Somatic Therapists in Portland, OR
Therapy involves becoming aware of the emotional and relational patterns that shape how we think, feel, and relate to others. Often, what feels painful in the present has a history and becomes known through repetition in familiar emotional and relational dynamics. The work involves making these patterns visible so they can be reflected on and understood, while also attending to how they unfold in real time emotionally, relationally, and in the body. As these processes come into awareness, they can begin to shift and loosen their hold.
Therapy involves becoming aware of the emotional and relational patterns that shape how we think, feel, and relate to others. Often, what feels painful in the present has a history and becomes known through repetition in familiar emotional and relational dynamics. The work involves making these patterns visible so they can be reflected on and understood, while also attending to how they unfold in real time emotionally, relationally, and in the body. As these processes come into awareness, they can begin to shift and loosen their hold.
I integrate art therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, somatic practices, relational work, and other evidence-based approaches to help you explore your experiences, reconnect with yourself and strengthen your sense of agency.
I offer multicultural therapy for thoughtful, sensitive women navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, and life transitions.
Do you find yourself feeling disconnected from your body or struggling to know what you truly need and value? Maybe you understand your patterns intellectually but still find yourself repeating them. Maybe an experience, relationship, or period in your life has left you feeling disconnected from yourself. You want to feel more grounded, trust yourself, and build a life that feels genuinely your own.
I integrate art therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, somatic practices, relational work, and other evidence-based approaches to help you explore your experiences, reconnect with yourself and strengthen your sense of agency.
I offer multicultural therapy for thoughtful, sensitive women navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, and life transitions.
Do you find yourself feeling disconnected from your body or struggling to know what you truly need and value? Maybe you understand your patterns intellectually but still find yourself repeating them. Maybe an experience, relationship, or period in your life has left you feeling disconnected from yourself. You want to feel more grounded, trust yourself, and build a life that feels genuinely your own.
I integrate a mixture of parts work (similar to IFS), cognitive, somatic and mindfulness-based approaches and creative-expressive methods with existential and narrative-based therapies.
I provide holistic psychotherapy to help clients in Oregon, Washington and Utah explore, understand and address diverse challenges in life, helping clients become empowered stewards of their own well-being. I integrate common psychotherapy approaches, including cognitive, narrative and expressive-creative therapies, with holistic approaches based in the traditions underlying yoga, Buddhism and other Eastern philosophical practices. My goal is to help clients achieve health, balance and harmony, and to embrace life.
I integrate a mixture of parts work (similar to IFS), cognitive, somatic and mindfulness-based approaches and creative-expressive methods with existential and narrative-based therapies.
I provide holistic psychotherapy to help clients in Oregon, Washington and Utah explore, understand and address diverse challenges in life, helping clients become empowered stewards of their own well-being. I integrate common psychotherapy approaches, including cognitive, narrative and expressive-creative therapies, with holistic approaches based in the traditions underlying yoga, Buddhism and other Eastern philosophical practices. My goal is to help clients achieve health, balance and harmony, and to embrace life.
Including: EMDR, Biofeedback (Heartmath), mindfulness based stress management, EFT, somatic work, attachment, creative expression, herbal educational consultations and others.
If you're looking for a safe and supportive place to explore possibilities for change, growth, and healing in your life or in a relationship, I can help. Whether you face increasingly stressful life circumstances - feel disconnected from work, family, friends, life dreams - stuck in self-defeating patterns or challenging relationship dynamics - or struggling with self-esteem, chronic pain, or residual trauma - this very moment can be a turning point in a new direction. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, or to talk about therapy, counseling, or herbal consultations.
Including: EMDR, Biofeedback (Heartmath), mindfulness based stress management, EFT, somatic work, attachment, creative expression, herbal educational consultations and others.
If you're looking for a safe and supportive place to explore possibilities for change, growth, and healing in your life or in a relationship, I can help. Whether you face increasingly stressful life circumstances - feel disconnected from work, family, friends, life dreams - stuck in self-defeating patterns or challenging relationship dynamics - or struggling with self-esteem, chronic pain, or residual trauma - this very moment can be a turning point in a new direction. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, or to talk about therapy, counseling, or herbal consultations.
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy using Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Brainspotting, and somatic practices.
Many people come to therapy feeling stuck in patterns shaped by painful relationships or environments-whether that involved abuse, neglect, or discrimination. I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and PTSD/CPTSD who want to understand why these patterns persist and how to change them. Many of my clients are queer or trans and want a therapy space where they can be fully themselves. Together we work toward greater self-understanding, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of direction.
I am licensed in and work with clients across MN, OR, and WA.
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy using Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Brainspotting, and somatic practices.
Many people come to therapy feeling stuck in patterns shaped by painful relationships or environments-whether that involved abuse, neglect, or discrimination. I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and PTSD/CPTSD who want to understand why these patterns persist and how to change them. Many of my clients are queer or trans and want a therapy space where they can be fully themselves. Together we work toward greater self-understanding, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of direction.
I am licensed in and work with clients across MN, OR, and WA.
It can feel magical doing this Somatic EMDR and Creative work with clients!
You are feeling in a panic, overwhelmed and boxed in, things were mostly ok, getting by, doing what you do and then all of a sudden you were stuck inside longer than felt ok, you were startled, had a break up and alone at home. Now this rush of other memories, the feeling of being small and not safe are coming up, things " that you thought had been “talked through” enough are resurfacing. “Not cool body!” The idea of staying in this feels daunting, so does years of therapy, for folks experiencing this, Therapy intensives may be what you have wanted but didn’t know was an option (2 hrs, 3 days a week for a shorter amount of time).
It can feel magical doing this Somatic EMDR and Creative work with clients!
You are feeling in a panic, overwhelmed and boxed in, things were mostly ok, getting by, doing what you do and then all of a sudden you were stuck inside longer than felt ok, you were startled, had a break up and alone at home. Now this rush of other memories, the feeling of being small and not safe are coming up, things " that you thought had been “talked through” enough are resurfacing. “Not cool body!” The idea of staying in this feels daunting, so does years of therapy, for folks experiencing this, Therapy intensives may be what you have wanted but didn’t know was an option (2 hrs, 3 days a week for a shorter amount of time).
To those searching for support with healing, growing, and overcoming challenges, I am here to help. I support clients in transforming their relationships with their thoughts in order to promote greater compassion, understanding, and growth. My job is to empower individuals to pursue their authentic selves throughout their healing journey.
To those searching for support with healing, growing, and overcoming challenges, I am here to help. I support clients in transforming their relationships with their thoughts in order to promote greater compassion, understanding, and growth. My job is to empower individuals to pursue their authentic selves throughout their healing journey.
I provide a supportive, non-judgmental space for couples where we collaboratively identify and work through the pain points in your relationship, utilizing new skills, experiences, and ways of being and rebuilding trust and emotional safety along the way.
I provide a supportive, non-judgmental space for couples where we collaboratively identify and work through the pain points in your relationship, utilizing new skills, experiences, and ways of being and rebuilding trust and emotional safety along the way.
Have you ever sensed that you're more than the pain you've carried—that something vital in you is waiting to be reclaimed? Yet you may feel overwhelmed or overstimulated by modern life, caught in limiting familial or cultural patterns, burdened by harsh self-criticism, or struggle to set and hold boundaries. You may long for a safe place to tend to big emotions, find yourself repeating painful relational patterns, carry sexual, religious, cultural, or other traumas, or desire reconnection with your body, nature, intuition, sexuality, or soul—but feel bound by inherited shame. I offer a nurturing space to support this reclamation.
Have you ever sensed that you're more than the pain you've carried—that something vital in you is waiting to be reclaimed? Yet you may feel overwhelmed or overstimulated by modern life, caught in limiting familial or cultural patterns, burdened by harsh self-criticism, or struggle to set and hold boundaries. You may long for a safe place to tend to big emotions, find yourself repeating painful relational patterns, carry sexual, religious, cultural, or other traumas, or desire reconnection with your body, nature, intuition, sexuality, or soul—but feel bound by inherited shame. I offer a nurturing space to support this reclamation.
My work is trauma-informed and I use mindfulness and somatic practices to help clients feel safe and grounded throughout our work.
On the outside, you look calm, capable, and reliable. On the inside, you’re overwhelmed. You push through exhaustion because you don’t want to let anyone down, but your body is screaming for rest. When you do “rest” you feel guilty or behind, leaving you even more exhausted. You feel wired and tired at the same time, but minimize your stress because “others have it worse” or you can still function. If this sounds familiar, you may be struggling with chronic stress or burnout. While stressors are part of life, getting stuck in survival mode doesn't have to be your default.
My work is trauma-informed and I use mindfulness and somatic practices to help clients feel safe and grounded throughout our work.
On the outside, you look calm, capable, and reliable. On the inside, you’re overwhelmed. You push through exhaustion because you don’t want to let anyone down, but your body is screaming for rest. When you do “rest” you feel guilty or behind, leaving you even more exhausted. You feel wired and tired at the same time, but minimize your stress because “others have it worse” or you can still function. If this sounds familiar, you may be struggling with chronic stress or burnout. While stressors are part of life, getting stuck in survival mode doesn't have to be your default.
You’re here because you’re wanting change. Whatever brings you here is causing you significant pain and/or disturbance. It’s impacting your ability to fully live and enjoy your life. Whether it’s persistent unease/worry/nervousness, low motivation/lack of joy/hopelessness, issues in relationships, self-criticism, lack of self-esteem, addictive tendencies around substances/food/anything else, issues with irritability/anger, challenges navigating a life transition, thoughts/behaviors that don’t make sense, or unhealed trauma - it’s weighing you down, or making you feel overwhelmed or stuck. You’re ready for a new chapter in life.
You’re here because you’re wanting change. Whatever brings you here is causing you significant pain and/or disturbance. It’s impacting your ability to fully live and enjoy your life. Whether it’s persistent unease/worry/nervousness, low motivation/lack of joy/hopelessness, issues in relationships, self-criticism, lack of self-esteem, addictive tendencies around substances/food/anything else, issues with irritability/anger, challenges navigating a life transition, thoughts/behaviors that don’t make sense, or unhealed trauma - it’s weighing you down, or making you feel overwhelmed or stuck. You’re ready for a new chapter in life.
I am here to support you on your own journey. I want to celebrate and embrace your autonomy. My approach to therapy centers you, the individual, and works to create a space where we collaborate to effectively achieve your goals. I am here to help you create the world you desire to exist in. I want to build a space with you that is rooted in trust, allowing for the vulnerability that is necessary in this work. My adaptive, person centered approach is tailored to your specific needs.
I am here to support you on your own journey. I want to celebrate and embrace your autonomy. My approach to therapy centers you, the individual, and works to create a space where we collaborate to effectively achieve your goals. I am here to help you create the world you desire to exist in. I want to build a space with you that is rooted in trust, allowing for the vulnerability that is necessary in this work. My adaptive, person centered approach is tailored to your specific needs.
I integrate ACT, somatic therapy, and solution focused therapy, tailoring our work to your unique needs and goals.
Being human is complicated. You might feel stuck repeating painful patterns, weighed down by old wounds, or overwhelmed by anxiety about the future. You want to break free, heal from past experiences, and experience genuine peace of mind. You’re looking for a therapist who offers compassion, trust, respect, and real tools for change. You want to feel safe being your authentic self. Together, we will explore your unique story, uncover strengths, nurture resilience, and build the life you deserve. Therapy can help you reconnect with hope, purpose, and your true self. You don't have to face this alone.
I integrate ACT, somatic therapy, and solution focused therapy, tailoring our work to your unique needs and goals.
Being human is complicated. You might feel stuck repeating painful patterns, weighed down by old wounds, or overwhelmed by anxiety about the future. You want to break free, heal from past experiences, and experience genuine peace of mind. You’re looking for a therapist who offers compassion, trust, respect, and real tools for change. You want to feel safe being your authentic self. Together, we will explore your unique story, uncover strengths, nurture resilience, and build the life you deserve. Therapy can help you reconnect with hope, purpose, and your true self. You don't have to face this alone.
I work within a wide range of therapy issues. If you are suffering in an unsatisfying relationship or career, or are hungry to understand yourself better therapy can be beneficial. By utilizing the therapeutic skills I've developed you may find hope and possibly a shift in perspective. Feeling better is possible. I bring a supportive approach and have enormous compassion for the human experience, life can be difficult. I offer Telehealth or in person therapy sessions.
I work within a wide range of therapy issues. If you are suffering in an unsatisfying relationship or career, or are hungry to understand yourself better therapy can be beneficial. By utilizing the therapeutic skills I've developed you may find hope and possibly a shift in perspective. Feeling better is possible. I bring a supportive approach and have enormous compassion for the human experience, life can be difficult. I offer Telehealth or in person therapy sessions.
Do you feel misunderstood or alone in your interactions, and find that arguments or conversations with others often leave you feeling confused or upset? Do you experience chronic pain, stress, or overwhelm, and often feel on edge or have racing thoughts? Do you struggle with concentration, overthinking, or analyzing your interactions with others afterward? Do you feel constantly on the edge of burnout, or like there's no escape from the daily monotony of being an adult? Do you feel like you don't know yourself anymore?
Do you feel misunderstood or alone in your interactions, and find that arguments or conversations with others often leave you feeling confused or upset? Do you experience chronic pain, stress, or overwhelm, and often feel on edge or have racing thoughts? Do you struggle with concentration, overthinking, or analyzing your interactions with others afterward? Do you feel constantly on the edge of burnout, or like there's no escape from the daily monotony of being an adult? Do you feel like you don't know yourself anymore?
Dori Kuehn, Somatic Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CHT
3 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97214
My approach to counseling is experiential, emotionally focused, somatic, and person-centered.
I specialize in Hakomi, Primary Attachment Therapy, and PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy), . I treat trauma and PTSD and help couples find deep connection and resolve conflict through an attachment-based approach.
My approach to counseling is experiential, emotionally focused, somatic, and person-centered.
I specialize in Hakomi, Primary Attachment Therapy, and PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy), . I treat trauma and PTSD and help couples find deep connection and resolve conflict through an attachment-based approach.
By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, including somatic practices and parts work (IFS), I can support your exploration of long-standing behavior patterns and perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
My clients have reported some of the following benefits; Decreased anxiety and depression, better boundaries and more ease with saying no, ability to move forward after a traumatic event or loss, greater self-understanding and self-acceptance, significant reduction in relationship conflict due to better communication and greater understanding.
By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, including somatic practices and parts work (IFS), I can support your exploration of long-standing behavior patterns and perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
My clients have reported some of the following benefits; Decreased anxiety and depression, better boundaries and more ease with saying no, ability to move forward after a traumatic event or loss, greater self-understanding and self-acceptance, significant reduction in relationship conflict due to better communication and greater understanding.
My approach integrates psychodynamic and somatic-based modalities to support clients in understanding, regulating, and healing the emotional and physiological responses connected to their experiences.
I help clients who are dealing with anxiety and depression. I also work with clients who have experienced various forms of trauma and abuse.
My approach integrates psychodynamic and somatic-based modalities to support clients in understanding, regulating, and healing the emotional and physiological responses connected to their experiences.
I help clients who are dealing with anxiety and depression. I also work with clients who have experienced various forms of trauma and abuse.
Together, we'll listen to your body's wisdom, using somatic work to release stored stress.
Sometimes life knocks you completely off course. A core piece of your story—a relationship, a career, a future you counted on—is suddenly gone. It can leave a full-body ache, a grief so heavy it’s hard to breathe. You’ve lost more than a plan; it feels like you’ve lost a fundamental part of yourself. You’re not just mourning what was—you’re faced with rebuilding who you are now. And that feeling of being adrift, of not knowing the way forward? That’s where our work begins. You don’t have to navigate this alone. I’m here to help you find your footing. It is possible to feel whole again.
Together, we'll listen to your body's wisdom, using somatic work to release stored stress.
Sometimes life knocks you completely off course. A core piece of your story—a relationship, a career, a future you counted on—is suddenly gone. It can leave a full-body ache, a grief so heavy it’s hard to breathe. You’ve lost more than a plan; it feels like you’ve lost a fundamental part of yourself. You’re not just mourning what was—you’re faced with rebuilding who you are now. And that feeling of being adrift, of not knowing the way forward? That’s where our work begins. You don’t have to navigate this alone. I’m here to help you find your footing. It is possible to feel whole again.
I would like to extend a warm welcome and honor your courage in seeking support. Whether you want to vent, work through a specific challenge, explore old patterns, process trauma, or generally, just dive in deep, I’m here for it!
I help clients learn to manage stress/anxiety, reduce depression, loosen the grip of trauma, communicate more effectively, increase boundaries, improve relationships, bolster self worth, and get on the road to becoming your best self. I walk with you as you adjust to changes in your life. Let’s be real, life is hard and we can all use a little non-biased support from time to time. No shame in that.
I would like to extend a warm welcome and honor your courage in seeking support. Whether you want to vent, work through a specific challenge, explore old patterns, process trauma, or generally, just dive in deep, I’m here for it!
I help clients learn to manage stress/anxiety, reduce depression, loosen the grip of trauma, communicate more effectively, increase boundaries, improve relationships, bolster self worth, and get on the road to becoming your best self. I walk with you as you adjust to changes in your life. Let’s be real, life is hard and we can all use a little non-biased support from time to time. No shame in that.
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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.