Somatic Therapists in Florence, OR

Currently wait-listing Medicare and Trillium OHP clients. The effects of trauma can undermine our natural ability to experience joy, peace and happiness in our lives, and it's not our fault! Traumatic experiences destroy trust and separate us from ourselves, leaving us in pain and fear. Using a wellness-focused, strengths-based, skill building, problem solving-approach, my work is to support your journey in wellness in life's difficult times and situations of grief, loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, aging, life transitions, chronic pain, chronic illness, cultural/ethnic diversity injustice, and meaning of life questions.

I am currently not accepting new clients~ I facilitate counseling from a holistic approach, using a variety of integrative therapeutic approaches. Difficult experiences and challenges deserve thoughtful and perceptive attention and I will help you identify inner strengths, create new self-awareness, build positive personal relationships, and healthier ways to move through adversity with a sense of wholeness and emotional stability. I offer insightful support to help examine core beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors that are limiting growth, joy, and empowerment.

Taking new clients, limited availability / Working with teens and adults who are desiring change in their lives, and seeking support to do so. A therapist's role is to help a client access their optimal life, which can take many forms. This may entail learning new coping strategies or self-regulation skills, healing unresolved trauma, unlearning maladaptive patterns, or experimenting with new ways of being. “We are born in relationship, we grow in relationship, we are wounded in relationship, and we can be healed in relationship.” — Harville Hendrix

My clinical work is with adults in the treatment of trauma and eating disorder recovery maintenance with focus on EMDR, ACT, IFS and Somatic modalities. I have found that healing childhood and adult trauma and the body's response to trauma activation are the keys to living a healthy integrated life. My practice is affirming and inclusive to all lifestyles and people. Please allow me to bring 20 years of experience into guiding you to the recognition of your own power and personal effectiveness to live your most genuine, authentic life. Please inquire by email.

As a Professional Counselor Associate, I will use my skills and voice to help empower my clients. I look forward to a long career in the mental health field where my community members, especially people of color, veterans, women, and individuals needing a cheerleader and advocate in their corner, can receive the care that they deserve. I want to understand the whole person and hope that everyone will soon be able to see themselves for who they are and not by what society or their diagnosis tells them. Seeking mental health treatment is a big step and I want to celebrate each person’s journey.

I enjoy working with motivated individuals, age 2+, and families seeking to improve an area of their life, increase life functioning or move past an obstacle holding them back. My ideal client is motivated for change, understands EMDR treatment is goal-oriented and short-term, rather than a life-long process.

I am passionate about coming into the Here and Now with clients and believe in the healing power of being witnessed with presence and loving kindness. Using mindfulness based practices I focus on supporting clients in addressing issues of depression, anxiety, and identity issues. In session I emphasize bringing the client’s attention out of thoughts/stories and into their present moment bodily experience with the understanding that more immediate change can occur this way. I enjoy experiencing the client and counselor relationship as a microcosm of the client’s greater relational life, and an opportunity to do deep healing.

Currently have a wait list. Openings possibly for June. I believe the power of change is inherent in each individual, but sometimes in need of a little guidance. I can help with setting, meeting, and achieving your goals. My approach in therapy is to provide a client centered approach to support the individual to achieve their goals through a strength-based, solution focused approach, utilizing an attachment lens. We each have a unique upbringing and are influenced by our past. I have been working in the social work field for over 10 years.

I AM ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. I use an Integrated Holistic Mind - Body Approach with Neurocounseling, Positive Psychology, Somatic Psychotherapy, Neurotherapy bio-feedback, etc.. I work with clients to create individualized treatment action plans to resolve difficulties, address challenges, & focus on achieving goals. I specialize in Relationships, Communication Skills; Anxiety / Stress; Life Direction & Career, Transition & Management; Trauma; Depression; Grief & Loss. I assist in gaining knowledge & answers, forming new behaviors, overcoming barriers, support healing & development, & in creating positive relationships.

I offer Online therapy for Individuals and Couples in the States of California and Oregon. If you're experiencing emotional pain, depression, anxiety, negative thoughts, or feeling unhappy with your life, you are doing the best thing for yourself reaching out for a professional to help you. I provide a confidential non-judgmental environment where you can explore deeper parts of yourself, understand behavioral patterns that may be negatively affecting your life, and learn how to improve your relationships. The ultimate goal is for you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life.

My style is engaged, compassionate, and collaborative. I genuinely care for my clients and desire to get to know you personally, to support you through whatever has brought you to therapy at this point in your life. I help clients work through issues that range from stressful and uncertain life circumstances you are navigating to generalized anxiety, OCD, depression, traumatic stress, and more. I believe in every person’s natural ability to be resilient, and also recognize how difficult the path can be when we encounter roadblocks and are feeling stuck.

We all experience times in our life when additional support could be helpful. Unfortunately, during these times seeking support can feel overwhelming and vulnerable. I realize it can take a great deal of courage and trust to reach out. As a therapist, I have deep respect for the people that I work with and it’s important to me that I understand my clients experiences and work collaboratively with them to support their goals. My approach is strength-based, trauma-informed, and rooted within a multicultural/feminist framework that attends to context, reinforces resilience, and focuses on empowerment.

*Our practice is CURRENTLY FULL. Please check back in January 2022 for updates as we review our capacity and existing client need.* ---------------------------------------------------- Looking for support with ASD, trauma recovery, anxiety management, ADHD, or challenging interpersonal dynamics? I enjoy connecting with clients ages 8 and up navigating a broad range of experiences, concerns, and hopes. Let me know your vision of counseling, your intention to use private insurance or out-of-pocket fee for service, and your availability for appointments and I will respond and help you gauge if we're a good fit.

My approach as a therapist is to honor the inherent worth and dignity of all. My intention is to deeply listen, and to be truly present. I seek to be an ally to the people I work with, in awakening the parts that have been silenced, and to hear and understand their stories. I draw from psychodynamic, relational, trauma-informed, and somatic perspectives. You'll have the opportunity to learn techniques for relaxation and stress management. This will increase your ability to move beyond habitual patterns of thinking and behaving, and towards having the freedom to choose how you inhabit yourself and your relationships.

Is life giving you a beating? Do you feel like you've been derailed? Sometimes you might need a helping hand to get back on track. Or maybe you don't even remember ever being "on track," but you'd like to develop a life of inner peace and meaning. Whatever the case, I'm here for you. Some of my areas of practice include anxiety, depression, trauma, identity, self-esteem, life transitions, spiritual concerns, premarital counseling, and relationship struggles. I also work with individuals who experience hallucinations.

**Accepting Pacific Source insurance*** (not PacificSourceOHP) Now more than ever, it's easy to feel disconnected and alone, with many of us struggling to cope with prolonged social isolation due to COVID-19. Whether you're dealing with significant life transitions, anxiety, and depression, or are in the LGBTQIA community striving to navigate, a too-often, unwelcoming world, I can help. In our work together, you will gain resources for grounding your active nervous system, decreasing reactivity in your relationships, and uncovering the spacious wisdom of your true nature at rest. Imagine yourself: embodied, connected, and aligned.

I believe you are the expert on you. My intention is to walk alongside you on your healing journey and co-create a container where you can discover the strengths and resources you have within yourself—where you can connect and reconnect with your Self. My approach to therapy is integrative and collaborative. I work from a person-centered, trauma-informed, and holistic approach. I believe nature is medicine and love incorporating movement and time outdoors into sessions. I am especially drawn to working with those in the LGBTQ+ community, and those healing from religious and/or spiritual trauma.