Somatic Therapists in Allison Park, PA
Michelle Siegrist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Allison Park, PA 15101
I trust and believe that we all possess unique abilities and strengths to help us during difficult times in our lives. I work with children, teens and adult through life transitions, events, and times of chaos. I strive to help create a collaborative therapeutic relationship with my clients, while also acknowledging they are the experts in their lives. I work with clients to heal and move towards their life goals. Our work together encourages growth and new creative outlets. I am also training as a yoga instructor and incorporate somatic healing into my therapy practice.
I trust and believe that we all possess unique abilities and strengths to help us during difficult times in our lives. I work with children, teens and adult through life transitions, events, and times of chaos. I strive to help create a collaborative therapeutic relationship with my clients, while also acknowledging they are the experts in their lives. I work with clients to heal and move towards their life goals. Our work together encourages growth and new creative outlets. I am also training as a yoga instructor and incorporate somatic healing into my therapy practice.
Over the past 30 plus years of providing counseling to children/adolescents, adults, couples and families, I have offered a very safe environment for people to begin healing from relationship issues, past traumas, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, etc. I particularly work with individuals going through life transitions, healing from childhood trauma and/or abuse, divorce, adoption and addiction recovery. I utilize various therapeutic interventions, focusing on what is best for each individual. I have training in EMDR and have a trauma informed focus. I integrate mindfulness practices and somatic body work as well.
Over the past 30 plus years of providing counseling to children/adolescents, adults, couples and families, I have offered a very safe environment for people to begin healing from relationship issues, past traumas, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, etc. I particularly work with individuals going through life transitions, healing from childhood trauma and/or abuse, divorce, adoption and addiction recovery. I utilize various therapeutic interventions, focusing on what is best for each individual. I have training in EMDR and have a trauma informed focus. I integrate mindfulness practices and somatic body work as well.
Movement in Mind, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Allison Park, PA 15101
Waitlist for new clients
If you are hoping to improve your relationship with your mind and body, but find that traditional therapy environments haven't helped, it's giving trauma! I am an EMDR-trained clinical social worker and I consider trauma to be a universal lived experience. I understand the role of somatic experiencing as integral to adaptation and change. I love working with clients who identify as queer, chronically ill and/or neurodivergent. As a lover of strength sports, I offer EMDR therapy for sports performance to help you clear mental blocks and adapt after injury.
If you are hoping to improve your relationship with your mind and body, but find that traditional therapy environments haven't helped, it's giving trauma! I am an EMDR-trained clinical social worker and I consider trauma to be a universal lived experience. I understand the role of somatic experiencing as integral to adaptation and change. I love working with clients who identify as queer, chronically ill and/or neurodivergent. As a lover of strength sports, I offer EMDR therapy for sports performance to help you clear mental blocks and adapt after injury.
Mandy Kushner
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, CCTP, NCC
Verified Verified
Allison Park, PA 15101
Certifications: Somatic Trauma Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
I strive to create a relaxed, supportive and positive environment for my clients during each counseling session, because I understand how difficult and scary it can be for clients to disclose personal information. I show my clients respect, honesty, compassion and I listen without judgement. I make sure my clients feel heard, validated, supported and gain insight. I have 22 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults in a variety of settings which include: Outpatient, Home/Community, School-Based, Psychiatric Hospitals and Primary Care Physician Offices.
Certifications: Somatic Trauma Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
I strive to create a relaxed, supportive and positive environment for my clients during each counseling session, because I understand how difficult and scary it can be for clients to disclose personal information. I show my clients respect, honesty, compassion and I listen without judgement. I make sure my clients feel heard, validated, supported and gain insight. I have 22 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults in a variety of settings which include: Outpatient, Home/Community, School-Based, Psychiatric Hospitals and Primary Care Physician Offices.
Allison Marshall
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MEd, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Allison Park, PA 15101
Waitlist for new clients
I offer a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can express their stories and concerns while feeling understood and motivated after each session. My area of expertise lies in working with teens, emerging adults, and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, relational issues, and PTSD. I strive to build a strong connection with my clients, and regularly seek feedback to ensure their involvement in the therapy process.
I offer a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can express their stories and concerns while feeling understood and motivated after each session. My area of expertise lies in working with teens, emerging adults, and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, relational issues, and PTSD. I strive to build a strong connection with my clients, and regularly seek feedback to ensure their involvement in the therapy process.
Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) helping men struggling with sexual addiction and/or porn addiction stop their compulsive sexual behavior and live healthy productive lives. Not being able to stop can be incredibly painful and frustrating. And harmful to those closest to you. Many times this frustration is made worse by an inability to stop despite a strong desire to do so. If you or someone you know struggles with sex addiction or porn addiction contact me to schedule a free 20 minute introduction to see if working with me is the right fit!
Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) helping men struggling with sexual addiction and/or porn addiction stop their compulsive sexual behavior and live healthy productive lives. Not being able to stop can be incredibly painful and frustrating. And harmful to those closest to you. Many times this frustration is made worse by an inability to stop despite a strong desire to do so. If you or someone you know struggles with sex addiction or porn addiction contact me to schedule a free 20 minute introduction to see if working with me is the right fit!
More Therapists Nearby
Alexis Luscutoff
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, MSEd, MPhilEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (Online Only)
We will explore your emotions, attachment style, past experiences, somatic mindfulness, and the systems that impact your lived experiences.
Tired of feeling anxious and overwhelmed? I will help you access your inner strength and wisdom so you can thrive in life. You might feel pressure to “do it all” as a woman, mother, and leader, but struggle to manage everything. You might have relationship issues or feel exhausted from your family or career. After leaving a 10-year tech career to become a therapist and coach, I know what it’s like to feel lost and then return home to myself stronger than ever. We can navigate it all together.
We will explore your emotions, attachment style, past experiences, somatic mindfulness, and the systems that impact your lived experiences.
Tired of feeling anxious and overwhelmed? I will help you access your inner strength and wisdom so you can thrive in life. You might feel pressure to “do it all” as a woman, mother, and leader, but struggle to manage everything. You might have relationship issues or feel exhausted from your family or career. After leaving a 10-year tech career to become a therapist and coach, I know what it’s like to feel lost and then return home to myself stronger than ever. We can navigate it all together.
Kristin Riding
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15203 (Online Only)
I am also trained in EMDR and somatic attachment therapy.
My clients are individuals who perhaps have done some work around their trauma but are ready for the next big step towards healing. They are ready to do the work that can come with EMDR or art therapy from a trauma-focused lens. They are ready for the next steps and see huge growth in their healing journey. They're committed and are able to access resources to help cope and process with the heaviness trauma work can bring.
I am also trained in EMDR and somatic attachment therapy.
My clients are individuals who perhaps have done some work around their trauma but are ready for the next big step towards healing. They are ready to do the work that can come with EMDR or art therapy from a trauma-focused lens. They are ready for the next steps and see huge growth in their healing journey. They're committed and are able to access resources to help cope and process with the heaviness trauma work can bring.
Hannah Avers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Much of my continuing education has focused around treating trauma, somatic therapy, DBT, CBT, mindfulness approaches, internal family systems (IFS), as well as EFT tapping.
I believe that healing and change are possible and my goal is to provide a warm and safe therapeutic environment to help assist you on your journey. I utilize a strengths-based and holistic approach in my work and believe that therapy should be a collaborative process where we are working together to find solutions to the struggles you are facing. I enjoy seeing diverse populations and have worked extensively with women, young adults, teenagers, and survivors of trauma and domestic violence.
Much of my continuing education has focused around treating trauma, somatic therapy, DBT, CBT, mindfulness approaches, internal family systems (IFS), as well as EFT tapping.
I believe that healing and change are possible and my goal is to provide a warm and safe therapeutic environment to help assist you on your journey. I utilize a strengths-based and holistic approach in my work and believe that therapy should be a collaborative process where we are working together to find solutions to the struggles you are facing. I enjoy seeing diverse populations and have worked extensively with women, young adults, teenagers, and survivors of trauma and domestic violence.
Ashley King
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd, EdM, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Areas of interest & specialty include: Generalized anxiety & depression, spiritual & existential concerns, somatic & body-centered work, women’s issues, couples, creatives, helping professionals, HSPs, life transitions, grief & loss, relationships & sexuality, LGBTQ+ issues.
Three beliefs I hold that influence how I practice are 1) human beings are not problems to be solved 2) therapy is ultimately about relationship 3) the process itself is the solution. We humans are infinitely complex; we're full of opposition and paradox. Our culture pushes quick fixes and immediate answers, but lasting change rarely comes about when we work in this way. I'm interested in helping you come into fuller, richer, more conscious relationship with all of your moving and sometimes disparate parts. Together we will work from the inside out through a deep, relational process.
Areas of interest & specialty include: Generalized anxiety & depression, spiritual & existential concerns, somatic & body-centered work, women’s issues, couples, creatives, helping professionals, HSPs, life transitions, grief & loss, relationships & sexuality, LGBTQ+ issues.
Three beliefs I hold that influence how I practice are 1) human beings are not problems to be solved 2) therapy is ultimately about relationship 3) the process itself is the solution. We humans are infinitely complex; we're full of opposition and paradox. Our culture pushes quick fixes and immediate answers, but lasting change rarely comes about when we work in this way. I'm interested in helping you come into fuller, richer, more conscious relationship with all of your moving and sometimes disparate parts. Together we will work from the inside out through a deep, relational process.
We are a trauma-focused group, working in somatic, narrative, family systems, and cognitive approaches. Whether you need practical skills and empathetic listening, exploring your past and how it affects your present, or processing specific or developmental traumas, we are here to walk with you on your journey. We are LGBTQIA+ affirming.
We are a trauma-focused group, working in somatic, narrative, family systems, and cognitive approaches. Whether you need practical skills and empathetic listening, exploring your past and how it affects your present, or processing specific or developmental traumas, we are here to walk with you on your journey. We are LGBTQIA+ affirming.
My passion for mutual aid, holistic wellbeing, and collective liberation supports my own integrative and decolonial approach, which is compassion-focused, trauma-informed and a mixture of Liberation Psychology, feminist, mindfulness, relational-cultural, somatic therapies, expressive arts, DBT, ACT, and parts-work (IFS).
Hi! My name is Olivia, I also like being called Liv. I’m a born and raised in Pennsylvania queer, neurodivergent, cis-white woman. As a forever-aspiring healer, my hope is that my gift of authentic warmth, compassion, empathy, and down-to-earth way of nurturing helps you flourish your life with meaningful abundance. I also see my healing role inseparable from the call to recognize and tend to generational and current wounds caused by oppressive systems. I’m here to honor you and your experiences, to hold space for all joy and sorrow that comes with remembering, healing, and reclaiming.
My passion for mutual aid, holistic wellbeing, and collective liberation supports my own integrative and decolonial approach, which is compassion-focused, trauma-informed and a mixture of Liberation Psychology, feminist, mindfulness, relational-cultural, somatic therapies, expressive arts, DBT, ACT, and parts-work (IFS).
Hi! My name is Olivia, I also like being called Liv. I’m a born and raised in Pennsylvania queer, neurodivergent, cis-white woman. As a forever-aspiring healer, my hope is that my gift of authentic warmth, compassion, empathy, and down-to-earth way of nurturing helps you flourish your life with meaningful abundance. I also see my healing role inseparable from the call to recognize and tend to generational and current wounds caused by oppressive systems. I’m here to honor you and your experiences, to hold space for all joy and sorrow that comes with remembering, healing, and reclaiming.
Faith Montgomery
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (Online Only)
My clinical practice is informed by a holistic perspective including existential exploration, somatic and mindfulness techniques.
It can be easy to feel lost in a demanding world where there seems to be no room for wellness. I am here to help you integrate mindfulness practices into your daily life to help ease distress. I will work with you to find stability within yourself utilizing somatic based therapies and existential exploration. Together we will take the journey in transcending beliefs, habits and thoughts that are no longer serving your highest well being.
My clinical practice is informed by a holistic perspective including existential exploration, somatic and mindfulness techniques.
It can be easy to feel lost in a demanding world where there seems to be no room for wellness. I am here to help you integrate mindfulness practices into your daily life to help ease distress. I will work with you to find stability within yourself utilizing somatic based therapies and existential exploration. Together we will take the journey in transcending beliefs, habits and thoughts that are no longer serving your highest well being.
I specialize in relational, somatic psychotherapy for midlife adults.
The second half of life can be much better than the first. In fact, midlife is an ideal time for healing, growth, and change. So if your ship launched on choppy waters or rocky shoals and you're still navigating rough seas, a midlife course correction could help. What's required? Openness to new experiences, willingness to engage, capacity to commit, and a therapist who knows what's possible and how to achieve it. Select a seasoned, seaworthy mariner to help navigate your midlife passage with the art of healing, the science of change, and the "hard work miracle" of growth.
I specialize in relational, somatic psychotherapy for midlife adults.
The second half of life can be much better than the first. In fact, midlife is an ideal time for healing, growth, and change. So if your ship launched on choppy waters or rocky shoals and you're still navigating rough seas, a midlife course correction could help. What's required? Openness to new experiences, willingness to engage, capacity to commit, and a therapist who knows what's possible and how to achieve it. Select a seasoned, seaworthy mariner to help navigate your midlife passage with the art of healing, the science of change, and the "hard work miracle" of growth.
Brittany Hautz
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
24 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
You are ready to step out of the pattern of disconnect and dissociation in your life. You are done feeling triggered, distracted, or just lost. You are ready to do the deeper work and address the impact of chronic and systemic trauma on your nervous system, beyond where traditional talk therapy has taken you. For a Queer, "AuDHD" person, this means finding a therapist who gets it, and can hold an expansive space for fully reprocessing your story. You are looking for a somatic therapist who offers a gentle, but powerful approach to healing. You are ready to work with a specialist.
You are ready to step out of the pattern of disconnect and dissociation in your life. You are done feeling triggered, distracted, or just lost. You are ready to do the deeper work and address the impact of chronic and systemic trauma on your nervous system, beyond where traditional talk therapy has taken you. For a Queer, "AuDHD" person, this means finding a therapist who gets it, and can hold an expansive space for fully reprocessing your story. You are looking for a somatic therapist who offers a gentle, but powerful approach to healing. You are ready to work with a specialist.
Meagan Roppo
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RYT200
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (Online Only)
I am also a trained yoga teacher and love to approach treatment from a somatic framework when desired.
What if you had someone to process this with, without judgement? Life transitions are often filled with grief and loss, adjustment challenges, and relational changes. If you find yourself going round and round in your head, reach out - I'd love to help. I work primarily with pregnancy/postpartum, pregnancy & infant loss, surrogacy, and infertility, but love all stages of life transition work.
I am also a trained yoga teacher and love to approach treatment from a somatic framework when desired.
What if you had someone to process this with, without judgement? Life transitions are often filled with grief and loss, adjustment challenges, and relational changes. If you find yourself going round and round in your head, reach out - I'd love to help. I work primarily with pregnancy/postpartum, pregnancy & infant loss, surrogacy, and infertility, but love all stages of life transition work.
My approach is informed by a background in somatic experiencing, harm reduction, community herbalism, and systemic thinking.
I believe each person has the power to expand their agency and live in more authenticity and alignment with their values. I work with individuals, couples, and families to build upon strengths and lean into growing edges, to deepen our connection to meaning, body, and relationships and see new paths forward. Many of my clients are care workers, poly/ENM couples, and trans folks navigating gender identity and family relationships.
My approach is informed by a background in somatic experiencing, harm reduction, community herbalism, and systemic thinking.
I believe each person has the power to expand their agency and live in more authenticity and alignment with their values. I work with individuals, couples, and families to build upon strengths and lean into growing edges, to deepen our connection to meaning, body, and relationships and see new paths forward. Many of my clients are care workers, poly/ENM couples, and trans folks navigating gender identity and family relationships.
Mal Ragunathan
Pre-Licensed Professional, LSW, EdM, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (Online Only)
My approach can be described as relational, psychodynamic, and somatic.
I specialize in working with individuals and couples, who are seeking support with anxiety, depression, complex trauma, navigating parent-child relationships, and perinatal mental health. I work best with those who are committed to a process of turning inward - those who want to interrogate their familial systems and dynamics, unlearn harmful patterns of relating, and work with trans-generational patterns of trauma and healing. I am invested in centering your lived experience and how it impacts the way you move through the world as well as how you relate to yourself and others.
My approach can be described as relational, psychodynamic, and somatic.
I specialize in working with individuals and couples, who are seeking support with anxiety, depression, complex trauma, navigating parent-child relationships, and perinatal mental health. I work best with those who are committed to a process of turning inward - those who want to interrogate their familial systems and dynamics, unlearn harmful patterns of relating, and work with trans-generational patterns of trauma and healing. I am invested in centering your lived experience and how it impacts the way you move through the world as well as how you relate to yourself and others.
Renée Council
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (Online Only)
My approach is trauma-informed and holistic, drawing from attachment theory, somatic and mindfulness practices.
Do you feel like your life isn't quite where you imagined it would be? You're not alone. Many of us long for deeper connection, a sense of peace and satisfaction, but struggle to achieve this. Together, we'll explore what maybe blocking you, so you can live a life that feels good and right for you. I help adults experiencing depression, anxiety, C-PTSD, relationship issues and grief to gain clarity, heal and grow. My work includes helping clients navigate relationships with emotionally immature parents/adults and develop sustainable self-care practices.
My approach is trauma-informed and holistic, drawing from attachment theory, somatic and mindfulness practices.
Do you feel like your life isn't quite where you imagined it would be? You're not alone. Many of us long for deeper connection, a sense of peace and satisfaction, but struggle to achieve this. Together, we'll explore what maybe blocking you, so you can live a life that feels good and right for you. I help adults experiencing depression, anxiety, C-PTSD, relationship issues and grief to gain clarity, heal and grow. My work includes helping clients navigate relationships with emotionally immature parents/adults and develop sustainable self-care practices.
Maddie Canel
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
I have completed trainings in DBT and somatic therapy interventions.
I have lived experience with neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, and being in a plus sized body. I have experience working with the above as well as being trained in working with clients with BPD and clients who just feel like they need a safe space to discuss day to day life stressors. I stress to my clients that therapy is for everyone and there is no such thing as a "trauma olympics" where something is better or worse than others! I work with clients age 6+.
I have completed trainings in DBT and somatic therapy interventions.
I have lived experience with neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, and being in a plus sized body. I have experience working with the above as well as being trained in working with clients with BPD and clients who just feel like they need a safe space to discuss day to day life stressors. I stress to my clients that therapy is for everyone and there is no such thing as a "trauma olympics" where something is better or worse than others! I work with clients age 6+.
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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.