Somatic Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
As a queer therapist with a background in dance and somatic therapies, I see the body as a window to our feelings and the place where healing happens.
You might be reading this because you feel like you’re only sharing the parts of yourself that make people feel comfortable, or you’re missing the playful, creative parts of yourself in your day to day life and relationships. Maybe somewhere along your journey you learned to conform your uniqueness or dismiss your feelings in order to belong. You stay silent in meetings, constantly judge yourself, and go with the flow even when it means betraying your own needs. All of this overthinking takes up energy and, worse, can leave you feeling small, alone, anxious, and like you're always hiding something. You deserve to feel fully seen.
As a queer therapist with a background in dance and somatic therapies, I see the body as a window to our feelings and the place where healing happens.
You might be reading this because you feel like you’re only sharing the parts of yourself that make people feel comfortable, or you’re missing the playful, creative parts of yourself in your day to day life and relationships. Maybe somewhere along your journey you learned to conform your uniqueness or dismiss your feelings in order to belong. You stay silent in meetings, constantly judge yourself, and go with the flow even when it means betraying your own needs. All of this overthinking takes up energy and, worse, can leave you feeling small, alone, anxious, and like you're always hiding something. You deserve to feel fully seen.
My approach combines somatic therapy, attachment work, and trauma-informed care to foster healing and connection.
I am trained in Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), somatic parts work, and sensorimotor therapy for complex trauma. My approach is trauma-informed and integrative, meaning we'll work at your own pace, paying close attention to what feels safe and supportive for you.
My approach combines somatic therapy, attachment work, and trauma-informed care to foster healing and connection.
I am trained in Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), somatic parts work, and sensorimotor therapy for complex trauma. My approach is trauma-informed and integrative, meaning we'll work at your own pace, paying close attention to what feels safe and supportive for you.
My area of expertise is working with adults, children, and parents of children who are neurocomplex—specifically those with ADHD, autism, PDA, and/or OCD. Neurodivergence often overlaps with anxiety, depression, and complex trauma, all of which we explore as part of the journey to unmasking and returning to the self. When behavioral therapies feel like they are just scratching the surface, we know it's time to tap into the wisdom within or dive deeper with other modalities. My extensive trainings have allowed me to be flexible with my approach so clients feel seen, heard, and gently challenged to try new ways of being.
My area of expertise is working with adults, children, and parents of children who are neurocomplex—specifically those with ADHD, autism, PDA, and/or OCD. Neurodivergence often overlaps with anxiety, depression, and complex trauma, all of which we explore as part of the journey to unmasking and returning to the self. When behavioral therapies feel like they are just scratching the surface, we know it's time to tap into the wisdom within or dive deeper with other modalities. My extensive trainings have allowed me to be flexible with my approach so clients feel seen, heard, and gently challenged to try new ways of being.
I offer Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Somatic Experiencing (SE) Therapy for trauma therapy.
Dealing with your own pain while trying to engage fully in your life can prove to be an overwhelming task. It can leave you feeling lonely, isolated and without hope of a life beyond your painful feelings and experiences. The people I work with often struggle navigating through racial and religious identity issues while also trying to manage intense and difficult emotions. They can find it hard to deal with behaviors or thoughts that negatively impact their lives. They often want a chance to recognize, address and heal from the root of these emotions in the hopes of gaining control of their lives.
I offer Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Somatic Experiencing (SE) Therapy for trauma therapy.
Dealing with your own pain while trying to engage fully in your life can prove to be an overwhelming task. It can leave you feeling lonely, isolated and without hope of a life beyond your painful feelings and experiences. The people I work with often struggle navigating through racial and religious identity issues while also trying to manage intense and difficult emotions. They can find it hard to deal with behaviors or thoughts that negatively impact their lives. They often want a chance to recognize, address and heal from the root of these emotions in the hopes of gaining control of their lives.
Is your child or teen struggling emotionally? You so desperately want them to be happy, but everything you say to try and help becomes a fight. Maybe they aren't getting along with other kids at school, their grades are slipping, and they seem depressed and anxious. Are you a working parent just trying to get by in NYC but don't know how to help your child? Whether they have experienced significant trauma that needs to be processed and healed, or they are simply having a hard time and you're not sure how to help, it is clear that your kid needs more support.
Is your child or teen struggling emotionally? You so desperately want them to be happy, but everything you say to try and help becomes a fight. Maybe they aren't getting along with other kids at school, their grades are slipping, and they seem depressed and anxious. Are you a working parent just trying to get by in NYC but don't know how to help your child? Whether they have experienced significant trauma that needs to be processed and healed, or they are simply having a hard time and you're not sure how to help, it is clear that your kid needs more support.
My approach integrates Somatic Experiencing and the Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM), along with mindfulness and parts work.
You may have done therapy before. You understand your history and can name your patterns — yet in relationships or moments of stress, you still react in ways that feel automatic, and at times even self-sabotaging. You might intellectualize your emotions, overanalyze interactions, or know what “makes sense” but struggle to actually feel different.
These patterns are often rooted in relational trauma — early or significant relationships that shaped how you learned to cope, connect, and protect yourself. Even with insight, they can continue to live on in your nervous system and sense of identity.
My approach integrates Somatic Experiencing and the Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM), along with mindfulness and parts work.
You may have done therapy before. You understand your history and can name your patterns — yet in relationships or moments of stress, you still react in ways that feel automatic, and at times even self-sabotaging. You might intellectualize your emotions, overanalyze interactions, or know what “makes sense” but struggle to actually feel different.
These patterns are often rooted in relational trauma — early or significant relationships that shaped how you learned to cope, connect, and protect yourself. Even with insight, they can continue to live on in your nervous system and sense of identity.
As a therapist, I work collaboratively with clients using trauma informed somatic and evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Parts Work, and MI (Motivational Interviewing).
Looking for a therapist can be a vulnerable process. I am here to support you in figuring out whether we could be a good fit. My style of therapy is connected, open and collaborative with the goal of helping you gain a deeper understanding of yourself. I am warm, expressive, direct, and honest.
I deeply value working within an anti-oppression based framework. In addition to working with clients who identify as TGNC and/or queer, I specialize in working with folks who struggle with anxiety, OCD and depression. I use a collaborative, individualized approach that honors you and your unique goals.
As a therapist, I work collaboratively with clients using trauma informed somatic and evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Parts Work, and MI (Motivational Interviewing).
Looking for a therapist can be a vulnerable process. I am here to support you in figuring out whether we could be a good fit. My style of therapy is connected, open and collaborative with the goal of helping you gain a deeper understanding of yourself. I am warm, expressive, direct, and honest.
I deeply value working within an anti-oppression based framework. In addition to working with clients who identify as TGNC and/or queer, I specialize in working with folks who struggle with anxiety, OCD and depression. I use a collaborative, individualized approach that honors you and your unique goals.
One of my core values is to offer my complete presence to the other person. I believe presence is key to fostering a safe and secure environment so that mutual trust can unfold and transformative work can be done. Since 2010, I have focused my work on children and parents struggling with family life challenges including traumatic events such as divorce, loss, prenatal/birth trauma, medical procedures, adoption and attachment disruption. I am also trained in Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART), a modality that specifically helps children resolve trauma using play, movement, and sensory motor stimulation.
One of my core values is to offer my complete presence to the other person. I believe presence is key to fostering a safe and secure environment so that mutual trust can unfold and transformative work can be done. Since 2010, I have focused my work on children and parents struggling with family life challenges including traumatic events such as divorce, loss, prenatal/birth trauma, medical procedures, adoption and attachment disruption. I am also trained in Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART), a modality that specifically helps children resolve trauma using play, movement, and sensory motor stimulation.
I integrate depth and somatic therapy approaches to meet my client's nervous systems wherever they are at.
I'll walk beside you along this new path if you're ready to take the first step. I help adults who want to heal emotional wounds. Professional, responsible individuals who take care of others but have a hard time seeking care for themselves. Folks who can be their own worst critic, who feel unseen and often sacrifice their comfort to keep things running smoothly. When things have been this way forever it can be hard to imagine a life with enough space to make yourself a priority. If this sounds like you, we can team up to bring connection, groundedness and ease into your life. Start a new journey: reach out.
I integrate depth and somatic therapy approaches to meet my client's nervous systems wherever they are at.
I'll walk beside you along this new path if you're ready to take the first step. I help adults who want to heal emotional wounds. Professional, responsible individuals who take care of others but have a hard time seeking care for themselves. Folks who can be their own worst critic, who feel unseen and often sacrifice their comfort to keep things running smoothly. When things have been this way forever it can be hard to imagine a life with enough space to make yourself a priority. If this sounds like you, we can team up to bring connection, groundedness and ease into your life. Start a new journey: reach out.
I have been trained in and/or have experience with CBT, DBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, Play Therapy, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Parent Management Training (PMT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Therapies.
You're the one people rely on—high-achieving, always holding it together. But inside, you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or not quite like yourself. Or perhaps you're watching your child struggle with big emotions, your teen navigate school and friendships, or you're questioning whether you're doing enough as a parent. Whether you're facing anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship stress, or a major life transition, you deserve support that truly understands you. Together, we'll make sense of your experiences, break unhelpful patterns, and build practical tools that create meaningful, lasting change.
I have been trained in and/or have experience with CBT, DBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, Play Therapy, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Parent Management Training (PMT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Therapies.
You're the one people rely on—high-achieving, always holding it together. But inside, you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or not quite like yourself. Or perhaps you're watching your child struggle with big emotions, your teen navigate school and friendships, or you're questioning whether you're doing enough as a parent. Whether you're facing anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship stress, or a major life transition, you deserve support that truly understands you. Together, we'll make sense of your experiences, break unhelpful patterns, and build practical tools that create meaningful, lasting change.
Being human is a wondrous and challenging endeavor. Most of us walk around each day feeling inadequate, lost, anxious or depressed. And yet something inside us yearns for more. It takes tremendous courage to slow down and listen to this voice. To turn towards the painful feelings and try to understand them. I believe that with the right support, the hard stuff is actually the gateway to a life that is more purposeful, meaningful, integrated and peace-filled. In my office I create a warm and engaging space for clients to build self-awareness, heal old wounds and reflect on patterns that may not be helping them.
Being human is a wondrous and challenging endeavor. Most of us walk around each day feeling inadequate, lost, anxious or depressed. And yet something inside us yearns for more. It takes tremendous courage to slow down and listen to this voice. To turn towards the painful feelings and try to understand them. I believe that with the right support, the hard stuff is actually the gateway to a life that is more purposeful, meaningful, integrated and peace-filled. In my office I create a warm and engaging space for clients to build self-awareness, heal old wounds and reflect on patterns that may not be helping them.
Do you sometimes feel misunderstood by others? Are you craving close and peaceful relationships with others but find them challenging? Is internal sadness and emptiness a familiar feeling for you? If you're struggling with these feelings, I might be able to help. I work to help individuals who struggle with inner conflict and interpersonal challenges, find love, peace and joy. My approach is kind, empathic and straightforward. I provide a safe space where you can openly be you and bring your full self to be seen and appreciated. My goal is to truly understand who you are and what it feels like to be you.
Do you sometimes feel misunderstood by others? Are you craving close and peaceful relationships with others but find them challenging? Is internal sadness and emptiness a familiar feeling for you? If you're struggling with these feelings, I might be able to help. I work to help individuals who struggle with inner conflict and interpersonal challenges, find love, peace and joy. My approach is kind, empathic and straightforward. I provide a safe space where you can openly be you and bring your full self to be seen and appreciated. My goal is to truly understand who you are and what it feels like to be you.
I offer warm, trauma-informed therapy grounded in mindfulness, somatic awareness, and IFS parts work.
You may be used to holding a lot—caring for others, keeping things moving, and finding a way through even when you’re overwhelmed. From the outside, you may seem capable and put together, while inside you’re anxious, overthinking, or disconnected from yourself. Therapy can be a place to slow down and listen to what is asking for your attention.
I work with individuals navigating anxiety, relational challenges, major life transitions, and the complex emotional terrain of new motherhood. I specialize in supporting women through postpartum anxiety, intrusive thoughts, nervous system overwhelm, identity shifts, and sleep disruption.
I offer warm, trauma-informed therapy grounded in mindfulness, somatic awareness, and IFS parts work.
You may be used to holding a lot—caring for others, keeping things moving, and finding a way through even when you’re overwhelmed. From the outside, you may seem capable and put together, while inside you’re anxious, overthinking, or disconnected from yourself. Therapy can be a place to slow down and listen to what is asking for your attention.
I work with individuals navigating anxiety, relational challenges, major life transitions, and the complex emotional terrain of new motherhood. I specialize in supporting women through postpartum anxiety, intrusive thoughts, nervous system overwhelm, identity shifts, and sleep disruption.
I weave together a range of therapeutic healing modalities including IFS, Hakomi and other somatic, nature-based and anti-oppressive practices.
My offerings include one-on-one and group therapy, coaching, supervision and training around a diverse breadth of themes. professional supervision around issues such as group facilitation, giving and receiving feedback, trauma-informed and oppression-informed practice.
I weave together a range of therapeutic healing modalities including IFS, Hakomi and other somatic, nature-based and anti-oppressive practices.
My offerings include one-on-one and group therapy, coaching, supervision and training around a diverse breadth of themes. professional supervision around issues such as group facilitation, giving and receiving feedback, trauma-informed and oppression-informed practice.
For 15 years, I was a NYC public school teacher working in specialized high schools and that experience has informed my understanding of how our intersectional identities influence how comfortably we move in our world today. I believe that personal, cultural and societal narratives can influence who we are and what we believe we can achieve. I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Ackerman Relational Approach and use an Anti-Bias Trauma informed lens. I am also an avid gamer and use video, TTRPG and other staples of Geek culture in my work with some clients to build empowering metaphors of their life experience.
For 15 years, I was a NYC public school teacher working in specialized high schools and that experience has informed my understanding of how our intersectional identities influence how comfortably we move in our world today. I believe that personal, cultural and societal narratives can influence who we are and what we believe we can achieve. I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Ackerman Relational Approach and use an Anti-Bias Trauma informed lens. I am also an avid gamer and use video, TTRPG and other staples of Geek culture in my work with some clients to build empowering metaphors of their life experience.
You are creative, intelligent, and inquisitive, but feel like you’ve been left to figure life out on your own. You’ve been shamed for your sensitivity and depth of emotion and treated as the odd one out. Soon, you learned to hide parts of yourself to be accepted, connected, and loved. While on some level, this helped you survive, it also left you feeling exhausted, depressed, and anxious. You struggle to achieve things that seem to come easily to others, and while you’re trying everything in your power to move forward, you don’t know how to trust yourself or your decisions. You wonder what’s wrong with you!?
You are creative, intelligent, and inquisitive, but feel like you’ve been left to figure life out on your own. You’ve been shamed for your sensitivity and depth of emotion and treated as the odd one out. Soon, you learned to hide parts of yourself to be accepted, connected, and loved. While on some level, this helped you survive, it also left you feeling exhausted, depressed, and anxious. You struggle to achieve things that seem to come easily to others, and while you’re trying everything in your power to move forward, you don’t know how to trust yourself or your decisions. You wonder what’s wrong with you!?
Do you feel stuck in long-standing self-doubt, anxiety, or painful relationship patterns that don’t change—even with insight or previous therapy? Maybe you feel trapped in cycles of overthinking, burnout, or overwhelming emotional reactions. Many of the people I work with carry a constant background tension or emotional weight that has become so familiar it can be hard to imagine life feeling different. Therapy offers a space to understand and shift the deeper patterns driving your stress so you can feel more authentic and confident in yourself, fulfilled in your relationships, and connected to what brings you joy and meaning.
Do you feel stuck in long-standing self-doubt, anxiety, or painful relationship patterns that don’t change—even with insight or previous therapy? Maybe you feel trapped in cycles of overthinking, burnout, or overwhelming emotional reactions. Many of the people I work with carry a constant background tension or emotional weight that has become so familiar it can be hard to imagine life feeling different. Therapy offers a space to understand and shift the deeper patterns driving your stress so you can feel more authentic and confident in yourself, fulfilled in your relationships, and connected to what brings you joy and meaning.
The Miles Clinic provides easy-to-access, affordable, high-quality, trauma literate psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families by phone or video chat (in person sessions may be available) living in the NYC area and New York State. We accept most non-Medicaid / non-Medicare private insurance plans and payment by sliding scale.
The Miles Clinic provides easy-to-access, affordable, high-quality, trauma literate psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families by phone or video chat (in person sessions may be available) living in the NYC area and New York State. We accept most non-Medicaid / non-Medicare private insurance plans and payment by sliding scale.
I use EMDR, parts work/IFS and attachment-focused work, as well as other approaches, such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, somatic and psychodynamic work.
Are you seeking relief from living with pain and confusion resulting from traumatic events and/or relationships? Have you experienced damaging family or relationship dynamics, violence, sexual abuse, loss, intergenerational trauma, discrimination, and/or systemic oppression? Have you developed self-protective strategies that are no longer serving you? Would you like to change your patterns and reactions? Is it time to take the next step in your healing journey? We will work together to bring you to a place where the results of trauma become a lighter load to carry, and possibly even a path to growth and joy.
I use EMDR, parts work/IFS and attachment-focused work, as well as other approaches, such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, somatic and psychodynamic work.
Are you seeking relief from living with pain and confusion resulting from traumatic events and/or relationships? Have you experienced damaging family or relationship dynamics, violence, sexual abuse, loss, intergenerational trauma, discrimination, and/or systemic oppression? Have you developed self-protective strategies that are no longer serving you? Would you like to change your patterns and reactions? Is it time to take the next step in your healing journey? We will work together to bring you to a place where the results of trauma become a lighter load to carry, and possibly even a path to growth and joy.
When life is changed by loss, trauma, or the reality of death and dying, it can be difficult to know how to move forward while honoring what—and who—you’ve lost. I’m Raya, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 15+ years of experience supporting adults through grief, trauma, and life transitions. I also work with individuals facing their own mortality, end-of-life concerns, and chronic illness, as well as the profound questions of meaning, identity, and what makes life worth living. Grief isn’t something we simply “get over”; therapy can help you find meaning while honoring what matters most.
When life is changed by loss, trauma, or the reality of death and dying, it can be difficult to know how to move forward while honoring what—and who—you’ve lost. I’m Raya, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 15+ years of experience supporting adults through grief, trauma, and life transitions. I also work with individuals facing their own mortality, end-of-life concerns, and chronic illness, as well as the profound questions of meaning, identity, and what makes life worth living. Grief isn’t something we simply “get over”; therapy can help you find meaning while honoring what matters most.
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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.