Somatic Therapists in Winter Springs, FL
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Laura L. Rhines
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winter Springs, FL 32708
I predominantly work with women of all ages who have been through traumatic events, are going through life transitions and recreating themselves, grieving after loss or divorce, needing help resolving inner or relationship conflicts, wanting support in caretaking roles etc. If your goals are to find peace, strength, balance, and healing, I could be a good fit on that journey. Together we’ll work to decrease loneliness, reduce suffering, develop healthy boundaries, and become a strong and empowered person. My greatest joy is when a client “graduates” and feels confident to live as their most powerful healthy self!
I predominantly work with women of all ages who have been through traumatic events, are going through life transitions and recreating themselves, grieving after loss or divorce, needing help resolving inner or relationship conflicts, wanting support in caretaking roles etc. If your goals are to find peace, strength, balance, and healing, I could be a good fit on that journey. Together we’ll work to decrease loneliness, reduce suffering, develop healthy boundaries, and become a strong and empowered person. My greatest joy is when a client “graduates” and feels confident to live as their most powerful healthy self!
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Teresa A Pilacek
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Waitlist for new clients
Navigating life’s challenges can be tough, particularly when you are in “push through it” mode and neglecting the parts of your life that help you to thrive. This is when you are most vulnerable to anxiety and depression and most likely to fall out of attunement with your best self. Relationships begin to suffer and sometimes it's hard to plow through the weight of past judgments, prejudices, feelings of shame, and guilt. Those types of past experiences can feel like unwelcome guests and their impact can be profound, but if we can learn to turn toward them with openness and understanding, change can be found around the corner.
Navigating life’s challenges can be tough, particularly when you are in “push through it” mode and neglecting the parts of your life that help you to thrive. This is when you are most vulnerable to anxiety and depression and most likely to fall out of attunement with your best self. Relationships begin to suffer and sometimes it's hard to plow through the weight of past judgments, prejudices, feelings of shame, and guilt. Those types of past experiences can feel like unwelcome guests and their impact can be profound, but if we can learn to turn toward them with openness and understanding, change can be found around the corner.
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I would love to talk with you about how we can work together! I will support you during sessions so that you better understand how you experience life, resulting in feeling more comfortable as you approach challenges. I work with adults, teens, and children. I have spent my career learning how to find the best approach that feels right for each person. For adults this often includes getting to know yourself better with increased compassion. For children, I support learning new ways to reduce childhood stressors and acting out behaviors, often through play. This results in positive feelings between parents and their children.
I would love to talk with you about how we can work together! I will support you during sessions so that you better understand how you experience life, resulting in feeling more comfortable as you approach challenges. I work with adults, teens, and children. I have spent my career learning how to find the best approach that feels right for each person. For adults this often includes getting to know yourself better with increased compassion. For children, I support learning new ways to reduce childhood stressors and acting out behaviors, often through play. This results in positive feelings between parents and their children.
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I am an Integrative Psychotherapist. I believe in working with you as a complete individual, "Mind, Body, Spirit." Together, we design a Treatment Plan that is effective for YOU. My integrative approach offers a professional, respectful, peaceful, compassionate,and safe environment to discover and become the “true healthy you” ! We communicate with all the different professionals that make up your treatment team! I truly believe that working as a complete team, there is a better chance of obtaining the results you dererve!So...Take a deep breath and contact me so we can begin YOUR journey towards health, joy, and peace!
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist. I believe in working with you as a complete individual, "Mind, Body, Spirit." Together, we design a Treatment Plan that is effective for YOU. My integrative approach offers a professional, respectful, peaceful, compassionate,and safe environment to discover and become the “true healthy you” ! We communicate with all the different professionals that make up your treatment team! I truly believe that working as a complete team, there is a better chance of obtaining the results you dererve!So...Take a deep breath and contact me so we can begin YOUR journey towards health, joy, and peace!
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Together we will focus on your strengths using mindfulness, somatic experiencing, trauma-informed narrative therapy, equine, and eco-therapy.
Hey there! I'm Jamie, a passionate advocate for living well. To create less stress in our super stressful lives - we need connection, authenticity, safety, and compassion to grow. Together, we can create a nurturing environment for peace and healing on your personal journey. We are capable of harnessing healing power and accessing our elements of resiliency. In today's fast paced world, it is crucial to take time to acknowledge and accept our stresses, stories, struggles, and sorrows. My goal is to help you transform your burdens into momentum forward.
Together we will focus on your strengths using mindfulness, somatic experiencing, trauma-informed narrative therapy, equine, and eco-therapy.
Hey there! I'm Jamie, a passionate advocate for living well. To create less stress in our super stressful lives - we need connection, authenticity, safety, and compassion to grow. Together, we can create a nurturing environment for peace and healing on your personal journey. We are capable of harnessing healing power and accessing our elements of resiliency. In today's fast paced world, it is crucial to take time to acknowledge and accept our stresses, stories, struggles, and sorrows. My goal is to help you transform your burdens into momentum forward.
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Ashleah Zigmond
Counselor, MS, LMHC, CATP, CCTP
Verified Verified
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 (Online Only)
I utilize EMDR, CBT, SSP, play therapy, sandplay, mindfulness, expressive arts, and somatic approaches.
Thriving when we are not at our best is difficult. Managing our daily living tasks when feeling overwhelmed, anxious, sad, fearful, triggered, or in pain can be hard without help. Seeking counseling takes a lot of courage. I am motivated to help those who are struggling to find their inner strength & heal from their past experiences. I work with a wide variety of issues, including emotional distress, living with chronic pain & illness, parenting, relationship concerns, grief/loss, and adjusting to life transitions. I would be honored to speak with you and help you come up with a plan to make your life and your relationships better.
I utilize EMDR, CBT, SSP, play therapy, sandplay, mindfulness, expressive arts, and somatic approaches.
Thriving when we are not at our best is difficult. Managing our daily living tasks when feeling overwhelmed, anxious, sad, fearful, triggered, or in pain can be hard without help. Seeking counseling takes a lot of courage. I am motivated to help those who are struggling to find their inner strength & heal from their past experiences. I work with a wide variety of issues, including emotional distress, living with chronic pain & illness, parenting, relationship concerns, grief/loss, and adjusting to life transitions. I would be honored to speak with you and help you come up with a plan to make your life and your relationships better.
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I use a wholistic approach working with Austim, Borderline, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma while working with all levels of the individual physical-behavior, mind-cognitive, body-somatic, emotions and spirit-transpersonal.
Do you feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety or depression? Do you experience loneliness or lack a sense of direction? Are you looking for greater meaning and understanding in your life and life’s purpose? Are you seeking to create balance, and harmony in your life?
I use a wholistic approach working with Austim, Borderline, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma while working with all levels of the individual physical-behavior, mind-cognitive, body-somatic, emotions and spirit-transpersonal.
Do you feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety or depression? Do you experience loneliness or lack a sense of direction? Are you looking for greater meaning and understanding in your life and life’s purpose? Are you seeking to create balance, and harmony in your life?
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Whether you are looking for individual therapy or couples therapy, I invite you to my website to read further about my approach to therapy and the specific services I offer, which include EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma-Informed Integrative Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
You are wanting to feel better. Something in your life is not working very well for you at this point, and you would like to figure out how to improve things so you can live a satisfying and fulfilling life (or at least one that doesn't feel so darn hard all the time). Therapy is a great support for you in that process.
Whether you are looking for individual therapy or couples therapy, I invite you to my website to read further about my approach to therapy and the specific services I offer, which include EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma-Informed Integrative Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
You are wanting to feel better. Something in your life is not working very well for you at this point, and you would like to figure out how to improve things so you can live a satisfying and fulfilling life (or at least one that doesn't feel so darn hard all the time). Therapy is a great support for you in that process.
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This can include a Cognitive-Behavioral, Mindfulness, Somatic (body-focused), Internal Family Systems, Gottman relationship approach, or others.
I am here to help you address the issues holding you back from living your best life. Are depression or anxiety overwhelming you and your life? Or are you currently experiencing grief due to a loss in your life? Are you struggling in your relationship? By providing a safe space, I can help you in your process of healing and/or reaching your goals. Whatever your struggle, you don’t have to go through it alone. We can walk through the pain together and find what solutions may work for you. Let's begin.
This can include a Cognitive-Behavioral, Mindfulness, Somatic (body-focused), Internal Family Systems, Gottman relationship approach, or others.
I am here to help you address the issues holding you back from living your best life. Are depression or anxiety overwhelming you and your life? Or are you currently experiencing grief due to a loss in your life? Are you struggling in your relationship? By providing a safe space, I can help you in your process of healing and/or reaching your goals. Whatever your struggle, you don’t have to go through it alone. We can walk through the pain together and find what solutions may work for you. Let's begin.
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I draw from a variety of techniques including Solution Focused, CBT, Gottman, Forgiveness, DBT, Narrative, and Somatic Therapy.
Hey there! My name is Shelby Bliss and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Titusville, FL. I have over 10 years of experience working with men and women struggling to make sense of this crazy thing called life. I have an eclectic, strength-based approach that is designed to meet you where you’re at.
I draw from a variety of techniques including Solution Focused, CBT, Gottman, Forgiveness, DBT, Narrative, and Somatic Therapy.
Hey there! My name is Shelby Bliss and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Titusville, FL. I have over 10 years of experience working with men and women struggling to make sense of this crazy thing called life. I have an eclectic, strength-based approach that is designed to meet you where you’re at.
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denise v. jones
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, MBA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32804 (Online Only)
My practice is primarily grounded in helping you accept all parts of yourself, embrace your past, the present and believe in the person you want to become by using mainly EMDR, parts work / internal family systems, mindfulness, and somatic practices.
Relationship struggles, feeling stuck, overwhelmed, stressed, or dealing with life challenges, can be painful and hold us back. As we work together, you will gain the necessary insight and skills to navigate these dificulties and unlock your full potential. My professional background consists mainly treating people who have experienced trauma -big or small- and addressing the different ways it shows up: anxiety, depression, low self esteem, attention issues, among other personal struggles.
My practice is primarily grounded in helping you accept all parts of yourself, embrace your past, the present and believe in the person you want to become by using mainly EMDR, parts work / internal family systems, mindfulness, and somatic practices.
Relationship struggles, feeling stuck, overwhelmed, stressed, or dealing with life challenges, can be painful and hold us back. As we work together, you will gain the necessary insight and skills to navigate these dificulties and unlock your full potential. My professional background consists mainly treating people who have experienced trauma -big or small- and addressing the different ways it shows up: anxiety, depression, low self esteem, attention issues, among other personal struggles.
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The foundation of my approach is Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral therapy with Somatic therapy (mind-body approach/techniques), but I also draw from EMDR, Laughter Therapy, Positive Psychology, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Transpersonal Psychology, and nutrition.
Hello! I’m Irene Struif, a licensed therapist. I've been helping people improve their lives since 2004. Here I work with adults via a few different schools of thought that have helped many others achieve the results they desired.
The foundation of my approach is Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral therapy with Somatic therapy (mind-body approach/techniques), but I also draw from EMDR, Laughter Therapy, Positive Psychology, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Transpersonal Psychology, and nutrition.
Hello! I’m Irene Struif, a licensed therapist. I've been helping people improve their lives since 2004. Here I work with adults via a few different schools of thought that have helped many others achieve the results they desired.
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Common Ground Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Orlando, FL 32804 (Online Only)
I use Internal Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing training to address trauma in the body.
Are you feeling stuck, unworthy, unmotivated or hopeless? You have goals and you try to move forward, because you know you have a lot to offer, but something always seems to get in the way of your career and your relationships. You feel like you are never enough, like you don’t belong. You wonder how things would be different if you were white, straight, able-bodied or cis-gendered. Every piece of self-help advice you read must be filtered through the lens of being marginalized and having less privilege. You wish someone could understand you. You try to cope, but you find that you just can’t change by willpower alone.
I use Internal Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing training to address trauma in the body.
Are you feeling stuck, unworthy, unmotivated or hopeless? You have goals and you try to move forward, because you know you have a lot to offer, but something always seems to get in the way of your career and your relationships. You feel like you are never enough, like you don’t belong. You wonder how things would be different if you were white, straight, able-bodied or cis-gendered. Every piece of self-help advice you read must be filtered through the lens of being marginalized and having less privilege. You wish someone could understand you. You try to cope, but you find that you just can’t change by willpower alone.
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I am a Somatic Coach who specializes in somatic coaching with neuroscience that understands how the triune nature of the brain explains human behavior in ways that empower us. Using a blend of evidence-based in somatic techniques, and psychology, you will transform your life immediately. I want you to know you can understand yourself, heal, rewire, move forward, and become a new version. Your brain interacts with your emotions, behavior, and body as a whole. I can help you become conscious of how science and your fantastic brain play a role in your thoughts, environment, relationships with others, habits, and values.
I am a Somatic Coach who specializes in somatic coaching with neuroscience that understands how the triune nature of the brain explains human behavior in ways that empower us. Using a blend of evidence-based in somatic techniques, and psychology, you will transform your life immediately. I want you to know you can understand yourself, heal, rewire, move forward, and become a new version. Your brain interacts with your emotions, behavior, and body as a whole. I can help you become conscious of how science and your fantastic brain play a role in your thoughts, environment, relationships with others, habits, and values.
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Specializing in somatic therapy.
Creating a setting for you to feel safe, heard, and validated, I guide you to feel empowered over your emotions bringing you to a place of peace.
Specializing in somatic therapy.
Creating a setting for you to feel safe, heard, and validated, I guide you to feel empowered over your emotions bringing you to a place of peace.
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Steve LeSieur
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32803 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I offer EMDR and apply somatic and mindfulness perspectives.
Online sessions for people in California and Florida. I take certain insurance. See below. Ask me about ketamine-assisted therapy (KAP). I see therapy a kind of "care-filled" container to hold and shape whatever process is needed to move towards the change you seek. Think of me as a compassionate and curious traveling companion for this leg of your journey. We all have natural drives to adapt, learn, and grow, but sometimes we get stuck and lose touch. I intend our therapy to be a safe AND brave space where we show up first, for YOU, so you can re-balance yourself in your relationships and in your life.
I offer EMDR and apply somatic and mindfulness perspectives.
Online sessions for people in California and Florida. I take certain insurance. See below. Ask me about ketamine-assisted therapy (KAP). I see therapy a kind of "care-filled" container to hold and shape whatever process is needed to move towards the change you seek. Think of me as a compassionate and curious traveling companion for this leg of your journey. We all have natural drives to adapt, learn, and grow, but sometimes we get stuck and lose touch. I intend our therapy to be a safe AND brave space where we show up first, for YOU, so you can re-balance yourself in your relationships and in your life.
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Jessica Sullivan Sanchez
Counselor, MS, CRC, NCC, LPC, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winter Park, FL 32789 (Online Only)
Talking about sex can be very uncomfortable and feel awkward. It can be made worse by issues with our pelvic floor or reproductive system. This can leave you feeling disconnected from your body and/or your partner. Maybe you're noticing that you're avoiding sex or having sex that is painful or not pleasurable. Confusion, loneliness, shame, frustration are all common emotions that show up when we want something different in our sex lives but don't know how. I specialize in helping individuals and couples struggling with sex and pelvic floor dysfunction reconnect to themselves and each other through somatic and sex based therapies.
Talking about sex can be very uncomfortable and feel awkward. It can be made worse by issues with our pelvic floor or reproductive system. This can leave you feeling disconnected from your body and/or your partner. Maybe you're noticing that you're avoiding sex or having sex that is painful or not pleasurable. Confusion, loneliness, shame, frustration are all common emotions that show up when we want something different in our sex lives but don't know how. I specialize in helping individuals and couples struggling with sex and pelvic floor dysfunction reconnect to themselves and each other through somatic and sex based therapies.
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With a trauma-informed and story-focused posture, I utilize Internal Family Systems, attachment-based models, Psychodynamic interventions, and somatic and mindfulness-based practices.
Hello! You have taken a courageous step by simply exploring therapy options, and my hope is that you continue to receive clarity and empowerment to take the next step. To be human is to experience both immense joy and overwhelming sadness or fear. Sometimes the fear just becomes too much, and we find helpful but harmful ways of coping. My desire is that the therapeutic, safe space invites you to return to hope, to play, and to belonging through relationship. This return will require walking through - not around - the pain and sadness. I would love to come alongside you in this process!
With a trauma-informed and story-focused posture, I utilize Internal Family Systems, attachment-based models, Psychodynamic interventions, and somatic and mindfulness-based practices.
Hello! You have taken a courageous step by simply exploring therapy options, and my hope is that you continue to receive clarity and empowerment to take the next step. To be human is to experience both immense joy and overwhelming sadness or fear. Sometimes the fear just becomes too much, and we find helpful but harmful ways of coping. My desire is that the therapeutic, safe space invites you to return to hope, to play, and to belonging through relationship. This return will require walking through - not around - the pain and sadness. I would love to come alongside you in this process!
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Dr. Laurie Maddox
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32804
My approach includes existential, somatic, humanistic, psychoanalytic, ACT, IFS, and EFT for finding your truest self-expression.
I believe therapy is sacred work, and I approach each encounter with reverence. Transformation is possible through mindful presence, and the meditative practice of acceptance of reality as it is. There are many changes that occur when people are able to bring unconscious emotions into awareness, which does happen naturally, but is amplified during non-ordinary states of consciousness. When we deepen the awareness of how our mind operates-its patterns, tendencies, weak spots and vulnerabilities-we are able to connect with our deepest desires, and most creative expressions of who we are, and who we are capable of becoming.
My approach includes existential, somatic, humanistic, psychoanalytic, ACT, IFS, and EFT for finding your truest self-expression.
I believe therapy is sacred work, and I approach each encounter with reverence. Transformation is possible through mindful presence, and the meditative practice of acceptance of reality as it is. There are many changes that occur when people are able to bring unconscious emotions into awareness, which does happen naturally, but is amplified during non-ordinary states of consciousness. When we deepen the awareness of how our mind operates-its patterns, tendencies, weak spots and vulnerabilities-we are able to connect with our deepest desires, and most creative expressions of who we are, and who we are capable of becoming.
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River Marino
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Orlando, FL 32816 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I’m Internal Family Systems-informed and incorporate somatic + mindfulness-based approaches into sessions.
Healing happens when we feel safe enough to show up exactly as we are. All parts of you are welcome here. I’m not here to change you or fix you. I don’t think you are “broken” or that there's anything "wrong" with you. Together we'll create an accepting + compassionate environment, with respect for your intuition + body's wisdom underlying all that we do. I’m trauma + social justice-informed and view therapy through an intersectional lens (mind, body, environment, culture). During our time together, we’ll likely look at environmental factors (interpersonal, economic, oppression) that create individual/collective stress and trauma.
I’m Internal Family Systems-informed and incorporate somatic + mindfulness-based approaches into sessions.
Healing happens when we feel safe enough to show up exactly as we are. All parts of you are welcome here. I’m not here to change you or fix you. I don’t think you are “broken” or that there's anything "wrong" with you. Together we'll create an accepting + compassionate environment, with respect for your intuition + body's wisdom underlying all that we do. I’m trauma + social justice-informed and view therapy through an intersectional lens (mind, body, environment, culture). During our time together, we’ll likely look at environmental factors (interpersonal, economic, oppression) that create individual/collective stress and trauma.
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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.