Somatic Therapists in Philadelphia, PA

Moving forward is never simple. You owe it to yourself to take a moment, step back, and ask yourself: Where have I been? Where am I now? Where would I like to be? When it comes to finding the answers, reflection isn’t just helpful—it’s necessary. I create a safe, comforting space where we can ask difficult questions; somewhere you can be vulnerable and free from judgment. As a licensed professional counselor, I specialize in EMDR and somatic -based holistic treatment, helping my clients recontextualize, process, and reflect on their past in order to live a healthier, more fulfilled tomorrow.

Peter Andrew Danzig is a Therapist, Creativity and Career Coach, and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant in the Greater Philadelphia region. Peter’s research and practice interests are invested in community mental health, theories on adult play and the ways it frames our social interactions, and trauma informed work with clients and artists/creatives. Peter’s clinical approach is rooted in holistic, relational and humanistic theory. He believes in a strengths-based perspective, recognizing the resiliency in his clients.

I help a wide range of clients: those seeking personal growth as well as those moving through depression, anxiety, betrayal, grief, career and life transitions or interpersonal tensions or conflicts. I assist individuals, couples and leaders during times of conflict or life/career transition to move with intention toward new possibilities. When a client is feeling stuck or struggling to pay attention to "what matters most", we work in a collaborative way to recognize underlying obstacles to their well-being and identify practical actions to move them forward.

I work with individuals and couples to move toward goals with evidenced-based practices to teach the skills necessary for increasing overall health and happiness. My work moves beyond the traditional pathological root of psychotherapy and toward a holistic, strength-based, systemic, salutogenic approach. My whole-person model considers mental, physical, and emotional health in a unified way. I am queer/gender-affirming, sex-positive, kink/BDSM-affirming, and fat-positive (Health at Every Size-aligned). I aim to help you center yourself in your individual and relational healing as we develop the tools to process complicated feelings.

Being human isn't easy. If you are seeking therapy you are likely struggling, hurting, and finding life challenging in some way. Maybe you feel stuck, lost, broken, different from others, not like yourself, or like you are not fulfilling your potential. Whatever is weighing on your heart and mind, let's talk about it. I'm here for you. I am an open, non-judgmental, accepting, compassionate, warm, and empathetic therapist. Together in a safe, trusting, and supportive environment we can explore and uncover how you ended up at this point in your life, and find a way through.

*Offering Virtual Session at this Time* In Somatic sessions we work holistically by becoming aware of thoughts, feelings and sensations as integrated aspects of your process of being alive. Depending on the session and client, we may talk, move, explore self-touch and new ways of breathing, and engage in creative processes like drawing, all in the service of partnering with your own body's wisdom for healing and learning. As deepen into your own experience of embodiment and self authority, life begins to unfold according to your needs and visions.

Are you an LGBTQ+ identified person struggling with anxiety and relationships? As a queer therapist, I can help with that. Tired of educating therapists who don’t identify with or appreciate your identity? Or, maybe the current state of the things feels overwhelming? I understand the unique issues affecting our community. I work with LGBTQ+ and QTBIPOC folx navigating life challenges, transitioning, and marginalization. Combining somatic and trauma-informed modalities, including EMDR, my approach to therapy is affirmation, respect, care, and compassion.

I have a passion for working with those exploring gender and sexual identity, trauma, substance use, recovery, and those in the LGBTQ+ community. The therapy I provide is tailored to your individual needs and can help you facilitate personal growth and development. Therapy is most effective when you feel safe and respected. I would be honored to provide that space for you. I view my work with you as a collaborative process. I want to learn more about you and understand the problems you are facing from your perspective. I can provide letters for gender confirmation surgery.

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.

No matter what challenge you are facing, making the decision to enter therapy is one of the most important steps we can take on the path to healing. I do not believe any of us were born to suffer. I seek to help my clients find the opportunities for growth that our challenges present us with. While I support my clients to learn to sit with and accept that difficult emotions are a part of living, I also help clients to identify where unnecessary suffering is created by limited beliefs and self concepts. By resolving unhealed traumas and the burdens of the past, we can experience a more wholehearted, joyful life.

My focus of interest is to become a therapeutic container to support the exploration of the mind-body connection within children, teens and adults. I believe that the body carries valuable information about ourselves and our minds are actively trying to interpret it. I specialize in children who seek to improve their body awareness which provides coping skills for self-regulation, positive self-talk and overall physical/mental wellness. I have experience working with children with autism, adopted families, neurodivergent movers and people simply want a better connection with their bodies

Healing is the process of restoring wholeness, and I am dedicated to providing the compassionate, understanding, reflective, and trusting space that is essential for you to heal, grow, and (re)learn to trust your own innate wisdom. We all have full capacity for self-confidence, peace, and meaningful connection, but stressors like complicated relationships, loss, systemic oppression, and trauma can cause self-doubt, anxiety, depression, and ineffective coping patterns, all of which can be transformed and healed. Together we can restore and enhance your most grounded, confident and healthy self, deepen insight, and improve coping.

Tired of repeating old, unsatisfying patterns in relationship? Ready to break free from constricting insecurities and inhibitions? Need help being kinder and more accepting toward yourself? Want to live less in your thoughts and more in your body? Working therapeutically with expanded states of consciousness allows us to reach to the very sources of psychological suffering - offering release from our deepest and oldest traumas, and restoring a sense of meaning and belonging that modern life has made hard to find.

Hey there! Therapy can be such an overwhelming process to get started with, especially when you may already be struggling with feelings of burnout, depression, or anxiety that make everyday tasks feel monumental. In particular for Black, queer, or neurodivergent individuals, feeling safe and truly seen by their therapist may be particularly challenging. With over 9 years experience, my approach to therapy is strengths-based, person-centered, affirming, anti-oppressive, and relational. Together we will consider functional strategies to help you close the gap between the life you're living, and the life you envision for yourself.

Selina is a graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise and Movement and Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Temple. She is a huge proponent of all things wellness. Selina has a deeply rooted love for her community and the mental health of Black people.

Are you endlessly curious about yourself, how you came to be, and when you’ll finally “arrive” to the life you’ve been working so hard to build? People see your resilience and success, but they don’t really know YOU. It can feel lonely & tiring to have to to hide the parts of you that feel like they still just don't quite fit in. Owning our gifts, releasing the intergenerational trauma we carry, shifting from simply existing to thriving - this is deep, powerful work. You are worthy of the space, time and energy it takes to heal and live the life that you desire. Together we can finally address the root causes beneath your symptoms.

In need of change, encouragement and perspective? Therapy is powerful and promotes positive change when you have a supportive, accepting and accountable relationship with your therapist. It is time for you to be free of what has kept you stuck and hurting. Our team are down to earth, relatable therapists ready to help you heal. Our practice offers a wide range of services for children, adolescents and adults such as traditional talk therapy, EMDR, somatic body work & dance movement therapy. Nourish also offers EMDR intensives. Reach out today to get started!