself and the patterns that may be holding you back.
I am committed to providing a safe and non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. I am passionate about helping clients navigate through their anxiety, depression, and their life shifts. How the show up in relationships, dating, exploring their sexuality, their identity, gender, and working through/ healing from previous trauma wounds. I advocate for a sex-positive atmosphere, believing that sexuality is a vital part of human identity. Together, we will explore the stories that have shaped your life, allowing you to better understand yourself and the patterns that may be holding you back.
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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.