Somatic Therapists in 27514

I understand that seeking therapy can be intimidating & challenging. Therefore, I strive to build a warm, trusting, supportive, and authentic relationship with my clients. I have experience working with a wide range of mental health topics, including anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, LGBTQ+ issues, chronic illness, racial and ethnic identity, relationship issues, grief, career burnout, and difficult life transitions.

Something crazy or intense happened. Maybe you know what it was or maybe you don't. Maybe it's still happening. Or maybe something has always felt a bit off or harder than seems necessary. Or maybe you just feel stuck. I would be happy to walk the path with you of finding ways to resolve, rebuild, and renegotiate how you respond to situations, people, and yourself. I am trained in many body- and nervous system-based modalities, such as Somatic Experiencing, NARM, BASE, co-regulating touch, Brainspotting, NLP, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), & EMDR. I also work with couples learning how to communicate better.

Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, and/or a general feeling of loss? Do you find yourself reacting or having repetitive thoughts like "I'm not good enough" or "something is wrong with me?" Have you found talk therapy to not quite meet your needs? Sometimes, traumatic or stressful life events can cause us to feel disconnected from our environments and misinterpret what is safe/unsafe. In my therapeutic practice, I go beyond talk therapy to hold space for all human emotional experiences and responses. I seek to help you heal and increase moments of creativity, connection, and play in your day-to-day life.

My approach is one of collaboration, curiosity, humor and warmth, using an anti-oppression framework. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, I bring empathy, skill and understanding with how to carefully engage and shift the effects of stress, grief, anxiety, depression and past traumas. Navigating relationships, identity questions and adjusting to life transitions is a significant part of this work. I welcome working with clients from all cultural, class, ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds; abilities; gender identities; and sexual orientations.

Seeking support can be a difficult yet rewarding step toward change and growth. I strive to understand your suffering in the context of your whole life and identity, using a warm and non-judgmental approach. I work with people to decrease distress, improve mood, process grief and traumatic experiences, explore identity, improve confidence, address eating and body image concerns, make life decisions, navigate transitions, enhance relationships, and develop a deeper awareness of emotions and connection to the body. I welcome clients from all sexual orientations and gender identities, including transgender people, as well as all racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

I am accepting in-person ( Chapel Hill ) and virtual MD, VA, NC, SC, VT, FL, NM) clients. In my role as counselor I am honored to support individuals who are struggling with various aspects of life. Perhaps dealing with strong anxiety or depression, negative self talk, relationship issues, work or school pressures, unhealthy habits and poor self care. Does this sound like you? I will work with you to understand what is happening, design strategies to address your specific issues, and work step by step with you as we remove the barriers and build new and better ways of being you. Healthy, happy and connected to the world around you.

Not accepting new clients. Telehealth available! I relish working with individuals of color, and LGBTQQIA+ and immigrant communities. I particularly love partnering with adolescents and young adults embarking on the task of identity formation. I work with Individuals ages 12+, as well as Parents (as a certified Triple P parenting provider), or Families. Working with me as a therapist you can expect someone who is warm, adaptable with evidence-based modalities, and focused on YOUR values. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and parenting provider. I speak Spanish fluently!

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I believe in practical and person-centered therapy, meaning you are in charge of the process while I guide and support you. I specialize in using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to help manage big emotions and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical work challenges us to understand seemingly opposing thoughts and feelings. In DBT, we focus on building skills in 4 areas: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation, and Distress Tolerance to help achieve our goals.

I whole-heartedly believe that you are the expert on you! I hold the framework in our work together that you contain the inner wisdom around what you need for healing and growth. My role is to help you identify, strengthen, and listen to that inner guidance. At times this inner-knowing can become muted or distorted.

We often feel lost, stuck, and helpless when we struggle to find solutions to our everyday problems. At this point, our problems can become obstacles blocking us from living the best days of our lives. However, psychotherapy can help us overcome these obstacles by teaching us how to cope better with our emotions and thoughts, gain insight into our problems, make impactful changes, communicate effectively, find solutions, and stop engaging in self-sabotaging behaviors.

I believe that each of us has a deep supply of wisdom that we can use to heal our pain and solve our problems. I will work with you to tap into that wisdom, using the approach that is most comfortable and effective for you, always respecting and being open to learning about your cultural traditions. I specialize in healing of grief, trauma, or loss; relationship and communication skills for individuals and couples; personal growth and empowerment; and the integration of mind, body, and spirit, including alternatives to pharmaceutical treatment for psychological symptoms.

Hannah has experience partnering with individuals managing mood disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, trauma, difficult life experiences and changes, and stress-related conditions. She has training in trauma work, art therapy, mindfulness and a specialty in working with the blind and visually impaired.Hannah is a licensed counselor and a board-certified art therapist. She believes in a holistic and person-centered approach to therapy. Her training in both art therapy and talk therapy provide a unique lens to processing life experiences. She enjoys working with individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and identities.

I work with brave, curious creative people who are interested in doing the hard work of self-development and self-healing. I am a ICF certified coach, a licensed bodyworker and a Certified Hakomi Practioner. I have over 10 years experience helping clients heal, grow and create lives with more ease, resilience and joy. In my work I use Somatic Experiencing (a body-based trauma resolution modality) and Hakomi, a mindfulness-based somatic therapy that works to create change through working with habits or patterns that are below conscious awareness. Please reach out to learn more about me or ask any questions you might have!

My hope is, the therapeutic "space" we create can become generous enough to invite our combined intelligences and curiosity to move toward a kind attending to your deep mysteries, desires, conflicts, motivations, (helpful and unhelpful) patterns, felt senses, griefs, losses, traumas and limitations. I hope this work might help you find the ground in difficulty and heartache, as well as empower you to build a life (within and externally) (within the confines of reality) that feels more genuine, connected, courageous, creative and even, sometimes, joyful.

Do you feel dismissed, misunderstood, or alone? Stuck in patterns that no longer work? Unable to recognize or communicate your feelings or needs? We all need and deserve support. I aim to provide a safe, compassionate space that's attuned to your needs and goals. My therapeutic approach is strengths-based, trauma-informed, relational, and customized to each person.

Welcome. If you need to slow down and tune into yourself, you are in the right space. I work with a wide range of adults in North Carolina to improve their body-mind awareness, coping skills, communication, confidence, and joy. From your center, let's explore your challenges. I have specialized expertise in issues related to menopause and religious trauma. I also treat issues related to abuse, ADHD, career, divorce, identity, loneliness, oppression and privilege, parenting, relationship agreements, sexuality, social media, substances, and trauma.

Online Only. Check your insurance. I can help you unravel difficult experiences-past and present, work through bad feelings and cultivate positive change. As a process relational psychotherapist coupled with a somatic and PolyVagal Theory lens, I specialize in healing childhood abuse/neglect, and trauma related stress and symptoms: shame, depression, loss of self, numbing, anxiety, self-destructive behavior, chronic grief and pain, attachment and trust issues, feeling helpless and hopeless. Over time, you will relinquish old self-defeating internal messages, behaviors; gain confidence and skills and enjoy a fuller life.

My approach to therapy is gentle, perceptive, and honest. Utilizing contemporary neuroscience and traditional mindfulness, I cultivate a therapeutic environment that is ripe for transformation, health, and joy. Clients appreciate my warmth, authenticity, and the sense of safety that I create. I enjoy supporting my clients in exploring core beliefs that have been limiting their freedom. As a practitioner, I value all avenues of experience (thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, memories, images, and dreams) as valid pathways into the inner world.

I whole-heartedly welcome all parts of you into our work together. I move beyond working with just your thoughts and embrace you as a whole-person, which includes your emotions, body sensations, relationships, and even spirit. As a result, I offer an integrated approach that includes body-centered, creative, cognitive, and contemplative techniques. By slowing down and deepening insight you can identify limiting patterns, develop greater acceptance, access inner knowing, and make self-directed change.