Somatic Therapists in Portland, OR
I am currently accepting new clients! I have extensive experience working with adults struggling with substance abuse issues, depression, anxiety, past trauma, relationship issues, and with those who are just feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward in their lives. I am a Transpersonal Psychotherapist, however I also use an eclectic approach based on clients needs, with an emphasis on Motivational Interviewing, DBT, and EMDR. I graduated from Naropa University in 2011 and have worked in the counseling field since that time as a therapist, clinical trainer, and clinical supervisor in residential and outpatient settings.
I am currently accepting new clients! I have extensive experience working with adults struggling with substance abuse issues, depression, anxiety, past trauma, relationship issues, and with those who are just feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward in their lives. I am a Transpersonal Psychotherapist, however I also use an eclectic approach based on clients needs, with an emphasis on Motivational Interviewing, DBT, and EMDR. I graduated from Naropa University in 2011 and have worked in the counseling field since that time as a therapist, clinical trainer, and clinical supervisor in residential and outpatient settings.
I specialize in working with adults and teens as they navigate life transitions and stressors. My approach is warm, client centered, strengths based, and relational, with the intent to walk alongside a person during transition and change processes. My work facilitates a deepening understanding of self to support people in accepting who they are and knowing that they matter.
I specialize in working with adults and teens as they navigate life transitions and stressors. My approach is warm, client centered, strengths based, and relational, with the intent to walk alongside a person during transition and change processes. My work facilitates a deepening understanding of self to support people in accepting who they are and knowing that they matter.
Neuroscience has taught us that "the mind" is encapsulated not only in the head; it exists throughout the whole body. As a holistic practitioner, I am interested in how you can learn to listen to the wisdom and cues of your inner knowing, beyond just what your thoughts tell you, and mend the relationship between mind/body. We all have the ability to grow and transcend from our past and present wounds and turn them into sources of empowerment and healing. I greet identity work, life transitions, and LGBTQ+ issues with positive psychology and feminist therapy frameworks to aim towards your sense of liberation.
Neuroscience has taught us that "the mind" is encapsulated not only in the head; it exists throughout the whole body. As a holistic practitioner, I am interested in how you can learn to listen to the wisdom and cues of your inner knowing, beyond just what your thoughts tell you, and mend the relationship between mind/body. We all have the ability to grow and transcend from our past and present wounds and turn them into sources of empowerment and healing. I greet identity work, life transitions, and LGBTQ+ issues with positive psychology and feminist therapy frameworks to aim towards your sense of liberation.
My approach is holistic and trauma-informed, weaving together psychodynamic, somatic, and relational therapies with modern neuroscience and brainspotting.
Accepting new clients! I offer a warm, holistic, and compassionate space to explore your emotions, patterns, and life experiences with curiosity and self-compassion. I work with individuals who may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in a stress response, or caught in cycles that no longer reflect who they are or how they want to live. Many of my clients navigate anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, or struggles with self-worth. I have a special focus on supporting highly sensitive individuals and those seeking deeper self-understanding, greater embodiment, and a more authentic connection with themselves.
My approach is holistic and trauma-informed, weaving together psychodynamic, somatic, and relational therapies with modern neuroscience and brainspotting.
Accepting new clients! I offer a warm, holistic, and compassionate space to explore your emotions, patterns, and life experiences with curiosity and self-compassion. I work with individuals who may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in a stress response, or caught in cycles that no longer reflect who they are or how they want to live. Many of my clients navigate anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, or struggles with self-worth. I have a special focus on supporting highly sensitive individuals and those seeking deeper self-understanding, greater embodiment, and a more authentic connection with themselves.
I work with adult individuals and relationships. Many of my clients are focused on healing from trauma, disrupting harmful patterns like people pleasing and codependency, and creating healthy relationships. I am committed to equity and inclusion, both personally and professionally and my goal is always that my clients feel seen and supported in all aspects of their identity. I am LGBTQIA+, and gender affirming, sex/kink positive and welcome all relationship configurations including CNM/Polyamory. I recognize and value all types of diversity including ethnicity, race, size, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion, and abilities.
I work with adult individuals and relationships. Many of my clients are focused on healing from trauma, disrupting harmful patterns like people pleasing and codependency, and creating healthy relationships. I am committed to equity and inclusion, both personally and professionally and my goal is always that my clients feel seen and supported in all aspects of their identity. I am LGBTQIA+, and gender affirming, sex/kink positive and welcome all relationship configurations including CNM/Polyamory. I recognize and value all types of diversity including ethnicity, race, size, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion, and abilities.
I support my clients to find safety, rest, and joy within themselves, often in the midst of very challenging circumstances. I work with folks healing from trauma – especially childhood, religious, sexual, and relational traumas – those exploring their authentic identities, and those who want support in life transitions large and small. I believe that you are the expert of your own experience. Together we will create a space where you can explore deeper layers of your experience, to understand, and potentially reframe, strategies that no longer serve you, and to take steps towards a richer connection with yourself and others.
I support my clients to find safety, rest, and joy within themselves, often in the midst of very challenging circumstances. I work with folks healing from trauma – especially childhood, religious, sexual, and relational traumas – those exploring their authentic identities, and those who want support in life transitions large and small. I believe that you are the expert of your own experience. Together we will create a space where you can explore deeper layers of your experience, to understand, and potentially reframe, strategies that no longer serve you, and to take steps towards a richer connection with yourself and others.
We’ll explore this through somatic therapy, parts work, tapping, mindfulness, self-compassion and spirituality along with a feminist and cultural framework.
Does it feel like you wear a mask in everyday life? As if there’s a disconnect between your true self and what you show to others. Maybe you feel disconnected from yourself and uncertain what it even means to feel connected to your body and aligned with your soul. Do you want to be guided by your intuition but feel it’s clouded by fear and shame? Does a judgmental inner critic control most of your thoughts and you don’t know how to stop it? You have awareness that things need to change and now it’s exploring how to make these changes. As Thich Nhat Hanh said, “Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing, there must be acting."
We’ll explore this through somatic therapy, parts work, tapping, mindfulness, self-compassion and spirituality along with a feminist and cultural framework.
Does it feel like you wear a mask in everyday life? As if there’s a disconnect between your true self and what you show to others. Maybe you feel disconnected from yourself and uncertain what it even means to feel connected to your body and aligned with your soul. Do you want to be guided by your intuition but feel it’s clouded by fear and shame? Does a judgmental inner critic control most of your thoughts and you don’t know how to stop it? You have awareness that things need to change and now it’s exploring how to make these changes. As Thich Nhat Hanh said, “Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing, there must be acting."
My work is grounded in trauma-informed Somatic, Expressive Arts, and Narrative therapies.
Hi, if you’re here, I’m guessing that either you or someone you know are struggling. Maybe you’re feeling sad, low, anxious, worried or lonely. It can be easy to imagine that things will never change- and so I really think it’s a big deal that you’re here. My name is Noa, and I’m a psychotherapist – but I’m also a person who has looked for therapists during my own hard times. Working with therapists who were not only trained and skillful, but also allowed their hearts to be accessed in their work has been healing. I offer that to you. I will listen deeply, honor your courage and intelligence, and fight for you. I am in your corner.
My work is grounded in trauma-informed Somatic, Expressive Arts, and Narrative therapies.
Hi, if you’re here, I’m guessing that either you or someone you know are struggling. Maybe you’re feeling sad, low, anxious, worried or lonely. It can be easy to imagine that things will never change- and so I really think it’s a big deal that you’re here. My name is Noa, and I’m a psychotherapist – but I’m also a person who has looked for therapists during my own hard times. Working with therapists who were not only trained and skillful, but also allowed their hearts to be accessed in their work has been healing. I offer that to you. I will listen deeply, honor your courage and intelligence, and fight for you. I am in your corner.
Hello! Do you struggle with low self-esteem, intrusive thoughts, or attachment wounds that lead to recurring conflicts in your relationships? I work with people who crave more from life, but aren't sure of what is getting in their way. My clients recognize there is something underlying their current patterns that needs to change and are dedicated to the process of self reflection and growth. If you’re ready to dig deeper, resolve past trauma, improve how you connect with others, and clarify your values and goals, I might be the counselor for you.
Hello! Do you struggle with low self-esteem, intrusive thoughts, or attachment wounds that lead to recurring conflicts in your relationships? I work with people who crave more from life, but aren't sure of what is getting in their way. My clients recognize there is something underlying their current patterns that needs to change and are dedicated to the process of self reflection and growth. If you’re ready to dig deeper, resolve past trauma, improve how you connect with others, and clarify your values and goals, I might be the counselor for you.
My therapeutic style is integrative, rooted in depth-psychological frameworks like psychodynamic, humanistic, and somatic therapies, and strengthened by affirmative principles.
The decision to find a therapist that is right for you could be the first step on the journey to enhancing your well-being. As a queer man, I understand how important it is to have a therapist that is affirming and knowledgeable of the unique obstacles that our community faces. I have broad experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds, addressing a wide range of challenges, including trauma, dissociation, anxiety, depression, identity concerns, shame, relational and sexual issues.
At my core, I am a depth-psychotherapist whose aim is to work collaboratively to restore a sense of wholeness and facilitate healing.
My therapeutic style is integrative, rooted in depth-psychological frameworks like psychodynamic, humanistic, and somatic therapies, and strengthened by affirmative principles.
The decision to find a therapist that is right for you could be the first step on the journey to enhancing your well-being. As a queer man, I understand how important it is to have a therapist that is affirming and knowledgeable of the unique obstacles that our community faces. I have broad experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds, addressing a wide range of challenges, including trauma, dissociation, anxiety, depression, identity concerns, shame, relational and sexual issues.
At my core, I am a depth-psychotherapist whose aim is to work collaboratively to restore a sense of wholeness and facilitate healing.
Only Coaching Spots Open Currently, Private Pay Only, No Insurance, No Out Of Network.
Therapy is a licensed practice focused on mental health and healing past trauma, while coaching is a future-focused service that supports personal or professional growth. I work with clients navigating recovery from narcissistic parents or partners, toxic family systems, controlling work environments, or high-demand religious groups. This work focuses on rebuilding identity, reclaiming autonomy, and moving forward with clarity and self-trust. If you’re motivated for real change and ready to invest in your healing, we may be a great fit.
Only Coaching Spots Open Currently, Private Pay Only, No Insurance, No Out Of Network.
Therapy is a licensed practice focused on mental health and healing past trauma, while coaching is a future-focused service that supports personal or professional growth. I work with clients navigating recovery from narcissistic parents or partners, toxic family systems, controlling work environments, or high-demand religious groups. This work focuses on rebuilding identity, reclaiming autonomy, and moving forward with clarity and self-trust. If you’re motivated for real change and ready to invest in your healing, we may be a great fit.
Now accepting new clients! Hello and Welcome! I am grateful to be doing work I love and find it immensely rewarding to be your ally in creating profound and lasting positive changes in your life. My therapeutic role is as a thought partner in helping clients strengthen one's inherent resilience. Several clients have stated they've had "more progress from one session than months of previous therapy." I have worked with clients of all ages from numerous intersecting racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds also, a wide range of sexual and gender orientations and various abilities/disabilities.
Now accepting new clients! Hello and Welcome! I am grateful to be doing work I love and find it immensely rewarding to be your ally in creating profound and lasting positive changes in your life. My therapeutic role is as a thought partner in helping clients strengthen one's inherent resilience. Several clients have stated they've had "more progress from one session than months of previous therapy." I have worked with clients of all ages from numerous intersecting racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds also, a wide range of sexual and gender orientations and various abilities/disabilities.
I work with adults, integrating holistic somatic practices, acceptance and commitment therapy, narrative therapy, and trauma work.
I particularly enjoy focusing on identifying deeply ingrained patterns of behavior and exploring childhood experiences. I value incorporating laughter, celebration, and community-building, ensuring a supportive and nurturing environment for your journey.
I work with adults, integrating holistic somatic practices, acceptance and commitment therapy, narrative therapy, and trauma work.
I particularly enjoy focusing on identifying deeply ingrained patterns of behavior and exploring childhood experiences. I value incorporating laughter, celebration, and community-building, ensuring a supportive and nurturing environment for your journey.
I believe therapy should honor your full humanity—not just alleviate your pain but also support you in reconnecting with your power, voice, and inner clarity. My work is grounded in cultural humility, person-centered therapy, attachment theory, and emotion-focused practices, with a deep awareness of how race, class, gender, and other identities impact healing. As a 38-year-old African American heterosexual woman (she/her), raised in a middle-class Black Christian household in Southern California, I bring my lived experience, identities, and education into the room with openness and care.
I believe therapy should honor your full humanity—not just alleviate your pain but also support you in reconnecting with your power, voice, and inner clarity. My work is grounded in cultural humility, person-centered therapy, attachment theory, and emotion-focused practices, with a deep awareness of how race, class, gender, and other identities impact healing. As a 38-year-old African American heterosexual woman (she/her), raised in a middle-class Black Christian household in Southern California, I bring my lived experience, identities, and education into the room with openness and care.
Sustaining life outside of mainstream expectations can be incredibly empowering, but finding the support you deserve is not easy when you feel like you constantly are defending and explaining yourself, your identities, and your relationships. As a queer, mixed race, trans, and neurodivergent clinician, my priority is collaboratively creating space for you to show up as authentically as you desire. I work with adults, relationship systems (couples and beyond), and families to heal trauma, invite curiosity, and feel confident in defining our relationships, desires, and needs as we work through life changes.
Sustaining life outside of mainstream expectations can be incredibly empowering, but finding the support you deserve is not easy when you feel like you constantly are defending and explaining yourself, your identities, and your relationships. As a queer, mixed race, trans, and neurodivergent clinician, my priority is collaboratively creating space for you to show up as authentically as you desire. I work with adults, relationship systems (couples and beyond), and families to heal trauma, invite curiosity, and feel confident in defining our relationships, desires, and needs as we work through life changes.
Healing happens through experience, and having a consistent, non-judgmental ear can help you see things in a new light. Together we may talk, move, create and explore your feelings. I will guide you through your depths so that you can reconnect to the source, get to know yourself, and come to terms with the past. Maybe you've hit a wall with talk therapy. Perhaps you want to be more present, bolster your own practice, or stop engaging in patterns that cause you pain. I approach you as a human being and help you grow into a fuller version of yourself.
Healing happens through experience, and having a consistent, non-judgmental ear can help you see things in a new light. Together we may talk, move, create and explore your feelings. I will guide you through your depths so that you can reconnect to the source, get to know yourself, and come to terms with the past. Maybe you've hit a wall with talk therapy. Perhaps you want to be more present, bolster your own practice, or stop engaging in patterns that cause you pain. I approach you as a human being and help you grow into a fuller version of yourself.
I practice from a trauma informed perspective that is based in somatic attachment theory, IFS, and nervous system regulation.
Anyone willing to be curious about their experience is welcome at my practice. I offer gender diverse, multi-racial, neurodiverse, and non monogamous people space to process their experiences of marginalization and complexity. Together we can make meaningful change by centering your goals, understanding trauma, and building resilience from the container of our therapy relationship.
I practice from a trauma informed perspective that is based in somatic attachment theory, IFS, and nervous system regulation.
Anyone willing to be curious about their experience is welcome at my practice. I offer gender diverse, multi-racial, neurodiverse, and non monogamous people space to process their experiences of marginalization and complexity. Together we can make meaningful change by centering your goals, understanding trauma, and building resilience from the container of our therapy relationship.
Thank you for showing up today and taking a brave step towards experiencing a more fulfilling and joyful life! My focus is to build a trusting relationship with you, truly listen with compassion to understand your needs and collaborate with you to meet your expectations. I am a licensed mental health therapist in the states of Hawaii and Oregon with 20 years of professional work experience. My focus is working individually with adults of all ages with a variety of presenting needs as well as multicultural counseling with clients including Asian-Americans, Black-Americans, immigrants and LGBTQIA+ clients.
Thank you for showing up today and taking a brave step towards experiencing a more fulfilling and joyful life! My focus is to build a trusting relationship with you, truly listen with compassion to understand your needs and collaborate with you to meet your expectations. I am a licensed mental health therapist in the states of Hawaii and Oregon with 20 years of professional work experience. My focus is working individually with adults of all ages with a variety of presenting needs as well as multicultural counseling with clients including Asian-Americans, Black-Americans, immigrants and LGBTQIA+ clients.
Michael Lott Counseling & Wellness, LLC
Professional Counselor Associate
Portland, OR 97232
Waitlist for new clients
I use tools like EMDR, somatic work, IFS parts work, ACT, nature, and yoga-informed counseling to create an integrative approach to your specific needs.
Do you struggle with overthinking, anxiety, chronic stress, PTSD, emotional regulation, change, self-esteem? Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or neurodivergent and find it challenging to navigate the world? Do you identify as a man and want more intimacy and vulnerability in your relationships, find meaning, or understand yourself better? Are you at a place on your journey of aspiring to move from coping to a new stage of empowerment, growth, and healing? As a queer and gay-identified therapist and lifelong HSP, My goal is always to meet you where you are and cocreate goals that align with your needs.
I use tools like EMDR, somatic work, IFS parts work, ACT, nature, and yoga-informed counseling to create an integrative approach to your specific needs.
Do you struggle with overthinking, anxiety, chronic stress, PTSD, emotional regulation, change, self-esteem? Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or neurodivergent and find it challenging to navigate the world? Do you identify as a man and want more intimacy and vulnerability in your relationships, find meaning, or understand yourself better? Are you at a place on your journey of aspiring to move from coping to a new stage of empowerment, growth, and healing? As a queer and gay-identified therapist and lifelong HSP, My goal is always to meet you where you are and cocreate goals that align with your needs.
Ranjita - LCA, Taking New Clients OR & WA
Professional Counselor Associate, LCA
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I utilize a trauma-informed, rational approach that draws from somatic practices, person centered approaches and concrete skills.
My clients are often intuituve, thoughtful, and sensitive individuals — many of whom identify as neurodivergent, creative, or deeply feeling. They may be navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, or healing from complex trauma. Some are learning to understand and work with their ADHD or sensory sensitivities; others are seeking to break out of old roles and reconnect with parts of themselves they’ve outgrown or suppressed. They want to feel more aligned, grounded, and emotionally connected in their work, relationships and inner world.
I utilize a trauma-informed, rational approach that draws from somatic practices, person centered approaches and concrete skills.
My clients are often intuituve, thoughtful, and sensitive individuals — many of whom identify as neurodivergent, creative, or deeply feeling. They may be navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, or healing from complex trauma. Some are learning to understand and work with their ADHD or sensory sensitivities; others are seeking to break out of old roles and reconnect with parts of themselves they’ve outgrown or suppressed. They want to feel more aligned, grounded, and emotionally connected in their work, relationships and inner world.
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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.