Somatic Therapists in Minnesota
Jessica Jacovitch
Counselor, MS, LPCC, RYT, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55105
Waitlist for new clients
Somatic therapy can help add a new depth to your inner growth and integration.
Life gets hard, messy, and overwhelming which can lead us to feel like we’re not good enough. We get stuck in the stories of our inner critic and everything just feels harder. We turn to disconnection, numbing out, or over-working to get by. Somewhere along the way, we might even lose connection with our self and the people who matter to us. It can be difficult to understand why we’re feeling this way and what our needs are.
Somatic therapy can help add a new depth to your inner growth and integration.
Life gets hard, messy, and overwhelming which can lead us to feel like we’re not good enough. We get stuck in the stories of our inner critic and everything just feels harder. We turn to disconnection, numbing out, or over-working to get by. Somewhere along the way, we might even lose connection with our self and the people who matter to us. It can be difficult to understand why we’re feeling this way and what our needs are.
Minneapolis Nature-Based Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Minneapolis, MN 55417
I combine mindfulness, CBT, somatic therapy and parts work while working with outside with nature as a therapeutic partner to address your needs.
Taking therapy outside into nature allows access to powerful resources to help you address your goals, increase emotional and physical well-being and promote healing and resilience. In this practice my colleagues and I meet outside year-round in the South Minneapolis area, walking along the creek or river, sitting under a favorite pine tree or on a bench by the lake, with the option of telehealth when the weather is unsafe or just too cold. My style is supportive, warm, playful and experiential. We can address attachment difficulties, emotional and behavioral regulation, stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma.
I combine mindfulness, CBT, somatic therapy and parts work while working with outside with nature as a therapeutic partner to address your needs.
Taking therapy outside into nature allows access to powerful resources to help you address your goals, increase emotional and physical well-being and promote healing and resilience. In this practice my colleagues and I meet outside year-round in the South Minneapolis area, walking along the creek or river, sitting under a favorite pine tree or on a bench by the lake, with the option of telehealth when the weather is unsafe or just too cold. My style is supportive, warm, playful and experiential. We can address attachment difficulties, emotional and behavioral regulation, stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma.
I am a white, ciswoman, eager to work with adults interested in integrating Somatic Experiencing work into psychotherapy, a body based trauma therapy. If you recognize that your personal struggles are connected to the pervasive impact of the social, political, structural and power dynamics in which we live, working on that connection can be powerful. Embodied psychotherapy can be helful if you are feeling stuck and flat, or anxious and feel like you can't turn off, or if you flip back and forth between anxious and despairing. I hope to support your natural resilience so you can move through the stressors of life with more ease.
I am a white, ciswoman, eager to work with adults interested in integrating Somatic Experiencing work into psychotherapy, a body based trauma therapy. If you recognize that your personal struggles are connected to the pervasive impact of the social, political, structural and power dynamics in which we live, working on that connection can be powerful. Embodied psychotherapy can be helful if you are feeling stuck and flat, or anxious and feel like you can't turn off, or if you flip back and forth between anxious and despairing. I hope to support your natural resilience so you can move through the stressors of life with more ease.
I use advanced somatic based techniques to help create deeper and more integrated healing.
Are you the primary parent? Are you so in love with your kids but equally overwhelmed and touched out by them? Do you feel regret and guilt at the end of the day about how you did or didn't show up? Do you desperately want more time for yourself but aren't sure how to get it? Have you experienced trauma, or are noticing that you are more and more anxious throughout the day? Perhaps you are more irritable or disengaged at work or during social activities. Maybe you are noticing you spend a lot of the evenings melting into the couch or doom scrolling. You may also notice "one little thing" derails your whole day.
I use advanced somatic based techniques to help create deeper and more integrated healing.
Are you the primary parent? Are you so in love with your kids but equally overwhelmed and touched out by them? Do you feel regret and guilt at the end of the day about how you did or didn't show up? Do you desperately want more time for yourself but aren't sure how to get it? Have you experienced trauma, or are noticing that you are more and more anxious throughout the day? Perhaps you are more irritable or disengaged at work or during social activities. Maybe you are noticing you spend a lot of the evenings melting into the couch or doom scrolling. You may also notice "one little thing" derails your whole day.
Mitchell Daas
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55106 (Online Only)
Hello! My name is Mitchell Daas. I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who is here to support and empower you towards your own life worth living goals. My approach is client-centered. I look at balancing acceptance and change in any momenta and working towards building the life you want. I believe in treating anyone with a compassionate, non-judgmental stance and encourage change when needed. I typically use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness and Trauma-Focused Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Gottman Method, Somatic Therapy and Prolonged Exposure.
Hello! My name is Mitchell Daas. I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who is here to support and empower you towards your own life worth living goals. My approach is client-centered. I look at balancing acceptance and change in any momenta and working towards building the life you want. I believe in treating anyone with a compassionate, non-judgmental stance and encourage change when needed. I typically use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness and Trauma-Focused Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Gottman Method, Somatic Therapy and Prolonged Exposure.
Kiel Walters
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bloomington, MN 55431
Waitlist for new clients
I offer EMDR, along with drawing from cognitive-behavioral, somatic, ACT, IFS, and solution-focused approaches to foster deep therapeutic work.
I look forward to engaging in an open dialogue with you, offering perspective, and providing support as you take steps toward positive life change. I have extensive experience treating clients suffering from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, and relationship difficulties, and refine my therapeutic approach to each individual's needs. This means helping clients develop coping skills and change behaviors, connecting with teenagers, providing parent guidance, facilitating communication among families, and guiding processing to find resolution and relieve suffering.
I offer EMDR, along with drawing from cognitive-behavioral, somatic, ACT, IFS, and solution-focused approaches to foster deep therapeutic work.
I look forward to engaging in an open dialogue with you, offering perspective, and providing support as you take steps toward positive life change. I have extensive experience treating clients suffering from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, and relationship difficulties, and refine my therapeutic approach to each individual's needs. This means helping clients develop coping skills and change behaviors, connecting with teenagers, providing parent guidance, facilitating communication among families, and guiding processing to find resolution and relieve suffering.
I am a somatic psychotherapist and primarily support my clients through my training in Brainspotting, a brain and body-based therapy/intervention.
I am honored to work side by side with my clients in their therapeutic journey and believe in facilitating the deepest level of healing. Our bodies hold on to trauma, grief, loss, and painful memories. If these issues aren't healed, they come out in disruptive and often destructive ways: Substance use, anger, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, etc. I specialize in working with victims of childhood sexual abuse, sexual violence survivors and sexual trauma, as well as developmental trauma. I also have experience and passion in treating first responders and veterans, and those who have experienced trauma in their line of work.
I am a somatic psychotherapist and primarily support my clients through my training in Brainspotting, a brain and body-based therapy/intervention.
I am honored to work side by side with my clients in their therapeutic journey and believe in facilitating the deepest level of healing. Our bodies hold on to trauma, grief, loss, and painful memories. If these issues aren't healed, they come out in disruptive and often destructive ways: Substance use, anger, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, etc. I specialize in working with victims of childhood sexual abuse, sexual violence survivors and sexual trauma, as well as developmental trauma. I also have experience and passion in treating first responders and veterans, and those who have experienced trauma in their line of work.
Jake Pierce-Walsh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Duluth, MN 55802 (Online Only)
With over 15 years of experience, my training blends somatic (mind-body) therapies, attachment-informed therapies, and ego-state (parts) therapies, offering a grounded and holistic approach.
I provide confidential, professional therapy for a variety of issues and concerns, from resolving depression or anxiety to healing past trauma, improving relationships to ending addiction. Therapy with me is about no longer managing or coping, but instead getting to the source of your issues and discovering what helps you heal. Whether this is your first time considering therapy or you're feeling ready to return, I help people from all walks of life find solutions and feel better.
With over 15 years of experience, my training blends somatic (mind-body) therapies, attachment-informed therapies, and ego-state (parts) therapies, offering a grounded and holistic approach.
I provide confidential, professional therapy for a variety of issues and concerns, from resolving depression or anxiety to healing past trauma, improving relationships to ending addiction. Therapy with me is about no longer managing or coping, but instead getting to the source of your issues and discovering what helps you heal. Whether this is your first time considering therapy or you're feeling ready to return, I help people from all walks of life find solutions and feel better.
I also use somatic experiencing and mindfulness practices, to help clear trauma held in the body.
Let's get to it. I'm here to help you facilitate big changes in your life. I specialize in working with trauma, meaning that from session one I will work with you to understand how current problems may stem from past experiences. I live for sessions where clients say “that makes so much sense!” Right away I will be transparent about what course of treatment may be helpful for you and what approaches or goals I believe could be helpful. I strive to instill hope and forward movement from our very first encounter.
I also use somatic experiencing and mindfulness practices, to help clear trauma held in the body.
Let's get to it. I'm here to help you facilitate big changes in your life. I specialize in working with trauma, meaning that from session one I will work with you to understand how current problems may stem from past experiences. I live for sessions where clients say “that makes so much sense!” Right away I will be transparent about what course of treatment may be helpful for you and what approaches or goals I believe could be helpful. I strive to instill hope and forward movement from our very first encounter.
Nikki Erchul
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55401 (Online Only)
Through mindfulness, attachment theory, and somatic awareness, I support your healing at a pace that feels right for you.
I work with LGBTQ+, women and folks in the poly community seeking to move beyond life’s challenges and into a space of healing and empowerment. I specialize in helping those who have experienced the pain of relationship issues, the weight of anxiety and depression, or the turmoil of life transitions and are ready to find their way forward. Additionally, I specialize in helping those who have suffered from narcissistic abuse, guiding them through the healing process to recover from the deep-seated trauma and long-term effects. Together we will focus on reclaiming your life, finding inner peace, and building healthier relationships.
Through mindfulness, attachment theory, and somatic awareness, I support your healing at a pace that feels right for you.
I work with LGBTQ+, women and folks in the poly community seeking to move beyond life’s challenges and into a space of healing and empowerment. I specialize in helping those who have experienced the pain of relationship issues, the weight of anxiety and depression, or the turmoil of life transitions and are ready to find their way forward. Additionally, I specialize in helping those who have suffered from narcissistic abuse, guiding them through the healing process to recover from the deep-seated trauma and long-term effects. Together we will focus on reclaiming your life, finding inner peace, and building healthier relationships.
James Schwartz
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
Saint Louis Park, MN 55416
Waitlist for new clients
In sessions, I pull from a variety of modalities such as narrative therapy and somatic therapy.
I am excited by working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive folks exploring gender, transition, difficulties, and joys, LGBTQIA+ folks, neurodivergent folks, folks experiencing and exploring grief and loss. My work is rooted in my values of accountability, transparency, anti-racism, disability justice, intersectional feminism, fat liberation, and queer/trans theory.
In sessions, I pull from a variety of modalities such as narrative therapy and somatic therapy.
I am excited by working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive folks exploring gender, transition, difficulties, and joys, LGBTQIA+ folks, neurodivergent folks, folks experiencing and exploring grief and loss. My work is rooted in my values of accountability, transparency, anti-racism, disability justice, intersectional feminism, fat liberation, and queer/trans theory.
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Healing is about learning to feel, feel more while present and connected in your body, your life, and the life of those around you past, present, and future. Eiko helps people heal through the ecology of embodiment through somatic experiencing informed coaching, navigating racial identities, gender, sexuality, stress reduction, sensory needs, nervous system shifts, relationships, and connecting with ecosystems. Eiko identifies as mixed, of Asian and European descent, gender non-conforming, and queer. Healing is political and healing is brave.
Healing is about learning to feel, feel more while present and connected in your body, your life, and the life of those around you past, present, and future. Eiko helps people heal through the ecology of embodiment through somatic experiencing informed coaching, navigating racial identities, gender, sexuality, stress reduction, sensory needs, nervous system shifts, relationships, and connecting with ecosystems. Eiko identifies as mixed, of Asian and European descent, gender non-conforming, and queer. Healing is political and healing is brave.
Mariah Allard
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hastings, MN 55033
Life can be hard. At certain points we can feel defeated, stuck, and lost. Life can also be beautiful and energizing. Learning how to navigate the ups and downs of life is necessary in allowing the full, messy, wonderful experience. I work with children, adolescents, emerging adults, and adults alike to feel more present and grounded in who they are, find purpose and healing on their life journey, and build a healthy sense of self along the way. In doing so, we explore areas of the self including self-image, sense of self, limiting beliefs and values, as well as attachment styles, relationships, mindfulness, and somatic practices.
Life can be hard. At certain points we can feel defeated, stuck, and lost. Life can also be beautiful and energizing. Learning how to navigate the ups and downs of life is necessary in allowing the full, messy, wonderful experience. I work with children, adolescents, emerging adults, and adults alike to feel more present and grounded in who they are, find purpose and healing on their life journey, and build a healthy sense of self along the way. In doing so, we explore areas of the self including self-image, sense of self, limiting beliefs and values, as well as attachment styles, relationships, mindfulness, and somatic practices.
Teresa Movick-Anderson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Rogers, MN 55374
I am trained in Somatic Experiencing, ART, Brainspotting, and TF-CBT.
Please note, I am not currently taking on any new clients and will likely not have openings until spring 2025. Please email if you would like to be added to my waitlist. I enjoy working with individuals and families from all walks of life. I believe we all have a unique story and need a safe space in order to share and process that story. My passion is working with children, teens, and young adults, especially those who are often labeled as difficult, misguided, or troubled. I also love working with adults, especially those struggling with trauma backgrounds, attachment disruptions, and/or mental health challenges.
I am trained in Somatic Experiencing, ART, Brainspotting, and TF-CBT.
Please note, I am not currently taking on any new clients and will likely not have openings until spring 2025. Please email if you would like to be added to my waitlist. I enjoy working with individuals and families from all walks of life. I believe we all have a unique story and need a safe space in order to share and process that story. My passion is working with children, teens, and young adults, especially those who are often labeled as difficult, misguided, or troubled. I also love working with adults, especially those struggling with trauma backgrounds, attachment disruptions, and/or mental health challenges.
Joseph Lundsten
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55118
I have come to embrace an integrative approach with individuals and couples that uses psychodynamic therapies, emotionally focused therapy, somatic work, mindfulness, hypnotherapy, and Christian spiritual integration.
Currently, I am working with adults and couples with varying concerns including: grief and loss, depression, anxiety, PTSD and trauma, addiction and substance use, sexual addiction and integrity, faith and spirituality, chronic health issues, OCD and scrupulosity, and relational and family issues.
I have come to embrace an integrative approach with individuals and couples that uses psychodynamic therapies, emotionally focused therapy, somatic work, mindfulness, hypnotherapy, and Christian spiritual integration.
Currently, I am working with adults and couples with varying concerns including: grief and loss, depression, anxiety, PTSD and trauma, addiction and substance use, sexual addiction and integrity, faith and spirituality, chronic health issues, OCD and scrupulosity, and relational and family issues.
My work revolves around collaboratively re-building the connection between our mental experiences and our bodily- somatic experiences to understand our needs, boundaries and support our ability to take action.
Do you feel like you are wandering, struggling with life and what has happened to you? Desire to be happy, belong, and be understood? Boozhoo! Hello, my name is Danika and we all deserve to heal, experience serenity, and understand ourselves.
My work revolves around collaboratively re-building the connection between our mental experiences and our bodily- somatic experiences to understand our needs, boundaries and support our ability to take action.
Do you feel like you are wandering, struggling with life and what has happened to you? Desire to be happy, belong, and be understood? Boozhoo! Hello, my name is Danika and we all deserve to heal, experience serenity, and understand ourselves.
She also uses strategies and techniques from Somatic Experiencing (SE).
The hardest journey is the journey inwards. Amber has a passion for supporting individuals and families who have experienced trauma. She strives to create a safe, welcoming, and comfortable space where her clients can share openly and make progress.
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The hardest journey is the journey inwards. Amber has a passion for supporting individuals and families who have experienced trauma. She strives to create a safe, welcoming, and comfortable space where her clients can share openly and make progress.
One side of this work may involve pursuing wisdom, guidance and support. The other, involves pursuing healing into our deepest self. Some concepts to explore are... How do you make sense of and think about your world and self? How do you experience and manage your emotional world, what are your survival styles and patterns in relationships, distress and behavior? In what ways do you carry emotional pain and trauma on a body level, impacting you in known and unknown ways? I'm trained as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner to work with the release and resolution of trauma that can be trapped in one's physiology and nervous system.
One side of this work may involve pursuing wisdom, guidance and support. The other, involves pursuing healing into our deepest self. Some concepts to explore are... How do you make sense of and think about your world and self? How do you experience and manage your emotional world, what are your survival styles and patterns in relationships, distress and behavior? In what ways do you carry emotional pain and trauma on a body level, impacting you in known and unknown ways? I'm trained as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner to work with the release and resolution of trauma that can be trapped in one's physiology and nervous system.
Tessa Gittleman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Waitlist for new clients
I borrow from Motivational Interviewing, Somatic-Experiential, ACT, and IFS.
Finding the optimal therapeutic fit is a bit like going on a blind date... you hope for the best and prepare for the worst. People who think I'm a fit are often high-achieving individuals with an acute awareness of the issue, feel they have tried "everything" to fix it, and are giving therapy “one last chance.” I successfully get clients “unstuck” by challenging them in unconventional, collaborative ways. I intentionally push people 20% past where they are comfortable (because that’s where the growth happens!) and practice pivoting to ensure you have the skills to navigate, manage, and address the discomfort long-term.
I borrow from Motivational Interviewing, Somatic-Experiential, ACT, and IFS.
Finding the optimal therapeutic fit is a bit like going on a blind date... you hope for the best and prepare for the worst. People who think I'm a fit are often high-achieving individuals with an acute awareness of the issue, feel they have tried "everything" to fix it, and are giving therapy “one last chance.” I successfully get clients “unstuck” by challenging them in unconventional, collaborative ways. I intentionally push people 20% past where they are comfortable (because that’s where the growth happens!) and practice pivoting to ensure you have the skills to navigate, manage, and address the discomfort long-term.
Nikki Wachlarowicz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LGSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55407
My understanding of attachment, inherited family trauma, and somatic healing inform my holistic approach, and is grounded in understanding the importance of relationships.
Life lately has presented us with many unexpected obstacles. Stress levels are at an all-time high. Yet, for many, it’s also been a time of reflection. Have you been feeling anxious or overwhelmed? Are you navigating loss, a major life transition, or wanting to address some unresolved trauma? Perhaps you’re a person of color or navigating mixed identities and are looking for a therapist who can relate. Whether you’re seeking therapy for the first time or looking for something new, I can help. My role as a psychotherapist is to accompany people on their courageous journeys of healing, discovery, and self-expression.
My understanding of attachment, inherited family trauma, and somatic healing inform my holistic approach, and is grounded in understanding the importance of relationships.
Life lately has presented us with many unexpected obstacles. Stress levels are at an all-time high. Yet, for many, it’s also been a time of reflection. Have you been feeling anxious or overwhelmed? Are you navigating loss, a major life transition, or wanting to address some unresolved trauma? Perhaps you’re a person of color or navigating mixed identities and are looking for a therapist who can relate. Whether you’re seeking therapy for the first time or looking for something new, I can help. My role as a psychotherapist is to accompany people on their courageous journeys of healing, discovery, and self-expression.
