Somatic Therapists in Bristol County, MA

I feel that everyone has a story and they need to relate that story as to how it has helped or hurt them. I want to hear your story and how that situation has influenced your life. Sometimes looking at your story from a different viewpoint will change your life. My therapeutic approach depends on the problem being addressed.

My ideal client may have a difficult time identifying their emotions and feeling like they are not “allowed” to feel emotions. My ideal client may tend to intellectualize or overthink their experiences. This person may work hard to maintain a high standard that is often unrealistic. My ideal client may have a history of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and chronic illness. The client’s goal is to learn to understand how they feel and give themselves permission to feel the way they do. This client recognizes that they are feeling overwhelmed, resentful, anxious, frustrated, sad, angry and they are looking for a change.

The choice to prioritize your wellbeing is not always easy. We're glad you’re here. We provide a collaborative, honest and authentic approach. We hold space in a supportive, fluid and comfortable place where we can laugh, cry, swear or whatever you need. You’re the expert of your life and are the driver of your sessions-we help you navigate on your journey to healing and self-discovery. We, as humans, are ever-evolving, and so is our growth. When you’re ready, we can build an authentic, honest and supportive relationship with one another to explore, navigate and identify to create and empower you to lead the life you want to live!

My ideal client may have a difficult time identifying their emotions and feeling like they are not “allowed” to feel emotions. My ideal client may tend to intellectualize or overthink their experiences. This person may work hard to maintain a high standard that is often unrealistic. My ideal client may have a history of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and chronic illness. The client’s goal is to learn to understand how they feel and give themselves permission to feel the way they do. This client recognizes that they are feeling overwhelmed, resentful, anxious, frustrated, sad, angry and they are looking for a change.

Experienced in relational trauma, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and anxiety in youth and young adults, I also work extensively with parents battling a loss of identity, mood changes, and increased worry. I aim to shift focus and help parents celebrate their children, creating an opportunity for connection. Parents learn to acknowledge their past traumas and patterns to address inherited dynamics and identify successes they can reflect on. I assist in identifying what is working and building on strengths. The end goal is a renewed parental sense of identity and clarity and a more united and understanding family unit.

My responsibility as a therapist is to provide a supportive, authentic, and validating experience to promote healing and growth. Whether you have a specific issue or are looking to gain insight into yourself and your relationships, therapy can provide this and more.

Hi my name is Venita and I am a seasoned clinician with many years of experience helping families and individuals in need. I am a licensed mental health and licensed addictions counselor in the states of Massachusetts and Georgia. I enjoy working with people who are seeking to make positive changes in their lives, but may need assistance moving forward. Helping people work through the stages of change is my specialty.

My ideal client may have a difficult time identifying their emotions and feeling like they are not “allowed” to feel emotions. My ideal client may tend to intellectualize or overthink their experiences. This person may work hard to maintain a high standard that is often unrealistic. My ideal client may have a history of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and chronic illness. The client’s goal is to learn to understand how they feel and give themselves permission to feel the way they do. This client recognizes that they are feeling overwhelmed, resentful, anxious, frustrated, sad, angry and they are looking for a change.

Working with clients who have experienced trauma, day to day anxiety, depression and other diagnoses, I prefer to use a holistic understanding of the interconnectedness of mind, body, and world around us. I collaborate closely with clients to integrate mindfulness practices, somatic experiencing techniques, and other holistic modalities into our work, along with evidence based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Do trauma, anxiety or depression keep you from the life you want? Do you struggle to understand and gain a healthy sense of control over your own behavior, including substance and process addictions, such as drugs, alcohol, food, and codepency? I also have worked extensively with adolescent and adult clients with ADHD on goal-setting and developing strategies for success.

I believe that people have an innate capacity to heal and change. Access to this healing is sometimes blocked by negative and destructive patterns that are formed when there is a need to adapt and survive difficult, traumatic or overwhelming experiences. In a collaborative, empathic, and safe atmosphere, I facilitate people’s connections to their own resources and foster the creation of a compassionate self that is free to make mindful choices and unhook old patterns. Through psychodynamic and somatically oriented approaches, people find new insights and awareness, build resiliency and create pathways to greater fulfillment.

As a somatic therapist, I’m trained to help you regulate your nervous system, work through trauma, and learn to process your feelings. Somatic experiencing is for people who have either been in therapy before and feel like they’re "talked out,” or who are new to therapy and want to try a more mind-body approach. This work is powerful and I’m so honored I get to share it with you and help you get to a more regulated place in your life.

Nettle & Ash's ACT-based (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) program offers specialized, affirmative, compassionate, and culturally responsive coaching and therapy for teens and adults. Our practitioners have been supporting families and individuals with a broad range of challenges for two decades, and have particular interest/expertise in Autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and LGBTQIA+. We also specialize in supporting the family as a whole. Our ideal clients' goals include a commitment towards psychological flexibility through values-based work to create a stronger sense of self.

My ideal client seeks support to address challenges related to life transitions, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, and the myriad of challenges of day to day life. The client has a desire to integrate holistic wellness practices into their daily lives that addresses their individual needs, goals, and supports and empowers them to create a life they love. I utilize a diverse clinical approach that is strength-based and client centered to help clients achieve their goals. I am a bilingual practitioner and am fluent in Cape Verdean Creole

Jen is a person-centered, somatic therapist who values the therapeutic relationship above all else. Jen believes that being a witness to someone's healing journey is a true honor and a privilege. Trained in EMDR, and as trauma informed expressive arts therapist, the framework of holistic wellness guides the practice. Together, with a strengths based, empowerment approach, learn to access safety in your body, re-wire your nervous system, and make meaning of your life.

As a holistic provider, I focus on you, as a whole person. Over 30 years of counseling experience has given me a multitude of therapeutic techniques to draw on. Eclectic approaches often help with your success, and I will freely use whatever you have found helpful in the past including your beliefs, practices…. I’ll meet you where you are emotionally. Telehealth has become very useful in my practice. I primarily use this platform, but some office based services may be available. I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space, to help you achieve your goals and dreams, or just to improve the quality of your life. It’s up to YOU!

I am a licensed professional counselor that has been working in behavioral health for over 20 years. I am a lifelong resident of South Jersey and obtained my Bachelors and Masters degrees from La Salle University in Philadelphia.

The ideal client would finally be open to change and hope to have better interpersonal relationships. This can be a client who struggles with their anxiety, possibly has poor attachment styles, and struggles with holding meaningful relationships (romantic, platonic, familial). Their goals would be identifying healthy boundaries and healthy responses, increasing effective communication skills, and identifying past relationships/present relationships in order to identify patterns/habits.

Minds think just like lungs breathe. Bodies feel what is happening in and around us. Actions are always happening. These three events are interwoven and part of our human experience. Sometimes though, these events cause more stress than we want and know what to do with. Sometimes we have have habits that were helpful in certain situations but are no longer serving a positive purpose, and others we care about are telling us this. If you are struggling with thoughts and emotions that have become difficult to be with and/or with behaviors that are taking you away from living your healthiest self, I would enjoy talking with you,