Somatic Therapists in Ellicottville, NY
Hello and Welcome! My name is Laura Widger, owner of Inner Peace and Strength in Ellicottville, NY. I am humbled and honored to have you click and browse my profile! With my therapeutic lens, specialty, and expertise being trauma healing, the name of my private practice was created with intention. My personal drive, motivation, and mission is to provide a safe and healing environment where clients can heal from the hardships, pain, and traumas of the past. I truly believe inner peace and strength is obtainable and can be a way of living. My job is to help, assist, and support the healing process and journey of trauma recovery.
Hello and Welcome! My name is Laura Widger, owner of Inner Peace and Strength in Ellicottville, NY. I am humbled and honored to have you click and browse my profile! With my therapeutic lens, specialty, and expertise being trauma healing, the name of my private practice was created with intention. My personal drive, motivation, and mission is to provide a safe and healing environment where clients can heal from the hardships, pain, and traumas of the past. I truly believe inner peace and strength is obtainable and can be a way of living. My job is to help, assist, and support the healing process and journey of trauma recovery.
The struggles of daily life can get in the way of what truly matters, relationships with the people you love most. With the right approach, we can get you back on track. I work with conflict, poor communication, lack of intimacy, affairs/betrayal, resentment, effective parenting strategies and more. As someone who has gone through several life altering transitions, I can help you navigate the rough waters. Relationships are an art, but understanding the science behind them is key. Together, we can untangle your deepest needs and help you relate to your loved ones in ways that will bring you closer than ever.
The struggles of daily life can get in the way of what truly matters, relationships with the people you love most. With the right approach, we can get you back on track. I work with conflict, poor communication, lack of intimacy, affairs/betrayal, resentment, effective parenting strategies and more. As someone who has gone through several life altering transitions, I can help you navigate the rough waters. Relationships are an art, but understanding the science behind them is key. Together, we can untangle your deepest needs and help you relate to your loved ones in ways that will bring you closer than ever.
If you are looking for a partner in your healing journey, I am here to help you reach your goals towards feeling relief! My philosophy as a therapist is to be there with my client, offering the validation and tools to work through their struggles. I bring an eclectic approach, using interventions from various modalities that meet the needs of my client.
If you are looking for a partner in your healing journey, I am here to help you reach your goals towards feeling relief! My philosophy as a therapist is to be there with my client, offering the validation and tools to work through their struggles. I bring an eclectic approach, using interventions from various modalities that meet the needs of my client.
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I'm an anxiety and grief therapist, serving clients across New York State. I help adults who feel like they are in survival mode and who are trying to get their lives back. Whether you've experienced a profound loss or you're coping with constant racing thoughts about "what if's," we will work together to find a path forward that reconnects you with more moments of peace, joy and feeling like you can take a full breath again. I encourage clients to experiment with a variety coping strategies to see what feels most effective.
I'm an anxiety and grief therapist, serving clients across New York State. I help adults who feel like they are in survival mode and who are trying to get their lives back. Whether you've experienced a profound loss or you're coping with constant racing thoughts about "what if's," we will work together to find a path forward that reconnects you with more moments of peace, joy and feeling like you can take a full breath again. I encourage clients to experiment with a variety coping strategies to see what feels most effective.
Like Brett Butler or Lady Brett Ashley, I am a female with a traditionally male name. My background is as unique as my name, qualifying me to treat a diverse spectrum of people and issues. I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC). My specialty is trauma and dissociation and I am EMDR certified. I am also trained by ASCH in advanced clinical hypnotherapy. I take a person centered, holistic approach in my work and am strongly aware of the mind-body connection. Laughter, tears, breath, thoughts, feelings, behaviors: expect to explore them all!
Like Brett Butler or Lady Brett Ashley, I am a female with a traditionally male name. My background is as unique as my name, qualifying me to treat a diverse spectrum of people and issues. I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC). My specialty is trauma and dissociation and I am EMDR certified. I am also trained by ASCH in advanced clinical hypnotherapy. I take a person centered, holistic approach in my work and am strongly aware of the mind-body connection. Laughter, tears, breath, thoughts, feelings, behaviors: expect to explore them all!
I am trained in somatic experience to help heal trauma.
Hello - I have been practicing relationship therapy since 1999 and opened my practice in 2001. In my years of working with couples and individuals, I have learned that change is possible even when it seems hopeless. I understand the courage it takes to share your personal life with a stranger. I am honored to assist couples and individuals who are struggling with relationship issues, sexual concerns, sexual identity and chronic illness. My goal is to assist client(s) in attaining their goals in a healthy way. I invite you to browse my web site: www.couplescounseling.biz
I am trained in somatic experience to help heal trauma.
Hello - I have been practicing relationship therapy since 1999 and opened my practice in 2001. In my years of working with couples and individuals, I have learned that change is possible even when it seems hopeless. I understand the courage it takes to share your personal life with a stranger. I am honored to assist couples and individuals who are struggling with relationship issues, sexual concerns, sexual identity and chronic illness. My goal is to assist client(s) in attaining their goals in a healthy way. I invite you to browse my web site: www.couplescounseling.biz
The work of growth and healing is sacred, challenging and beautiful work. Often, my clients come to me when they are at the edge of something scary, painful or confusing. Maybe they are exhausted from their own efforts, physically broken down, seeing their pain leak out into relationships or school or jobs, and they know they need help. They know there's something more to life, that it's not supposed to be this hard. They don't feel whole, stable or capable of achieving the kind of life they know should be within their grasp.
The work of growth and healing is sacred, challenging and beautiful work. Often, my clients come to me when they are at the edge of something scary, painful or confusing. Maybe they are exhausted from their own efforts, physically broken down, seeing their pain leak out into relationships or school or jobs, and they know they need help. They know there's something more to life, that it's not supposed to be this hard. They don't feel whole, stable or capable of achieving the kind of life they know should be within their grasp.
Trauma-Focused Therapy Intensives! For motivated individuals committed to accelerated healing in 1-3 sessions. Hello, I'm a Trauma Therapist trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Progressive Counting (PC), both unique mind-body-based interventions most known for treating PTSD, generalized anxiety, depression, and performance anxiety. Both approaches help people like you get unstuck by processing unresolved traumatic memories. I combine the power of both modalities to curate not only your individualized treatment plan, but most importantly, a safe, supportive environment for intensive processing.
Trauma-Focused Therapy Intensives! For motivated individuals committed to accelerated healing in 1-3 sessions. Hello, I'm a Trauma Therapist trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Progressive Counting (PC), both unique mind-body-based interventions most known for treating PTSD, generalized anxiety, depression, and performance anxiety. Both approaches help people like you get unstuck by processing unresolved traumatic memories. I combine the power of both modalities to curate not only your individualized treatment plan, but most importantly, a safe, supportive environment for intensive processing.
I help adults who feel overwhelmed, anxious, distressed or stuck find clarity, stability, and emotional relief during life’s most stressful or uncertain moments. Whether you’re navigating grief and loss, health-related challenges, relationship concerns, work issues or a major transition, my goal is to offer a grounded, supportive, safe space where you can feel understood and empowered.
I help adults who feel overwhelmed, anxious, distressed or stuck find clarity, stability, and emotional relief during life’s most stressful or uncertain moments. Whether you’re navigating grief and loss, health-related challenges, relationship concerns, work issues or a major transition, my goal is to offer a grounded, supportive, safe space where you can feel understood and empowered.
Making the decision to come to therapy is a difficult & courageous one. We understand this & make every effort to create safety while challenging our clients to create the life they want. We specializing in treating couples who are struggling with communication challenges, sexual concerns, sexual dysfunction, parenting, recovering from affairs (emotional & physical). We have therapists who specialize in kink, nonmonogamy, sexual addiction, eating disorders, and healing from trauma/grief. We know how chaotic people's lives are, so we have availabity seven days a week & have evening hours. We look forward to helping you.
Making the decision to come to therapy is a difficult & courageous one. We understand this & make every effort to create safety while challenging our clients to create the life they want. We specializing in treating couples who are struggling with communication challenges, sexual concerns, sexual dysfunction, parenting, recovering from affairs (emotional & physical). We have therapists who specialize in kink, nonmonogamy, sexual addiction, eating disorders, and healing from trauma/grief. We know how chaotic people's lives are, so we have availabity seven days a week & have evening hours. We look forward to helping you.
If you are here, reading these words, you just took your first step towards healing! I welcome you to be open minded on your journey to heal the old wounds you may be carrying from past experiences. You may feel lost, scared, confused or just have an inner knowing it is time to make a change in your life. I am here to help you by guiding and supporting you in reaching your hopes and goals of building resilience; and creating a better connection to your whole self. My specialty is trauma, I work to address the root cause rather than the surface level issue. My ideal client is looking to go deep within to create lasting change.
If you are here, reading these words, you just took your first step towards healing! I welcome you to be open minded on your journey to heal the old wounds you may be carrying from past experiences. You may feel lost, scared, confused or just have an inner knowing it is time to make a change in your life. I am here to help you by guiding and supporting you in reaching your hopes and goals of building resilience; and creating a better connection to your whole self. My specialty is trauma, I work to address the root cause rather than the surface level issue. My ideal client is looking to go deep within to create lasting change.
I admire & appreciate the courage it takes to initiate & maintain therapy. Individuals & couples call because they are stuck in unhealthy patterns & do not know how to do something different. I assist them in creating & maintaining healthy patterns. Anxiety & panic are struggles for many people. They learn to control the anxiety as opposed the anxiety controlling them. Miscommunication happens because people often listen to talk as opposed to understand. I teach clients how to communicate in the therapy room so they leave knowing how to do it. Clients regain trust so they can reconnect emotionally & sexually.
I admire & appreciate the courage it takes to initiate & maintain therapy. Individuals & couples call because they are stuck in unhealthy patterns & do not know how to do something different. I assist them in creating & maintaining healthy patterns. Anxiety & panic are struggles for many people. They learn to control the anxiety as opposed the anxiety controlling them. Miscommunication happens because people often listen to talk as opposed to understand. I teach clients how to communicate in the therapy room so they leave knowing how to do it. Clients regain trust so they can reconnect emotionally & sexually.
I use EMDR, somatic approaches, and parts work in 90 min
You can see your patterns clearly, but that hasn't made them easier to change. Slowing down doesn't feel safe. Hard things haven't scared you, but a relationship, a quiet moment, or a “boring” Tuesday sometimes does.
I specialize in complex trauma, identity, and nervous system-informed therapy. The people I tend to work with look fine from the outside. Better than fine, often. High-functioning, competent, holding a lot together. And completely exhausted by the distance between who they are in a room full of people and what's actually going on underneath that. Often that includes veterans, first responders, and career professionals.
I use EMDR, somatic approaches, and parts work in 90 min
You can see your patterns clearly, but that hasn't made them easier to change. Slowing down doesn't feel safe. Hard things haven't scared you, but a relationship, a quiet moment, or a “boring” Tuesday sometimes does.
I specialize in complex trauma, identity, and nervous system-informed therapy. The people I tend to work with look fine from the outside. Better than fine, often. High-functioning, competent, holding a lot together. And completely exhausted by the distance between who they are in a room full of people and what's actually going on underneath that. Often that includes veterans, first responders, and career professionals.
Life can be hard at times and it can leave you feeling stuck and hopeless, but there is hope. I believe you deserve to live a life in which you are thriving instead of surviving. I can help you begin to understand, transform, and heal your pain so that you can live a fulfilling and meaningful life. One of the bravest things we can do is to begin to understand ourselves and you don’t have to go on that journey alone. I will provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental space to foster your healing journey. “When we have the courage to walk into our story and own it, we get to write the ending” -Brene Brown
Life can be hard at times and it can leave you feeling stuck and hopeless, but there is hope. I believe you deserve to live a life in which you are thriving instead of surviving. I can help you begin to understand, transform, and heal your pain so that you can live a fulfilling and meaningful life. One of the bravest things we can do is to begin to understand ourselves and you don’t have to go on that journey alone. I will provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental space to foster your healing journey. “When we have the courage to walk into our story and own it, we get to write the ending” -Brene Brown
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You may feel stuck right now—overwhelmed by chronic stress, anxiety, weighed down by depression, or carrying the impact of complex trauma. These struggles can show up as constant self-criticism, feeling unworthy, substance use, or patterns at work or in relationships that leave you drained and disconnected. They don’t just stay in your mind—they often live in the body too, as tension, exhaustion, or a sense of being on edge.
Many of the people I see are looking for more than talk therapy and feel drawn to mind–body approaches. In our work, we explore not only thoughts and emotions, but also how experiences live in the body.
You may feel stuck right now—overwhelmed by chronic stress, anxiety, weighed down by depression, or carrying the impact of complex trauma. These struggles can show up as constant self-criticism, feeling unworthy, substance use, or patterns at work or in relationships that leave you drained and disconnected. They don’t just stay in your mind—they often live in the body too, as tension, exhaustion, or a sense of being on edge.
Many of the people I see are looking for more than talk therapy and feel drawn to mind–body approaches. In our work, we explore not only thoughts and emotions, but also how experiences live in the body.
Drawing from relational, compassion-focused, somatic, and parts work models, I support clients in uncovering their own innate capacity to heal and grow.
Therapy is a wonderful space to build resilience. Through cultivating awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and sensations, we can break unwanted patterns of avoidance, reactivity, or shutting down. Through replacing judgment with mindfulness and self-criticism with self-compassion, we gain a greater sense of agency. Through understanding ourselves within our biological, social, and historical context, we are reminded of a shared humanity.
Drawing from relational, compassion-focused, somatic, and parts work models, I support clients in uncovering their own innate capacity to heal and grow.
Therapy is a wonderful space to build resilience. Through cultivating awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and sensations, we can break unwanted patterns of avoidance, reactivity, or shutting down. Through replacing judgment with mindfulness and self-criticism with self-compassion, we gain a greater sense of agency. Through understanding ourselves within our biological, social, and historical context, we are reminded of a shared humanity.
I understand counseling to be a place in which with collaboration, relationships, and trust, an individual can begin to craft the life they want to live by meeting themselves where they are at. Through an intersectional lens, it is my priority to co-create a space in which clients can connect with their whole experience and identities in creating the foundation for an abundance of growth. I understand clients to be the expert of their experience and the work we do to be inherently collaborative.
I understand counseling to be a place in which with collaboration, relationships, and trust, an individual can begin to craft the life they want to live by meeting themselves where they are at. Through an intersectional lens, it is my priority to co-create a space in which clients can connect with their whole experience and identities in creating the foundation for an abundance of growth. I understand clients to be the expert of their experience and the work we do to be inherently collaborative.
I guide clients through healing using EMDR, IFS, somatic awareness, mindfulness, attachment theory, and humor.
Seeking help is a courageous step. If you've spent time in traditional therapy, you've likely made valuable progress. But if talk, insight, and coping haven’t led to lasting change, it may be time for a different approach. I often work with clients who come from families where boundaries were unclear, emotions were misunderstood, connection felt conditional, or abuse was mistaken for love. These challenges run deep, creating patterns of reactivity, anxiety, depression, and painful relationship dynamics. By addressing the root cause, we break cycles of suffering and move beyond mere coping to true, lasting healing.
I guide clients through healing using EMDR, IFS, somatic awareness, mindfulness, attachment theory, and humor.
Seeking help is a courageous step. If you've spent time in traditional therapy, you've likely made valuable progress. But if talk, insight, and coping haven’t led to lasting change, it may be time for a different approach. I often work with clients who come from families where boundaries were unclear, emotions were misunderstood, connection felt conditional, or abuse was mistaken for love. These challenges run deep, creating patterns of reactivity, anxiety, depression, and painful relationship dynamics. By addressing the root cause, we break cycles of suffering and move beyond mere coping to true, lasting healing.
I utilize a holistic approach with consideration for the mind-body connection, often integrating mindfulness and somatic awareness.
We were not meant to manage all of life’s challenges on our own. However, reaching out for help can be daunting, so I appreciate you taking that first step for support. I know that you are the ultimate expert on yourself, while my role is to provide the guiding interventions to help you access your most authentic self. My goal is to collaborate to fill your tool box with practical strategies for growth and resiliency, as well as digging deeper to get to the root of your challenges. I specialize in working with those with anxiety, panic, trauma, and caregivers or those with chronic illness.
I utilize a holistic approach with consideration for the mind-body connection, often integrating mindfulness and somatic awareness.
We were not meant to manage all of life’s challenges on our own. However, reaching out for help can be daunting, so I appreciate you taking that first step for support. I know that you are the ultimate expert on yourself, while my role is to provide the guiding interventions to help you access your most authentic self. My goal is to collaborate to fill your tool box with practical strategies for growth and resiliency, as well as digging deeper to get to the root of your challenges. I specialize in working with those with anxiety, panic, trauma, and caregivers or those with chronic illness.
Ofer Ziv - Ketamine Assisted Therapy - Buffalo Ny
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Amherst, NY 14221
Waitlist for new clients
My experience with Somatic therapy, EMDR, and Internal Family System helps clients deepen their understand of their internal processes.
Have you tried making changes in your life, only to find yourself back in the same old patterns? Making a meaningful change is challenging but necessary for moving forward. Your old beliefs will try to keep you safe in what you know. Ketamine is a legal, safe, and effective medicine that helps amplify psychotherapy, and facilitate change. KAP can help clients experience more frequent breakthroughs and sustained improvement in symptoms. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that is also known to have psychedelic and neuroplasticity encouraging properties.
My experience with Somatic therapy, EMDR, and Internal Family System helps clients deepen their understand of their internal processes.
Have you tried making changes in your life, only to find yourself back in the same old patterns? Making a meaningful change is challenging but necessary for moving forward. Your old beliefs will try to keep you safe in what you know. Ketamine is a legal, safe, and effective medicine that helps amplify psychotherapy, and facilitate change. KAP can help clients experience more frequent breakthroughs and sustained improvement in symptoms. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that is also known to have psychedelic and neuroplasticity encouraging properties.
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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.