Somatic Therapists in Hartford, VT
Somatic (body) Experiencing supports comfort & connection here/now.
At "Circle Forward" I welcome adults from diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, identities & belief systems. I am skilled at supporting people who have been overwhelmed and struggle with "trauma" - unresolved, survival responses (fight, flight, appease & shut down). These natural defensives are essential for dealing with threat. Protective impulses from the past can get stuck & intrude on relationships and on physical, emotional & spiritual rhythms of day-to-day life. I support you to feel safe & allow incomplete survival responses to move slowly & integrate fully. I work online and in Greenfield, MA.
Somatic (body) Experiencing supports comfort & connection here/now.
At "Circle Forward" I welcome adults from diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, identities & belief systems. I am skilled at supporting people who have been overwhelmed and struggle with "trauma" - unresolved, survival responses (fight, flight, appease & shut down). These natural defensives are essential for dealing with threat. Protective impulses from the past can get stuck & intrude on relationships and on physical, emotional & spiritual rhythms of day-to-day life. I support you to feel safe & allow incomplete survival responses to move slowly & integrate fully. I work online and in Greenfield, MA.
I often incorporate somatic work into session.
I work with adults who are experiencing life challenges and are seeking to overcome them through meaningful personal growth. I support clients through compassionate self-reflection to identify patterns and behaviors that no longer serve them. Through this process, deep personal growth and greater self-awareness is possible. I emphasize each individual's unique personal strengths and values to help them find deeper meaning, ease, and joy in life. Struggle and challenge are inherent in life, building a deeper understanding of ones internal landscape allows us greater insight into how to move through suffering well.
I often incorporate somatic work into session.
I work with adults who are experiencing life challenges and are seeking to overcome them through meaningful personal growth. I support clients through compassionate self-reflection to identify patterns and behaviors that no longer serve them. Through this process, deep personal growth and greater self-awareness is possible. I emphasize each individual's unique personal strengths and values to help them find deeper meaning, ease, and joy in life. Struggle and challenge are inherent in life, building a deeper understanding of ones internal landscape allows us greater insight into how to move through suffering well.
Are you feeling stuck? I will ask the questions that lead you towards getting unstuck, whether it's anxiety, relationships, addiction, or trauma. Clients often tell me that my questions help them discover their deeper needs and fears, enabling them to start making a path towards the life they want to live. I find an artful balance between process and helping you take action. I am authentic, provide feedback, and consider myself an engaged thought partner in your process. I am not just a therapist who sits back and listens; I actively participate in your journey towards change.
Are you feeling stuck? I will ask the questions that lead you towards getting unstuck, whether it's anxiety, relationships, addiction, or trauma. Clients often tell me that my questions help them discover their deeper needs and fears, enabling them to start making a path towards the life they want to live. I find an artful balance between process and helping you take action. I am authentic, provide feedback, and consider myself an engaged thought partner in your process. I am not just a therapist who sits back and listens; I actively participate in your journey towards change.
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My style is warm and non-judgmental, my approach is flexible, individually tailored, and informed by psychodynamic theories, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDRia and Somatic Experiencing.
There are many reasons to come to therapy. I specialize in issues with mood and trauma. Issues with mood can result in feelings of anxiety, depression, low mood or mood swings. There are different ways that this can play out in life. You may be trying to manage deep painful emotions, outbursts of anger, feelings of emptiness, low motivation, lethargy or restless energy. Mood issues may result in difficulty making decisions, issues relating to others, feeling dependent on others, having difficulty saying no or asking for help, perfectionism, rigidity or black and white thinking. I work with issues relating to high intellect as well.
My style is warm and non-judgmental, my approach is flexible, individually tailored, and informed by psychodynamic theories, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDRia and Somatic Experiencing.
There are many reasons to come to therapy. I specialize in issues with mood and trauma. Issues with mood can result in feelings of anxiety, depression, low mood or mood swings. There are different ways that this can play out in life. You may be trying to manage deep painful emotions, outbursts of anger, feelings of emptiness, low motivation, lethargy or restless energy. Mood issues may result in difficulty making decisions, issues relating to others, feeling dependent on others, having difficulty saying no or asking for help, perfectionism, rigidity or black and white thinking. I work with issues relating to high intellect as well.
I also draw on Somatic Experiencing, a trauma-resilience modality that works with present-moment experience of the body.
I come to my work as a therapist from backgrounds as an artist, hospital oncology chaplain, art professor and activist, meditation teacher, lover of movement, backpacker Dharma bum, essayist, companion of rescue pups, and former Buddhist nun. I've been around the block, tried many things, succeeded and failed, and carried my heart through many of this world's wild, beautiful, boring, terrible, sacred spaces. All of which feels relevant to working with clients who dare to trust their creative and intuitive processes as they come into fierce, tender, inalienable wholeness.
I also draw on Somatic Experiencing, a trauma-resilience modality that works with present-moment experience of the body.
I come to my work as a therapist from backgrounds as an artist, hospital oncology chaplain, art professor and activist, meditation teacher, lover of movement, backpacker Dharma bum, essayist, companion of rescue pups, and former Buddhist nun. I've been around the block, tried many things, succeeded and failed, and carried my heart through many of this world's wild, beautiful, boring, terrible, sacred spaces. All of which feels relevant to working with clients who dare to trust their creative and intuitive processes as they come into fierce, tender, inalienable wholeness.
Courtney Bohen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
White River Junction, VT 05001
My social work training is broad and includes elements of cognitive/behavioral, somatic, mindfulness, attachment, narrative and trauma informed therapies.
At the core of my work as a therapist is the relationship we create between us. My style is empathic, strengths-based and direct. I will assist you in understanding your emotional patterns, help you find your way through life transitions, to strengthen and repair your boundaries and relationships, and learn new ways of coping and thinking about your life story.
My social work training is broad and includes elements of cognitive/behavioral, somatic, mindfulness, attachment, narrative and trauma informed therapies.
At the core of my work as a therapist is the relationship we create between us. My style is empathic, strengths-based and direct. I will assist you in understanding your emotional patterns, help you find your way through life transitions, to strengthen and repair your boundaries and relationships, and learn new ways of coping and thinking about your life story.
Joanie Lemmon Bella
Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
White River Junction, VT 05001
It's been shown to help reduce anxiety, depression, negative thought patterns, addictive behavior, and somatic complaints.
I am only offering EMDR Intensives at this time. Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed? Are you struggling to manage your emotions? Maybe you’ve been living with emotional pain or experiencing intrusive thoughts and memories that are affecting your ability to live life fully? These feelings can make life even more challenging! I'll work with you to find what will best meet your needs. I integrate talk therapy with mindfulness, expressive arts, and an awareness of the body and mind connection. My approach is warm and accepting and I strive to assist clients in increasing self-understanding, acceptance, and compassion.
It's been shown to help reduce anxiety, depression, negative thought patterns, addictive behavior, and somatic complaints.
I am only offering EMDR Intensives at this time. Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed? Are you struggling to manage your emotions? Maybe you’ve been living with emotional pain or experiencing intrusive thoughts and memories that are affecting your ability to live life fully? These feelings can make life even more challenging! I'll work with you to find what will best meet your needs. I integrate talk therapy with mindfulness, expressive arts, and an awareness of the body and mind connection. My approach is warm and accepting and I strive to assist clients in increasing self-understanding, acceptance, and compassion.
Kyla Suarez
Registered Psychotherapist, MS, RYT-500, Y4C
Verified Verified
Hartland, VT 05048 (Online Only)
Through EMDR, IFS, Attachment Therapy, Somatic Releases, honor the Inner-Child(ren), Yoga and the 8 Foundations of Wellness we will focus on regulating your nervous system so that we can then do the cognitive work together.
Please email to inquire about consultation. I strive to provide a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to rediscover your truest self and remain an observant student to the challenges you are confronting. I will support you in facing fear so you can overcome challenges, achieve your goals and love yourself. You will learn ways to regulate your mind and body to support your goals and honor yourself. I support clients that are open and willing to dive deep and begin the practice of believing in themselves, remembering that you are amazing and loving your inner-child as well as connect to other inner-parts (IFS) of yourself.
Through EMDR, IFS, Attachment Therapy, Somatic Releases, honor the Inner-Child(ren), Yoga and the 8 Foundations of Wellness we will focus on regulating your nervous system so that we can then do the cognitive work together.
Please email to inquire about consultation. I strive to provide a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to rediscover your truest self and remain an observant student to the challenges you are confronting. I will support you in facing fear so you can overcome challenges, achieve your goals and love yourself. You will learn ways to regulate your mind and body to support your goals and honor yourself. I support clients that are open and willing to dive deep and begin the practice of believing in themselves, remembering that you are amazing and loving your inner-child as well as connect to other inner-parts (IFS) of yourself.
Ashley Doolittle
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD
Verified Verified
Norwich, VT 05055
Waitlist for new clients
Following the full diversity of humans, there is no “one size fits all” model of somatic psychotherapy (thank goodness!) so depending on the client and their needs, I weave together aspects of each of the modalities in which I have trained: Somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing (SE), MBSR, Somatic Attachment Therapy, and Insight.
For over a decade, I’ve worked with individuals in some form of transition or major life change, often with trauma histories not too far below the surface. In each situation, I’ve found the most transformational interactions to be those rooted in both insight and somatic practices so it is a gift to craft a professional life at that precise intersection. Guided by genuine care and warmth, I support clients in gently attuning to the “data” stored in their body as a springboard to better understand, and compassionately respond to, core needs of safety, ease, worth, and authentic connection (with both self and others).
Following the full diversity of humans, there is no “one size fits all” model of somatic psychotherapy (thank goodness!) so depending on the client and their needs, I weave together aspects of each of the modalities in which I have trained: Somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing (SE), MBSR, Somatic Attachment Therapy, and Insight.
For over a decade, I’ve worked with individuals in some form of transition or major life change, often with trauma histories not too far below the surface. In each situation, I’ve found the most transformational interactions to be those rooted in both insight and somatic practices so it is a gift to craft a professional life at that precise intersection. Guided by genuine care and warmth, I support clients in gently attuning to the “data” stored in their body as a springboard to better understand, and compassionately respond to, core needs of safety, ease, worth, and authentic connection (with both self and others).
Allie West
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Norwich, VT 05055 (Online Only)
I use somatic and brain based experiential methods, such as AEDP, brainspotting, and the therapeutic reconsolidation process to help you finally let go of feelings, behaviors, and limiting beliefs that were developed from past experiences and I'll teach you CBT and DBT skills to cope with the things you can't change so you can stop suffering over them.
If you feel like you can't stop overthinking, doubting yourself, feeling anxious, or sad, or you're trying to move forward in life but for some reason past issues or patterns keep repeating and you don't know why, or you're in a transition or going through a tough time and not sure what to do or how to cope, I can help you get to the root of what's going on and learn how to cope with and/or change it so you can get unstuck, feel better, confident, and live the life you want.
I use somatic and brain based experiential methods, such as AEDP, brainspotting, and the therapeutic reconsolidation process to help you finally let go of feelings, behaviors, and limiting beliefs that were developed from past experiences and I'll teach you CBT and DBT skills to cope with the things you can't change so you can stop suffering over them.
If you feel like you can't stop overthinking, doubting yourself, feeling anxious, or sad, or you're trying to move forward in life but for some reason past issues or patterns keep repeating and you don't know why, or you're in a transition or going through a tough time and not sure what to do or how to cope, I can help you get to the root of what's going on and learn how to cope with and/or change it so you can get unstuck, feel better, confident, and live the life you want.
Is your marriage in trouble? Have you been trying to find a good solution and haven't found the right help yet? No one is ever taught how to be in a healthy romantic relationship, so it's not surprising that 50% of marriages end in divorce while another 30% of couples report significant challenges. If you have been struggling with communication issues, resentment, an affair, or a sexless marriage, then I can help. Unfortunately, almost half of the couples who get divorced report they regret it later. So before you make such an important decision about your future, let me help you give your marriage the best chance at success.
Is your marriage in trouble? Have you been trying to find a good solution and haven't found the right help yet? No one is ever taught how to be in a healthy romantic relationship, so it's not surprising that 50% of marriages end in divorce while another 30% of couples report significant challenges. If you have been struggling with communication issues, resentment, an affair, or a sexless marriage, then I can help. Unfortunately, almost half of the couples who get divorced report they regret it later. So before you make such an important decision about your future, let me help you give your marriage the best chance at success.
Accepting new telehealth clients. I help clients understand more clearly what they want and how to move forward with more joy. I often work with people experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or grief, or who are navigating a life transition—loss of a loved one, empty nest, divorce, career change, or figuring out "what's next." As a mental health counselor, life & career coach, and therapeutic yoga teacher, I draw from a range of techniques to match the needs of each client.
Accepting new telehealth clients. I help clients understand more clearly what they want and how to move forward with more joy. I often work with people experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or grief, or who are navigating a life transition—loss of a loved one, empty nest, divorce, career change, or figuring out "what's next." As a mental health counselor, life & career coach, and therapeutic yoga teacher, I draw from a range of techniques to match the needs of each client.
At my practice, I support clients in managing and alleviating stress, emotional struggles, and navigating life transitions. I create a comfortable and safe place for clients to process unresolved past traumas and deepen and expand their capacity to skillfully navigate issues like performance, identity, values, sexuality, and relationships. I have extensive experience working with adults with ADHD, helping them understand and embrace their unique brain and develop effective strategies for mastery and well-being. My sessions are infused with curiosity, warmth, humor, and compassion to ensure you feel safe, supported, and empowered.
At my practice, I support clients in managing and alleviating stress, emotional struggles, and navigating life transitions. I create a comfortable and safe place for clients to process unresolved past traumas and deepen and expand their capacity to skillfully navigate issues like performance, identity, values, sexuality, and relationships. I have extensive experience working with adults with ADHD, helping them understand and embrace their unique brain and develop effective strategies for mastery and well-being. My sessions are infused with curiosity, warmth, humor, and compassion to ensure you feel safe, supported, and empowered.
I see the human person as made up of body, mind, and spirit, and each dimension affects the other, especially during times of crisis, stress, transition, and disharmony. Currently I am seeing clients who have been working at therapy for a while and have made significant progress in feeling focused and grounded in their life, but also feel there is something still missing, and are able to name spirituality as the area that needs attention.
I see the human person as made up of body, mind, and spirit, and each dimension affects the other, especially during times of crisis, stress, transition, and disharmony. Currently I am seeing clients who have been working at therapy for a while and have made significant progress in feeling focused and grounded in their life, but also feel there is something still missing, and are able to name spirituality as the area that needs attention.
Lynne Walker
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, CMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
White River Junction, VT 05001
Waitlist for new clients
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or sad, struggling to make sense of these complex and challenging times? Do you need help moving forward to create more joy, meaning, and purpose in your life? Do you recognize the need for change, but struggle to follow through with necessary steps that would enhance your well-being? I believe that we all have what we need inside of us to realize our dreams and make the desired changes to become the person we want to be. However, sometimes we need a compassionate guide to help us navigate the path.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or sad, struggling to make sense of these complex and challenging times? Do you need help moving forward to create more joy, meaning, and purpose in your life? Do you recognize the need for change, but struggle to follow through with necessary steps that would enhance your well-being? I believe that we all have what we need inside of us to realize our dreams and make the desired changes to become the person we want to be. However, sometimes we need a compassionate guide to help us navigate the path.
Hello! I'm so happy you found me! I am a holistic hypnotherapist and wellness coach. I take a holistic approach, meaning I consider the whole individual when I develop treatment plans. I love integrating many different alternative healing arts in my practice. Some areas of expertise are childhood emotional neglect, trauma recovery, personal development, body image. As an intuitive empath, I can help identify your unmet needs and draw out your strengths. I can help you access and harness the power of your own subconscious mind and make those positive changes you've been wanting in your life.
Hello! I'm so happy you found me! I am a holistic hypnotherapist and wellness coach. I take a holistic approach, meaning I consider the whole individual when I develop treatment plans. I love integrating many different alternative healing arts in my practice. Some areas of expertise are childhood emotional neglect, trauma recovery, personal development, body image. As an intuitive empath, I can help identify your unmet needs and draw out your strengths. I can help you access and harness the power of your own subconscious mind and make those positive changes you've been wanting in your life.
Ms. Karen Chalom, LICSW, utilizes traditional talk psychotherapy combined with a holistic/systems approach to the healing process. She works with the mind, body, emotions and spirit to the degree that is comfortable for each child, adult, couple, family or group. Clients can receive therapy for many life issues including trauma, anxiety, relationships, stress. anger, depression, life transitions, parenting, grief and loss.
Ms. Karen Chalom, LICSW, utilizes traditional talk psychotherapy combined with a holistic/systems approach to the healing process. She works with the mind, body, emotions and spirit to the degree that is comfortable for each child, adult, couple, family or group. Clients can receive therapy for many life issues including trauma, anxiety, relationships, stress. anger, depression, life transitions, parenting, grief and loss.
Well Roots Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LCMHC
Verified Verified
White River Junction, VT 05001 (Online Only)
Offering online sessions. Being a woman comes with high expectations, and the pressure to be perfect in every aspect of life can feel all consuming. Juggling career, fertility, parenting, and relationships is hard enough, and trying to manage it all can leave us feeling entirely drained. On top of that, old wounds from the past sometimes sneak up, adding additional anxiety. And when getting pregnant turns out to be harder than expected, it’s easy to feel like our bodies are betraying us. It happens so easily for others, yet month after month the pregnancy test continues coming back negative. We may begin to feel like we're failing.
Offering online sessions. Being a woman comes with high expectations, and the pressure to be perfect in every aspect of life can feel all consuming. Juggling career, fertility, parenting, and relationships is hard enough, and trying to manage it all can leave us feeling entirely drained. On top of that, old wounds from the past sometimes sneak up, adding additional anxiety. And when getting pregnant turns out to be harder than expected, it’s easy to feel like our bodies are betraying us. It happens so easily for others, yet month after month the pregnancy test continues coming back negative. We may begin to feel like we're failing.
Is your life out of kilter? My goal is to help you grow and thrive from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you find balance and where you want to be in your life. This is achieved by listening to your experiences and concerns within a compassionate, non-judgmental and safe space. An individualized and integrative approach to your treatment is achieved by jointly creating a therapy focus. My objective for your therapy is o support you emotionally while you are achieving the growth and changes you are aspiring towards. I am a lifelong learner & believe that life is always changing and learning is ongoing.
Is your life out of kilter? My goal is to help you grow and thrive from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you find balance and where you want to be in your life. This is achieved by listening to your experiences and concerns within a compassionate, non-judgmental and safe space. An individualized and integrative approach to your treatment is achieved by jointly creating a therapy focus. My objective for your therapy is o support you emotionally while you are achieving the growth and changes you are aspiring towards. I am a lifelong learner & believe that life is always changing and learning is ongoing.
Nicole Mancino Emdr And Somatic Therapy
Counselor, MA, MS, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Woodstock, VT 05091
This is your life. Are you who you want to be? Do you ever get glimpses of the person you want to be but feel stuck in a moment, failure, struggle, experience, or belief you can’t get out of? I am passionate about helping people get unstuck and move towards the discovery of becoming who they want to be. I strive to help clients experience freedom, discover their strengths, and to be able to progress towards their maximum potential. You may have to step over muddy waters and journey through rugged terrain, but transformation is possible. Emotions 101 group class is also available. Please scroll to bottom of page learn more.
This is your life. Are you who you want to be? Do you ever get glimpses of the person you want to be but feel stuck in a moment, failure, struggle, experience, or belief you can’t get out of? I am passionate about helping people get unstuck and move towards the discovery of becoming who they want to be. I strive to help clients experience freedom, discover their strengths, and to be able to progress towards their maximum potential. You may have to step over muddy waters and journey through rugged terrain, but transformation is possible. Emotions 101 group class is also available. Please scroll to bottom of page learn more.
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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.