Somatic Therapists in Murrysville, PA
As an art therapist and talk therapist, I offer a space where creativity becomes a path to healing, self-understanding, and empowerment. I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ individuals, those healing from trauma, and folks who identify as neurodivergent. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, or life transitions, you're welcome here exactly as you are.
As an art therapist and talk therapist, I offer a space where creativity becomes a path to healing, self-understanding, and empowerment. I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ individuals, those healing from trauma, and folks who identify as neurodivergent. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, or life transitions, you're welcome here exactly as you are.
My mission is to deliver an uncompromised mental wellness experience, free from third-party mandates. Every client deserves the time and customized attention required to achieve profound, lasting emotional & mental healing. I respect my client’s investment in this process by offering a confidential, concierge-leveI partnership, dedicated to providing personalized services. If you are ready to engage in meaningful & transformative work, my practice offers a safe, supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions and experiences without judgment. .
My mission is to deliver an uncompromised mental wellness experience, free from third-party mandates. Every client deserves the time and customized attention required to achieve profound, lasting emotional & mental healing. I respect my client’s investment in this process by offering a confidential, concierge-leveI partnership, dedicated to providing personalized services. If you are ready to engage in meaningful & transformative work, my practice offers a safe, supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions and experiences without judgment. .
Are you wanting to feel more centered, motivated, and creative in meeting life's challenges? Have you felt disconnected from your self and displeased with your life? If so, you could benefit from a supportive dynamic collaborative therapeutic relationship. My 20+ years of clinical experience can help you identify your truth, compassionately accept yourself and your circumstances, and explore more satisfying ways to respond to life's challenges. Your active participation will include experiential exercises to enhance your awareness of the connection between your mind, body, and spirit. We will also connect how this self-discovery impacts your interpersonal style.
Are you wanting to feel more centered, motivated, and creative in meeting life's challenges? Have you felt disconnected from your self and displeased with your life? If so, you could benefit from a supportive dynamic collaborative therapeutic relationship. My 20+ years of clinical experience can help you identify your truth, compassionately accept yourself and your circumstances, and explore more satisfying ways to respond to life's challenges. Your active participation will include experiential exercises to enhance your awareness of the connection between your mind, body, and spirit. We will also connect how this self-discovery impacts your interpersonal style.
I am trauma-focused in somatic work for women.
I have opened a second office location in Greensburg and Murrysville! Call me for free 15 minute consultation to determine if I am the right therapist for you.
I am accepting new clients at Greensburg office and Murrysville. I am a authentic person in therapy with you. I am along with you to work on anxiety, depression and life transitions such as divorce, illness, grief and empty-nesting as adult children leave home. Common Issues addressed in therapy: Creating healthy boundaries with relationships while maintaining connection, communication and conflict, and healing from toxic relationships.
I am trauma-focused in somatic work for women.
I have opened a second office location in Greensburg and Murrysville! Call me for free 15 minute consultation to determine if I am the right therapist for you.
I am accepting new clients at Greensburg office and Murrysville. I am a authentic person in therapy with you. I am along with you to work on anxiety, depression and life transitions such as divorce, illness, grief and empty-nesting as adult children leave home. Common Issues addressed in therapy: Creating healthy boundaries with relationships while maintaining connection, communication and conflict, and healing from toxic relationships.
Anxiety is everywhere these days. We're all making our way through a sea of unknowns, and our children are along for the ride. I believe that YOU, a parent or caregiver, have been doing the very best that you can for your child. I also know that with limited resources, a lack of external support or your own mental health strain, supporting a struggling child often feels impossible. If you’ve exhausted a list of ideas to help your child with little progress, let me join you. Together we can redistribute that emotional weight you’re carrying and give your child a big wide space to heal and grow.
Anxiety is everywhere these days. We're all making our way through a sea of unknowns, and our children are along for the ride. I believe that YOU, a parent or caregiver, have been doing the very best that you can for your child. I also know that with limited resources, a lack of external support or your own mental health strain, supporting a struggling child often feels impossible. If you’ve exhausted a list of ideas to help your child with little progress, let me join you. Together we can redistribute that emotional weight you’re carrying and give your child a big wide space to heal and grow.
I supports teens and adults (age 14 and above), offering compassionate grief counseling, anxiety therapy, self-compassion practices, and somatic healing to ease trauma.
I understand how heavy life can feel, how anxiety, grief, trauma, and stress can leave you exhausted and overwhelmed. I see your strength, even when you don’t feel strong. You may be carrying depression, OCD, or the weight of past trauma in both mind and body. You want to feel calmer, more connected, and more like yourself again. Together we’ll create a safe, supportive space to release what’s been held inside, ease the burden, and help you move toward healing, balance, and a life that feels lighter.
I supports teens and adults (age 14 and above), offering compassionate grief counseling, anxiety therapy, self-compassion practices, and somatic healing to ease trauma.
I understand how heavy life can feel, how anxiety, grief, trauma, and stress can leave you exhausted and overwhelmed. I see your strength, even when you don’t feel strong. You may be carrying depression, OCD, or the weight of past trauma in both mind and body. You want to feel calmer, more connected, and more like yourself again. Together we’ll create a safe, supportive space to release what’s been held inside, ease the burden, and help you move toward healing, balance, and a life that feels lighter.
Amanda Lee
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, CCTP-II, LPC
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
My approach to treatment of complex trauma is an integrative triphasic approach that utilizes psychodynamic therapy, ego states, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, ACT, Forward-Facing Trauma Therapy, and EMDR.
You’ve survived what should have broken you, but the impact of those experiences lingers in sneaky ways like dissociation, shame, emotional numbness, or feeling stuck in unhealthy / toxic patterns that no longer serve you or the person you're becoming. You long for deeper connections to safe people, crave relief from overwhelm, or need to break cycles of trauma, especially as a parent. You want to heal, to feel whole, and to reclaim / unconditionally embrace the parts of yourself lost to survival. Learning to be important to yourself can be challenging if you were never safe enough to be important before. Trust is scary.
My approach to treatment of complex trauma is an integrative triphasic approach that utilizes psychodynamic therapy, ego states, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, ACT, Forward-Facing Trauma Therapy, and EMDR.
You’ve survived what should have broken you, but the impact of those experiences lingers in sneaky ways like dissociation, shame, emotional numbness, or feeling stuck in unhealthy / toxic patterns that no longer serve you or the person you're becoming. You long for deeper connections to safe people, crave relief from overwhelm, or need to break cycles of trauma, especially as a parent. You want to heal, to feel whole, and to reclaim / unconditionally embrace the parts of yourself lost to survival. Learning to be important to yourself can be challenging if you were never safe enough to be important before. Trust is scary.
I specialize in helping Christian women to heal from trauma and anxiety by effectively identifying/processing their core pain points through an individualized client-centered approach which blends effective trauma therapies (EMDR, TF-CBT, IFS, and Somatic Experiencing) so you can get deep healing, peace, and wholeness in mind, emotions, body, and spirit.
Have you been wounded by church hurt, childhood, sexual, narcissistic, emotional, or spiritual abuse, or relationship abuse, or other experiences that rocked your sense of safety or trust? Or, have you experienced circumstances that you didn't expect to be hard but found yourself deeply affected?
Do you long to find a counselor who not only shares and respects your Christian faith but is also specialized in understanding how trauma affects the nervous system and how EMDR can be used to effectively help you heal while also taking into account your personal needs and specifics so you don't get a one-sized fits all approach?
I specialize in helping Christian women to heal from trauma and anxiety by effectively identifying/processing their core pain points through an individualized client-centered approach which blends effective trauma therapies (EMDR, TF-CBT, IFS, and Somatic Experiencing) so you can get deep healing, peace, and wholeness in mind, emotions, body, and spirit.
Have you been wounded by church hurt, childhood, sexual, narcissistic, emotional, or spiritual abuse, or relationship abuse, or other experiences that rocked your sense of safety or trust? Or, have you experienced circumstances that you didn't expect to be hard but found yourself deeply affected?
Do you long to find a counselor who not only shares and respects your Christian faith but is also specialized in understanding how trauma affects the nervous system and how EMDR can be used to effectively help you heal while also taking into account your personal needs and specifics so you don't get a one-sized fits all approach?
I've completed training in Brainspotting, a powerful somatic treatment method that works by processing emotional pain locked in the deeper parts of our brain.
On the outside, you may seem like you have everything together. You’re responsible, dependable, and often the one others rely on. But internally, you may feel overwhelmed by racing thoughts, constant worry, loops of overthinking or obsessive thoughts, or be constantly trying to keep everything “just right.” You might struggle with people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, or a deep fear of letting others down. For many individuals, these patterns may be rooted in earlier relational experiences where you learned to manage everything alone, stay hyper-aware of others’ needs, and push your own feelings aside.
I've completed training in Brainspotting, a powerful somatic treatment method that works by processing emotional pain locked in the deeper parts of our brain.
On the outside, you may seem like you have everything together. You’re responsible, dependable, and often the one others rely on. But internally, you may feel overwhelmed by racing thoughts, constant worry, loops of overthinking or obsessive thoughts, or be constantly trying to keep everything “just right.” You might struggle with people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, or a deep fear of letting others down. For many individuals, these patterns may be rooted in earlier relational experiences where you learned to manage everything alone, stay hyper-aware of others’ needs, and push your own feelings aside.
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Jennifer Hart Counseling Services/Soul Yoga Philly
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CIMHP
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
-Areas of Expertise: Complex trauma, Coercive control, Emotional abuse, Family court trauma, High-conflict relationships, Somatic healing, Integrative mental health, Yoga
Holistic wellness, Court-related trauma
I specialize in helping adults recover from trauma, emotional abuse, high-conflict relationships, family court trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and major life transitions. Using evidence-based therapy, somatic approaches, and holistic care, I help clients regulate their nervous systems, rebuild confidence, set healthy boundaries, and heal.
-Areas of Expertise: Complex trauma, Coercive control, Emotional abuse, Family court trauma, High-conflict relationships, Somatic healing, Integrative mental health, Yoga
Holistic wellness, Court-related trauma
I specialize in helping adults recover from trauma, emotional abuse, high-conflict relationships, family court trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and major life transitions. Using evidence-based therapy, somatic approaches, and holistic care, I help clients regulate their nervous systems, rebuild confidence, set healthy boundaries, and heal.
My approach is person-centered, practical, integrative and tailored to your unique needs - meeting regularly - or only as needed, utilizing methods such as CBT, DBT, ACT, SFBT, IPSRT, Flash, EMDR and somatic work to help with problem-solving, life transitions, relationships, identity, self-esteem, grief, loss, stress, trauma, depression and anxiety.
There are many ways to be in the world and I am open to helping each client find what works best for them based on their unique identities and lived experiences! I welcome ALL adults - traditional, religious (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist), conservative, LGBTQIA+, atheists, vegans, poly, neuro-divergent, gifted, complex and intersectional identities.
My approach is person-centered, practical, integrative and tailored to your unique needs - meeting regularly - or only as needed, utilizing methods such as CBT, DBT, ACT, SFBT, IPSRT, Flash, EMDR and somatic work to help with problem-solving, life transitions, relationships, identity, self-esteem, grief, loss, stress, trauma, depression and anxiety.
There are many ways to be in the world and I am open to helping each client find what works best for them based on their unique identities and lived experiences! I welcome ALL adults - traditional, religious (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist), conservative, LGBTQIA+, atheists, vegans, poly, neuro-divergent, gifted, complex and intersectional identities.
Whether you're a new mom, a full time student, a working professional, or all 3, you've probably struggled with juggling your many responsibilities. Have you ever wondered if you could get more done and still have energy to spend on yourself and loved ones? Maybe you could use some help managing stress or adjusting to a life transition. This is where I come in. My compassion focused approach centers on working together to ensure you're taking care of yourself while you navigate the challenges of our busy modern world.
Whether you're a new mom, a full time student, a working professional, or all 3, you've probably struggled with juggling your many responsibilities. Have you ever wondered if you could get more done and still have energy to spend on yourself and loved ones? Maybe you could use some help managing stress or adjusting to a life transition. This is where I come in. My compassion focused approach centers on working together to ensure you're taking care of yourself while you navigate the challenges of our busy modern world.
BSP is an advanced, body-mind healing approach similar to EMDR and Somatic Experiencing.
I help queer professionals who have achieved their dreams and are now questioning every choice they’ve ever made. They've lost themselves entirely even though they followed the path. "I've put all this work in...aren't I supposed to be happy now?" However, making a change is just as terrifying as remaining trapped in this burnout. There are migraines, stomach issues...real pain making it hard to function. "Where did I go wrong? Why wasn't I warned about this? This can't just be in my head, right?"
BSP is an advanced, body-mind healing approach similar to EMDR and Somatic Experiencing.
I help queer professionals who have achieved their dreams and are now questioning every choice they’ve ever made. They've lost themselves entirely even though they followed the path. "I've put all this work in...aren't I supposed to be happy now?" However, making a change is just as terrifying as remaining trapped in this burnout. There are migraines, stomach issues...real pain making it hard to function. "Where did I go wrong? Why wasn't I warned about this? This can't just be in my head, right?"
I use body-based ( somatic) and insight-based (psychodynamic) therapies to open up places where people are stuck, uncover what is held in the body and psyche, explore troubled aspects of the self, and create new possibilities.
As a social worker I view individual's struggles within larger contexts: families communities, society, culture, and structures of power. I honor the strategies and patterns we've adopted in order to survive as evidence of our resilience, while working to shift those patterns and create space to make new ones.
I use body-based ( somatic) and insight-based (psychodynamic) therapies to open up places where people are stuck, uncover what is held in the body and psyche, explore troubled aspects of the self, and create new possibilities.
As a social worker I view individual's struggles within larger contexts: families communities, society, culture, and structures of power. I honor the strategies and patterns we've adopted in order to survive as evidence of our resilience, while working to shift those patterns and create space to make new ones.
My therapy style is informed by my desire to explore, understand, and empower my clients. I am Kink/BDSM, non-monogamy, body neutral and queer aligned. I believe therapy is political and a space where clients can be intentional about their identities. Topics that I particularly enjoy working with include gender affirming care, chronic pain, working through infidelity, aging, navigating multiple racial and cultural identities, and processing sexual trauma.
My therapy style is informed by my desire to explore, understand, and empower my clients. I am Kink/BDSM, non-monogamy, body neutral and queer aligned. I believe therapy is political and a space where clients can be intentional about their identities. Topics that I particularly enjoy working with include gender affirming care, chronic pain, working through infidelity, aging, navigating multiple racial and cultural identities, and processing sexual trauma.
Are you tired of Therapists who waste your time and money? Listen but don't provide helpful or concrete advice? I offer some of the most intense and productive therapy available, meaning that many of my clients graduate or stay with me in some capacity for years. I believe Therapy should create significant changes in the way you think and act, meaning that you reach your goals and understand your issues in profound ways. I am Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing and have modified it to maximum impact in Online Therapy, to where we can focus on and transform ANY issue. I also incorporate Internal Family Systems IFS.
Are you tired of Therapists who waste your time and money? Listen but don't provide helpful or concrete advice? I offer some of the most intense and productive therapy available, meaning that many of my clients graduate or stay with me in some capacity for years. I believe Therapy should create significant changes in the way you think and act, meaning that you reach your goals and understand your issues in profound ways. I am Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing and have modified it to maximum impact in Online Therapy, to where we can focus on and transform ANY issue. I also incorporate Internal Family Systems IFS.
Jesse A. Virago
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Waitlist for new clients
That's the raison d'être for my practice of relational, somatic psychotherapy, in which midlife adults are invited to explore the transformative potential of an embodied and emotionally attuned therapeutic relationship.
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 can help. What's required? Openness to new experience, willingness to engage, capacity to commit, and a seasoned mariner who can chart the course for a midlife passage with the art of healing, the science of change, and the "hard work miracle" of growth.
That's the raison d'être for my practice of relational, somatic psychotherapy, in which midlife adults are invited to explore the transformative potential of an embodied and emotionally attuned therapeutic relationship.
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 can help. What's required? Openness to new experience, willingness to engage, capacity to commit, and a seasoned mariner who can chart the course for a midlife passage with the art of healing, the science of change, and the "hard work miracle" of growth.
I'm Geek Therapy trained, and I also use a mix of trauma-informed, holistic, and strength-based therapy with touches of somatic awareness.
You never quite felt like you fit into this world, never checked off the boxes you were forced into, but you still strive to make a difference. Maybe you relate with being a geek, nerd, misfit, or gamer.
I love to work with those who want help creating their own life, their own identity. To hell with what people have tried to force you into becoming. Whether you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, neurodivergent, or the misfit community, I’d love to help you rewrite your story to make it your own. And feel free to unmask yourself, you’re accepted here.
I'm Geek Therapy trained, and I also use a mix of trauma-informed, holistic, and strength-based therapy with touches of somatic awareness.
You never quite felt like you fit into this world, never checked off the boxes you were forced into, but you still strive to make a difference. Maybe you relate with being a geek, nerd, misfit, or gamer.
I love to work with those who want help creating their own life, their own identity. To hell with what people have tried to force you into becoming. Whether you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, neurodivergent, or the misfit community, I’d love to help you rewrite your story to make it your own. And feel free to unmask yourself, you’re accepted here.
Serenity Hill Counseling and Wellness LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Connellsville, PA 15425
Holistic Services may include: Yoga, Reiki Healing, PEMF Therapy, Red Light Therapy, Sound Healing, & Somatic Techniques.
At Serenity Hill Counseling & Wellness LLC, we explore what it means to have a mind/body/spirit connection and how to assist people in healing WHOLE. For far too long, our society has separated the mind, body, & spirit. While we have made great strides in the world of medicine, we have also taken hundreds of steps backwards in the world of spirituality and emotional well-being. We have downplayed our innate ability to heal. At SHCW we dive into the world of holistic healing while combining this with evidenced-based treatment options to encompass ALL areas of wellness. We encourage each client to develop their own path to healing!
Holistic Services may include: Yoga, Reiki Healing, PEMF Therapy, Red Light Therapy, Sound Healing, & Somatic Techniques.
At Serenity Hill Counseling & Wellness LLC, we explore what it means to have a mind/body/spirit connection and how to assist people in healing WHOLE. For far too long, our society has separated the mind, body, & spirit. While we have made great strides in the world of medicine, we have also taken hundreds of steps backwards in the world of spirituality and emotional well-being. We have downplayed our innate ability to heal. At SHCW we dive into the world of holistic healing while combining this with evidenced-based treatment options to encompass ALL areas of wellness. We encourage each client to develop their own path to healing!
I enjoy working with people struggling with stress and anxiety from the pressures of life whether that be related to relationships, academics, career, or leadership dynamics. The people I work with are looking for deep understanding of what is bothering them and the tools for lasting change. I often work with people who have been successful in life despite early trauma or disadvantaged backgrounds. I hold various leadership positions and understand the pressures and lonliness that comes with leadership. I also offer leadership advising and coaching to CEO’s and leaders in medicine, law, family businesses, and nonprofits.
I enjoy working with people struggling with stress and anxiety from the pressures of life whether that be related to relationships, academics, career, or leadership dynamics. The people I work with are looking for deep understanding of what is bothering them and the tools for lasting change. I often work with people who have been successful in life despite early trauma or disadvantaged backgrounds. I hold various leadership positions and understand the pressures and lonliness that comes with leadership. I also offer leadership advising and coaching to CEO’s and leaders in medicine, law, family businesses, and nonprofits.
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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.