Somatic Therapists in Richmond Heights, MO
My name is Rebecca Ehrke and I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified EMDR therapist and practice owner of Lifestream Integrative Healing Center. I chose the name, "Lifestream", from the concept of the "stream of life" that Peter Levine refers to in Somatic Experiencing. When someone experiences a traumatic event, it can disrupt the flow of their life path. Lifestream Integrative Healing Center offers holistic trauma treatment that helps individuals heal and return to the lives they were innately meant to have.
My name is Rebecca Ehrke and I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified EMDR therapist and practice owner of Lifestream Integrative Healing Center. I chose the name, "Lifestream", from the concept of the "stream of life" that Peter Levine refers to in Somatic Experiencing. When someone experiences a traumatic event, it can disrupt the flow of their life path. Lifestream Integrative Healing Center offers holistic trauma treatment that helps individuals heal and return to the lives they were innately meant to have.
Ilia (Eye-Lee-Uh) Silverman Esrig
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Waitlist for new clients
Examining and shifting age-old patterns can be overwhelming to do alone. I offer folks a compassionate and non-judgmental space to begin this journey in. I support individuals to cultivate joy, ease, and meaning in their lives, even when doing so feels impossible. This might include strengthening executive functioning, exploring gender or sexual identity, processing trauma, or learning self-validation in an often invalidating world. Together, we'll identify effective ways to move through life's most difficult moments - the past can't be changed, but we can shift how it influences our present and future.
Examining and shifting age-old patterns can be overwhelming to do alone. I offer folks a compassionate and non-judgmental space to begin this journey in. I support individuals to cultivate joy, ease, and meaning in their lives, even when doing so feels impossible. This might include strengthening executive functioning, exploring gender or sexual identity, processing trauma, or learning self-validation in an often invalidating world. Together, we'll identify effective ways to move through life's most difficult moments - the past can't be changed, but we can shift how it influences our present and future.
Janet Amitin-Roberts
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
We all experience difficulties at some point in our lives. At times, these difficulties can become overwhelming, and we struggle to cope. This can be from one incident or many over several years. Sometimes these events make us feel stuck and can even impact us many years later. Wherever you are in your journey, I am here to assist you through the healing process and ultimately help you get unstuck.
We all experience difficulties at some point in our lives. At times, these difficulties can become overwhelming, and we struggle to cope. This can be from one incident or many over several years. Sometimes these events make us feel stuck and can even impact us many years later. Wherever you are in your journey, I am here to assist you through the healing process and ultimately help you get unstuck.
Oasis-Healing for Body and Mind
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
We specialize in treating trauma, not just through talk, but by working with the entire body to heal life’s everyday traumas as well as life altering ones. Often times when we begin to seek therapy we are struggling with racing thoughts, overwhelming emotions, or troubling body sensations, feeling stuck in destructive patterns and unable to cope with past events. Or we’ve been told that happiness is a choice and we should be able to think our way out of our problems, yet we’re still stuck, wondering if we’re doing it wrong! We are here to help you cultivate change and connection, to heal and integrate your mind, body, and emotions.
We specialize in treating trauma, not just through talk, but by working with the entire body to heal life’s everyday traumas as well as life altering ones. Often times when we begin to seek therapy we are struggling with racing thoughts, overwhelming emotions, or troubling body sensations, feeling stuck in destructive patterns and unable to cope with past events. Or we’ve been told that happiness is a choice and we should be able to think our way out of our problems, yet we’re still stuck, wondering if we’re doing it wrong! We are here to help you cultivate change and connection, to heal and integrate your mind, body, and emotions.
Margie Lewitt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Helping clients, whether we meet individually, as couples or in groups, is my highest priority. As a compassionate active listener, I provide a safe, warm, non-judgmental space. Our close relationships within our lives can give us strength but can also create conflict, anxiety, and/or depression. The result may be physical discomfort, low self-esteem, even PTSD, as well as thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that can get in the way of making positive decisions. Working as a team, my clients and I identify behavioral patterns, set goals, and begin a plan to achieve resolution and healing.
Helping clients, whether we meet individually, as couples or in groups, is my highest priority. As a compassionate active listener, I provide a safe, warm, non-judgmental space. Our close relationships within our lives can give us strength but can also create conflict, anxiety, and/or depression. The result may be physical discomfort, low self-esteem, even PTSD, as well as thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that can get in the way of making positive decisions. Working as a team, my clients and I identify behavioral patterns, set goals, and begin a plan to achieve resolution and healing.
Lisa McCulloch
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Do you experience chronic trust issues, worry, irrational fears or a profound sense of loneliness? Do you have unexplainable triggers that cause feelings of panic, fear, or anger? Do you continue to feel stuck in the same patterns of thinking and reacting? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be experiencing the effects from unresolved trauma.
Do you experience chronic trust issues, worry, irrational fears or a profound sense of loneliness? Do you have unexplainable triggers that cause feelings of panic, fear, or anger? Do you continue to feel stuck in the same patterns of thinking and reacting? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be experiencing the effects from unresolved trauma.
Healing Exchange LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Are you ready to set healthy boundaries in your relationships? Have you been wanting to explore your sexuality but didn't know where to start? Is your non-monogamous relationship experiencing friction? Maybe you are the survivor, strong friend, and problem solver who appears to have it all together. Yet on the inside you feel overwhelmed while also wondering, "Is this worth going to therapy for?" If your boundaries leave you questioning yourself, if you want to explore your sexuality, or if you and your partner(s) want support, it's worth going to therapy for. Our relationship, sexuality, and trauma experts are here for you.
Are you ready to set healthy boundaries in your relationships? Have you been wanting to explore your sexuality but didn't know where to start? Is your non-monogamous relationship experiencing friction? Maybe you are the survivor, strong friend, and problem solver who appears to have it all together. Yet on the inside you feel overwhelmed while also wondering, "Is this worth going to therapy for?" If your boundaries leave you questioning yourself, if you want to explore your sexuality, or if you and your partner(s) want support, it's worth going to therapy for. Our relationship, sexuality, and trauma experts are here for you.
Sunyata Kopriva
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, RYT, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Richmond Heights, MO 63117 (Online Only)
*ACCEPTING CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, AND MISSOURI CLIENTS* Come be seen & be known in a relational space with me, so that you can finally arrive home in yourself. Are you curious if you have experienced trauma, or if trauma may still be affecting you? Have you worked with many healers & still feel stuck in certain places? Have you experienced a spiritual awakening & need to integrate the experience(s)? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, then you may be in the right place. Trauma can express itself as PTSD and Complex PTSD, various types of depression and anxiety, & many other symptoms. Lets get to the root.
*ACCEPTING CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, AND MISSOURI CLIENTS* Come be seen & be known in a relational space with me, so that you can finally arrive home in yourself. Are you curious if you have experienced trauma, or if trauma may still be affecting you? Have you worked with many healers & still feel stuck in certain places? Have you experienced a spiritual awakening & need to integrate the experience(s)? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, then you may be in the right place. Trauma can express itself as PTSD and Complex PTSD, various types of depression and anxiety, & many other symptoms. Lets get to the root.
River Chew
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, REAT-IT
Verified Verified
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Not accepting new clients
Hi, my name is River! I'm a therapist and I’m passionate about working with people who have been impacted by trauma and painful life experiences. I believe that our bodies and minds have innate wisdom and flexibility. When we are exposed to hardships we adapt to keep ourselves safe from danger. This may look like shutting down our emotions to cope, looking for warning signs everywhere we go, or being hesitant to trust those closest to us. These responses can become second nature, and we sometimes keep using them even after the danger is gone. In cases like these the behaviors that once protected us can start to cause pain instead.
Hi, my name is River! I'm a therapist and I’m passionate about working with people who have been impacted by trauma and painful life experiences. I believe that our bodies and minds have innate wisdom and flexibility. When we are exposed to hardships we adapt to keep ourselves safe from danger. This may look like shutting down our emotions to cope, looking for warning signs everywhere we go, or being hesitant to trust those closest to us. These responses can become second nature, and we sometimes keep using them even after the danger is gone. In cases like these the behaviors that once protected us can start to cause pain instead.
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Elise Harowitz
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, BC-DMT, SEP
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Brentwood, MO 63144
As a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (DMT) and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training (SEP-IT), my approach to therapy is grounded in the mind-body connection.
Are you struggling with anxiety, processing trauma, disordered eating, a life transition, depression, or changes in your mood? Do you or your child experience your emotions through your body's felt sense? Are you or your child struggling to adjust to new life circumstances and experiencing emotional dysregulation? Life brings challenges and with those challenges comes opportunity for growth. If you are ready or your loved one is ready to embark on a new path towards self-discovery, I am here to offer support, guidance and strategies to facilitate healthy change.
As a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (DMT) and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training (SEP-IT), my approach to therapy is grounded in the mind-body connection.
Are you struggling with anxiety, processing trauma, disordered eating, a life transition, depression, or changes in your mood? Do you or your child experience your emotions through your body's felt sense? Are you or your child struggling to adjust to new life circumstances and experiencing emotional dysregulation? Life brings challenges and with those challenges comes opportunity for growth. If you are ready or your loved one is ready to embark on a new path towards self-discovery, I am here to offer support, guidance and strategies to facilitate healthy change.
Monica Uthlaut
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Saint Louis, MO 63144
*My specialties include: healing trauma through neuroscience; Somatic EMDR; Natural Processing ( somatic/body work - a "bottom up" strategy for effectively healing a dysregulated nervous system and trauma, which often presents like "anxiety/depression/mood symptoms"); holistic and integrative nutritional wellness; narcissistic abuse; domestic violence.
Unbeknownst to many, the stigma associated with therapy is lifting. Society is learning and realizing overall health needs to be a non-negotiable. My passion lies in supporting/educating clients on what trauma actually is (and is not) and how to effectively heal. My ideal client is ready to do some hard work and is willing to be challenged. You are curious and brave enough to look inside and identify road blocks, get honest with self, work on vulnerability, improve awareness, and face your fears. Together, we will identify and dig out the roots that no longer serve you and cultivate a healthier and more fulfilling path.
*My specialties include: healing trauma through neuroscience; Somatic EMDR; Natural Processing ( somatic/body work - a "bottom up" strategy for effectively healing a dysregulated nervous system and trauma, which often presents like "anxiety/depression/mood symptoms"); holistic and integrative nutritional wellness; narcissistic abuse; domestic violence.
Unbeknownst to many, the stigma associated with therapy is lifting. Society is learning and realizing overall health needs to be a non-negotiable. My passion lies in supporting/educating clients on what trauma actually is (and is not) and how to effectively heal. My ideal client is ready to do some hard work and is willing to be challenged. You are curious and brave enough to look inside and identify road blocks, get honest with self, work on vulnerability, improve awareness, and face your fears. Together, we will identify and dig out the roots that no longer serve you and cultivate a healthier and more fulfilling path.
Stacey Budke
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Clayton, MO 63105
I believe we all have the capacity to improve our lives and understand ourselves more fully. It takes a great deal of courage to ask for help. Appreciating and respecting that courage, my work is to help my clients attain their goals. We do this together as a team. Being stuck personally or professionally is poignantly uncomfortable. Together we can move thru and beyond this state and get to the other side. To address your individuality I utilize a wide array of interventions: mindfulness-based talk therapy, somatic techniques, art therapy, music therapy.
I believe we all have the capacity to improve our lives and understand ourselves more fully. It takes a great deal of courage to ask for help. Appreciating and respecting that courage, my work is to help my clients attain their goals. We do this together as a team. Being stuck personally or professionally is poignantly uncomfortable. Together we can move thru and beyond this state and get to the other side. To address your individuality I utilize a wide array of interventions: mindfulness-based talk therapy, somatic techniques, art therapy, music therapy.
We’ll tinker together on techniques to fit you, such as Gendlin’s Focusing, somatic EMDR, IFS parts work, ACT, mindfulness, breath, movement, dreamwork, expressive arts, existential questions and bibliotherapy.
In hard times, important transformations are possible, but we can get lost and stuck. It’s painful when our usual approaches don’t work. It’s difficult to see outside our ways of operating in constant stress, intergenerational reactivity, or shoulds that misshape us. I help people see and get more free. I help you connect with your core knowing so you can more wisely revise your life. You may be grieving (death, divorce, lost years, etc). You may be facing changes (career decisions/shifts, peri-/menopause, illness, burnout, etc). Change can also be tough on relationships, and my holistic approach can help you refresh connection.
We’ll tinker together on techniques to fit you, such as Gendlin’s Focusing, somatic EMDR, IFS parts work, ACT, mindfulness, breath, movement, dreamwork, expressive arts, existential questions and bibliotherapy.
In hard times, important transformations are possible, but we can get lost and stuck. It’s painful when our usual approaches don’t work. It’s difficult to see outside our ways of operating in constant stress, intergenerational reactivity, or shoulds that misshape us. I help people see and get more free. I help you connect with your core knowing so you can more wisely revise your life. You may be grieving (death, divorce, lost years, etc). You may be facing changes (career decisions/shifts, peri-/menopause, illness, burnout, etc). Change can also be tough on relationships, and my holistic approach can help you refresh connection.
I integrate a variety of modalities in sessions, including parts work, attachment theory, somatic techniques, and creative exploration.
Are you looking to make a change but keep getting stuck in old, unsatisfying patterns? Is there a life transition (for example, opening up a relationship or a later-in-life coming out) you're having trouble with? I'm a queer therapist passionate about working with people who want support in navigating life's complexities. Together, in a non-judgmental space, we will find approaches that work to repair attachment wounds, address past traumas, and get curious about limiting beliefs so you can live a more expansive and authentic life.
I integrate a variety of modalities in sessions, including parts work, attachment theory, somatic techniques, and creative exploration.
Are you looking to make a change but keep getting stuck in old, unsatisfying patterns? Is there a life transition (for example, opening up a relationship or a later-in-life coming out) you're having trouble with? I'm a queer therapist passionate about working with people who want support in navigating life's complexities. Together, in a non-judgmental space, we will find approaches that work to repair attachment wounds, address past traumas, and get curious about limiting beliefs so you can live a more expansive and authentic life.
I support people who are experiencing symptoms of chronic stress and trauma by utilizing EMDR and somatic work.
I believe that counseling is a collaborative process, so I hope to involve individuals in their goals and tools to overcome life difficulties with greater ease and self-awareness. Life experiences are a part of us whether they are good and bad and having support to understand them is the first step! My main focus is to provide a compassionate space for all who come into my office. The next part is we work through your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. In a way, I am holding a mirror for you to see your self in a different light and supporting you through every step.
I support people who are experiencing symptoms of chronic stress and trauma by utilizing EMDR and somatic work.
I believe that counseling is a collaborative process, so I hope to involve individuals in their goals and tools to overcome life difficulties with greater ease and self-awareness. Life experiences are a part of us whether they are good and bad and having support to understand them is the first step! My main focus is to provide a compassionate space for all who come into my office. The next part is we work through your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. In a way, I am holding a mirror for you to see your self in a different light and supporting you through every step.
I utilize Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, and somatic practices to support you in accessing your innate ability to heal.
I work with clients seeking deep and transformative healing. Together, we hold space to witness your inner world with curiosity and compassion to guide the once disconnected parts of you back to your self. Through this work, we support your system in releasing the burdens you have carried to reinstate a sense of wholeness and knowing. I am trans and queer affirming, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressionist.
I utilize Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, and somatic practices to support you in accessing your innate ability to heal.
I work with clients seeking deep and transformative healing. Together, we hold space to witness your inner world with curiosity and compassion to guide the once disconnected parts of you back to your self. Through this work, we support your system in releasing the burdens you have carried to reinstate a sense of wholeness and knowing. I am trans and queer affirming, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressionist.
Maria Carella
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Saint Louis, MO 63119 (Online Only)
My Treatment Orientation is eclectic and is informed by CPT, Insight Oriented, Somatic Therapy and Yoga to integrate mind and body.
I bring 30 years of experience working with women, couples and families. I am a gentle and compassionate listener who works hard to understand you and your concerns. I can help you sort through your thoughts and feelings so that you can make sense of the past and implement a plan for the future which includes clarity and compassion for yourself and others.
My Treatment Orientation is eclectic and is informed by CPT, Insight Oriented, Somatic Therapy and Yoga to integrate mind and body.
I bring 30 years of experience working with women, couples and families. I am a gentle and compassionate listener who works hard to understand you and your concerns. I can help you sort through your thoughts and feelings so that you can make sense of the past and implement a plan for the future which includes clarity and compassion for yourself and others.
Davorka Marovic-Johnson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Clayton, MO 63105
By combining brain-based therapy with heart-centered, somatic, and emotion-focused interventions, you will gain a deeper understanding of the underlying meanings of your emotions and the importance of addressing them.
The therapeutic relationship plays a pivotal role in facilitating clients' progress and growth. It fosters the development of trust, empathy, and rapport, which are essential for promoting insight, healing, and positive change. To help you achieve your goals more effectively, I integrate evidence-based modalities with a unique assessment I created. This assessment provides insights into your attachment and relational experiences, lifeline, developmental ruptures, protective factors, and intergenerational influences impacting your mental health.
By combining brain-based therapy with heart-centered, somatic, and emotion-focused interventions, you will gain a deeper understanding of the underlying meanings of your emotions and the importance of addressing them.
The therapeutic relationship plays a pivotal role in facilitating clients' progress and growth. It fosters the development of trust, empathy, and rapport, which are essential for promoting insight, healing, and positive change. To help you achieve your goals more effectively, I integrate evidence-based modalities with a unique assessment I created. This assessment provides insights into your attachment and relational experiences, lifeline, developmental ruptures, protective factors, and intergenerational influences impacting your mental health.
Bethany Bennett EMDR Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Maplewood, MO 63143
I use evidence-based practices like EMDR and Somatic Therapy, which are two powerful mind/body therapies that go much deeper than traditional talk therapy.
You’ve tried talk therapy, but it hasn’t been very effective. You still feel anxious, on-edge, and overwhelmed most of the time and you just feel so stuck. You still feel depleted at work, stagnant in your relationships, and just generally on-edge. You’re looking for a different approach that’s goes deeper and creates lasting change. You’re tired of putting in all the work to feel better but only getting a temporary fix. I’m a somatic therapist and I help clients access trauma stored in both the mind and body, so they can actually feel better and for good.
I use evidence-based practices like EMDR and Somatic Therapy, which are two powerful mind/body therapies that go much deeper than traditional talk therapy.
You’ve tried talk therapy, but it hasn’t been very effective. You still feel anxious, on-edge, and overwhelmed most of the time and you just feel so stuck. You still feel depleted at work, stagnant in your relationships, and just generally on-edge. You’re looking for a different approach that’s goes deeper and creates lasting change. You’re tired of putting in all the work to feel better but only getting a temporary fix. I’m a somatic therapist and I help clients access trauma stored in both the mind and body, so they can actually feel better and for good.
I primarily utilize Somatic Experiencing to support you and your nervous system in building the capacity to step more fully and authentically into your relationships and life.
Welcome! I’m so grateful you’re here. I believe deeply in the inherent worth and healing capacity of all human beings. I view the therapeutic relationship as a sacred, expansive, and co-created space that allows us to show up authentically, get curious, engage vulnerably, and step into our power. I believe that within therapy, we work to expand our capacity to be in relationship with ourselves and the world around us. Trauma is a part of life, and healing from it is a part of what our nervous systems are wired to do. As your trauma-informed therapist, you can expect me to show up authentically as a human first and foremost.
I primarily utilize Somatic Experiencing to support you and your nervous system in building the capacity to step more fully and authentically into your relationships and life.
Welcome! I’m so grateful you’re here. I believe deeply in the inherent worth and healing capacity of all human beings. I view the therapeutic relationship as a sacred, expansive, and co-created space that allows us to show up authentically, get curious, engage vulnerably, and step into our power. I believe that within therapy, we work to expand our capacity to be in relationship with ourselves and the world around us. Trauma is a part of life, and healing from it is a part of what our nervous systems are wired to do. As your trauma-informed therapist, you can expect me to show up authentically as a human first and foremost.
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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.