Somatic Therapists in Bryn Mawr, PA
Gabrielle Harman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (Online Only)
I have found that a somatic approach, working through body awareness to integrate mind, body and emotions, is one of the easiest paths towards healing.
Trauma and anxiety can lock you into painful and unhealthy patterns that can make you feel helpless. Those feelings don't need to have control; by strengthening your relationship with yourself, you can unlock your strengths and see where your thoughts and feelings aren't serving you. It is my goal to offer you a space in sessions where you can feel heard, understood and connected. We will work together to identify and overcome unhelpful patterns that have been built to protect and navigate you through difficult situations but are no longer needed.
I have found that a somatic approach, working through body awareness to integrate mind, body and emotions, is one of the easiest paths towards healing.
Trauma and anxiety can lock you into painful and unhealthy patterns that can make you feel helpless. Those feelings don't need to have control; by strengthening your relationship with yourself, you can unlock your strengths and see where your thoughts and feelings aren't serving you. It is my goal to offer you a space in sessions where you can feel heard, understood and connected. We will work together to identify and overcome unhelpful patterns that have been built to protect and navigate you through difficult situations but are no longer needed.
I utilize an integrative approach and use techniques from various modalities including, psychodynamic, CBT, somatic, and mindfulness-based approaches.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in the treatment of trauma, addiction, depression, grief/loss, and emotional dysregulation. When your coping mechanisms are no longer sufficient, and you're feeling overwhelmed, unhappy, anxious, or disconnected, therapy is an opportunity to learn how to increase your ability to manage life's demands, improve your quality of life, and achieve the change you are looking for. Therapy will begin with a conversation about your hopes for our work. Together we will deepen our understanding of your concerns, and establish new ways of feeling and being in the world.
I utilize an integrative approach and use techniques from various modalities including, psychodynamic, CBT, somatic, and mindfulness-based approaches.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in the treatment of trauma, addiction, depression, grief/loss, and emotional dysregulation. When your coping mechanisms are no longer sufficient, and you're feeling overwhelmed, unhappy, anxious, or disconnected, therapy is an opportunity to learn how to increase your ability to manage life's demands, improve your quality of life, and achieve the change you are looking for. Therapy will begin with a conversation about your hopes for our work. Together we will deepen our understanding of your concerns, and establish new ways of feeling and being in the world.
Daniella E Brown
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, R-DMT, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
My person-centered, somatic and humanistic approach to movement therapy encourages you to tap into your sensations, feelings, intuition and interpretation.
My focus of interest is to become a therapeutic container to support the exploration of the mind-body connection within children and teens. I believe that the body carries valuable information about ourselves and our minds are actively trying to interpret it. I specialize in children who seek to improve their body awareness which provides coping skills for self-regulation, positive self-talk and overall physical/mental wellness. I have experience working with children with autism, adopted families, neurodivergent movers and people simply want a better connection with their bodies
My person-centered, somatic and humanistic approach to movement therapy encourages you to tap into your sensations, feelings, intuition and interpretation.
My focus of interest is to become a therapeutic container to support the exploration of the mind-body connection within children and teens. I believe that the body carries valuable information about ourselves and our minds are actively trying to interpret it. I specialize in children who seek to improve their body awareness which provides coping skills for self-regulation, positive self-talk and overall physical/mental wellness. I have experience working with children with autism, adopted families, neurodivergent movers and people simply want a better connection with their bodies
Amanecer Feminist Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, TCYM, SIFI
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (Online Only)
Working with a therapist can be an act of liberation and a vital part of your path to challenging old patterns and learning new strategies for building the life you want. I believe that the mind and body require treatment together-- providing the opportunity to heal and repair from trauma. As a therapist I work primarily from a Feminist perspective with a focus on gender, sexuality and holistic wellness. I specialize in working with queer and LGBT identified Latinx communities. I offer EMDR as a primary tool for trauma healing as well as EFT , meditation and relational somatic psychotherapy techniques with all clients.
Working with a therapist can be an act of liberation and a vital part of your path to challenging old patterns and learning new strategies for building the life you want. I believe that the mind and body require treatment together-- providing the opportunity to heal and repair from trauma. As a therapist I work primarily from a Feminist perspective with a focus on gender, sexuality and holistic wellness. I specialize in working with queer and LGBT identified Latinx communities. I offer EMDR as a primary tool for trauma healing as well as EFT , meditation and relational somatic psychotherapy techniques with all clients.
Allison Brunner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (Online Only)
“I love my therapist, but we’ve hit a plateau,” potential clients often say when reaching out to me. Or they’re tired of being treated like they’re broken. If you’ve spent years in therapy and are ready to go deeper and experience profound shifts and lasting change, try mindfulness-based, somatic (body-mind) psychotherapy and inner parts work. In short time, most new clients say, “Wow, that was very different from what I expected!”—in a positive way. If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), empath, or old soul yearning to be truly understood and are ready to process more deeply and talk and analyze less, welcome!
“I love my therapist, but we’ve hit a plateau,” potential clients often say when reaching out to me. Or they’re tired of being treated like they’re broken. If you’ve spent years in therapy and are ready to go deeper and experience profound shifts and lasting change, try mindfulness-based, somatic (body-mind) psychotherapy and inner parts work. In short time, most new clients say, “Wow, that was very different from what I expected!”—in a positive way. If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), empath, or old soul yearning to be truly understood and are ready to process more deeply and talk and analyze less, welcome!
I also integrate elements of somatic therapy, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and contextual therapy.
I love working with all different kinds of people, and I’ll always start with your family (yep, that's your childhood!). I specialize in attachment work. This can help kids/teens and their parents, couples stuck in a cycle of conflict or disconnect, and individuals experiencing anxiety or depression - especially around big life transitions. Folks who come to me (and who stay the longest) are ready to do the deeper work in their lives. They aren't looking for a quick fix - they are looking to truly understand the systems they're a part of, and the agency they have in their own lives to create change.
I also integrate elements of somatic therapy, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and contextual therapy.
I love working with all different kinds of people, and I’ll always start with your family (yep, that's your childhood!). I specialize in attachment work. This can help kids/teens and their parents, couples stuck in a cycle of conflict or disconnect, and individuals experiencing anxiety or depression - especially around big life transitions. Folks who come to me (and who stay the longest) are ready to do the deeper work in their lives. They aren't looking for a quick fix - they are looking to truly understand the systems they're a part of, and the agency they have in their own lives to create change.
There are so many reasons to seek out therapy. Maybe you have been in therapy for years, maybe this is your first time. Whatever the reason or your experience, I am glad that you are here. Therapy can be a brave space that we build to reflect on what is happening for you, to process the road that led you here and to set in place obtainable, sustainable response strategies. To do so, we will incorporate a blend of somatic and psychodynamic therapies to unpack current, historical and intergenerational traumas.
There are so many reasons to seek out therapy. Maybe you have been in therapy for years, maybe this is your first time. Whatever the reason or your experience, I am glad that you are here. Therapy can be a brave space that we build to reflect on what is happening for you, to process the road that led you here and to set in place obtainable, sustainable response strategies. To do so, we will incorporate a blend of somatic and psychodynamic therapies to unpack current, historical and intergenerational traumas.
Amanda Colón
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (Online Only)
I work through a somatic lens that is focused on bringing people into their bodies.
I work from the understanding there is a part of us that is already whole and healed. Trauma can skew how we perceive ourselves and the world. Through therapy, we both tend to the hurt parts of ourselves and also cultivate an access point to the whole, healed self. We practice ushering our habitual emotional and mental patterns into our awareness in order to remove blockages to allow us to be the person we’d love to be and to live the life we’d love to live.
I work through a somatic lens that is focused on bringing people into their bodies.
I work from the understanding there is a part of us that is already whole and healed. Trauma can skew how we perceive ourselves and the world. Through therapy, we both tend to the hurt parts of ourselves and also cultivate an access point to the whole, healed self. We practice ushering our habitual emotional and mental patterns into our awareness in order to remove blockages to allow us to be the person we’d love to be and to live the life we’d love to live.
Therapy offers an opportunity for cultivating safety, security, and steadiness within ourselves and in our relationships. Through a warm and patient presence, gentle curiosity, and deep compassion, I hope to offer you a sturdy container within which you can practice vulnerability and explore a full range of feelings. I hold an awareness that our pain, grief, anger, joy, and pleasure live in our bodies, and I believe paying attention to what happens in our bodies can increase our insight and agency. Integrating somatic and mindfulness practices into our work together supports this connection between body and mind.
Therapy offers an opportunity for cultivating safety, security, and steadiness within ourselves and in our relationships. Through a warm and patient presence, gentle curiosity, and deep compassion, I hope to offer you a sturdy container within which you can practice vulnerability and explore a full range of feelings. I hold an awareness that our pain, grief, anger, joy, and pleasure live in our bodies, and I believe paying attention to what happens in our bodies can increase our insight and agency. Integrating somatic and mindfulness practices into our work together supports this connection between body and mind.
I help people with anxiety, depression, grief, divorce recovery, trauma, imposter syndrome, shame, guilt, and other issues life presents. Problems can feel large, like a two-ton boulder. Therapy is a place to unpack what you can’t share with people you know. You'll develop the tools you need to move that boulder out of the way so you can move forward. Life is complicated and it can get heavy and messy. Things can seem like they've been turned upside down. Some situations feel like a funhouse mirror and you want out of the funhouse but you don’t know how to find the exit.
I help people with anxiety, depression, grief, divorce recovery, trauma, imposter syndrome, shame, guilt, and other issues life presents. Problems can feel large, like a two-ton boulder. Therapy is a place to unpack what you can’t share with people you know. You'll develop the tools you need to move that boulder out of the way so you can move forward. Life is complicated and it can get heavy and messy. Things can seem like they've been turned upside down. Some situations feel like a funhouse mirror and you want out of the funhouse but you don’t know how to find the exit.
I enjoy working with young adults and those facing challenging life transitions, depression, anxiety, or recovering from trauma, or maladaptive coping. I create a safe, non-judgmental space for my clients to explore their feelings and experiences. I provide compassionate understanding and effective strategies to help my clients heal and grow. My goal is to help you reclaim your life, achieve inner peace, and build resilience. While working with me, my hope is that you can reconnect with your true nature, find balance, and transform your struggles into strengths.
I enjoy working with young adults and those facing challenging life transitions, depression, anxiety, or recovering from trauma, or maladaptive coping. I create a safe, non-judgmental space for my clients to explore their feelings and experiences. I provide compassionate understanding and effective strategies to help my clients heal and grow. My goal is to help you reclaim your life, achieve inner peace, and build resilience. While working with me, my hope is that you can reconnect with your true nature, find balance, and transform your struggles into strengths.
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All of You Therapy, LLC
With 35+ years of experience, my approach is to provide a safe environment and effective tools to help people meet their goals and find happiness. You are unique. Having different tools allows me to treat you in a customized manner. My work is focused active and results oriented. My credentials include: a clinical member of the AAMFT, approved consultant in clinical hypnosis, master practitioner of NLP, an advanced practitioner of two energy psychology approaches (EFT & TFT), Developed ACEP's EFT Training Program. Author of 2 books: Tools for Transforming Trauma; We're No Fun Anymore: Helping Couples Cultivate Joyful Relationships
With 35+ years of experience, my approach is to provide a safe environment and effective tools to help people meet their goals and find happiness. You are unique. Having different tools allows me to treat you in a customized manner. My work is focused active and results oriented. My credentials include: a clinical member of the AAMFT, approved consultant in clinical hypnosis, master practitioner of NLP, an advanced practitioner of two energy psychology approaches (EFT & TFT), Developed ACEP's EFT Training Program. Author of 2 books: Tools for Transforming Trauma; We're No Fun Anymore: Helping Couples Cultivate Joyful Relationships
Jane M Hart
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
You may be facing your first counseling experience or after years of working with other practitioners--willing to try again. When we first meet, I trust you will know you are safe and respected. I commit my full presence, deep interest, and willingness to be open to who you truly are. In other words, I am "teachable"--by you, for you and with you. And rather than fit you into a model, I will "learn and flex"--learn how you learn, change and grow and flex my skills, style and tools to find what works best for you.
You may be facing your first counseling experience or after years of working with other practitioners--willing to try again. When we first meet, I trust you will know you are safe and respected. I commit my full presence, deep interest, and willingness to be open to who you truly are. In other words, I am "teachable"--by you, for you and with you. And rather than fit you into a model, I will "learn and flex"--learn how you learn, change and grow and flex my skills, style and tools to find what works best for you.
Lori J Budman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSS, LCSW, CP, PAT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
We all have within us the ability to heal. In our work together the goal will be to help you identify and navigate barriers that keep you from having the life you deserve to enjoy. The idea that we are wounded in relationship and so healing must also occur in relationship is at the root of the therapeutic process and the work we will do together. My style is open, authentic and warm. Together, we will discover what is present for you in the here-and-now, explore the underlying issues & repeating themes, and tap into your innate healing power so you can live a more full and satisfying life.
We all have within us the ability to heal. In our work together the goal will be to help you identify and navigate barriers that keep you from having the life you deserve to enjoy. The idea that we are wounded in relationship and so healing must also occur in relationship is at the root of the therapeutic process and the work we will do together. My style is open, authentic and warm. Together, we will discover what is present for you in the here-and-now, explore the underlying issues & repeating themes, and tap into your innate healing power so you can live a more full and satisfying life.
Lauren Sullivan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MEd, MS, CET II, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Waitlist for new clients
Let’s face it...sometimes life can feel overwhelming and you might be wondering if therapy can help. Let me tell you a little bit about myself and you can determine if we might be a good match. I work with female adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, transitions, parenting issues and trauma. I believe that we each have many strengths within us, even if it doesn’t always feel that way, and that each of us is the expert of our own life and knows what we need to do to cope, heal and feel complete. I also know that sometimes those strengths and solutions can feel elusive and that’s where I can help.
Let’s face it...sometimes life can feel overwhelming and you might be wondering if therapy can help. Let me tell you a little bit about myself and you can determine if we might be a good match. I work with female adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, transitions, parenting issues and trauma. I believe that we each have many strengths within us, even if it doesn’t always feel that way, and that each of us is the expert of our own life and knows what we need to do to cope, heal and feel complete. I also know that sometimes those strengths and solutions can feel elusive and that’s where I can help.
My practice focuses on helping preteens, teens, and young adults and/or their families feel better via individual and group treatment. Seeking help and accepting guidance can be the first steps toward creating the life you want and deserve.
My practice focuses on helping preteens, teens, and young adults and/or their families feel better via individual and group treatment. Seeking help and accepting guidance can be the first steps toward creating the life you want and deserve.
Michele J Rosario
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, CEAP, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (Online Only)
Are you a solution seeker that wants to enact change? Are you done with worksheets, breathing exercises and lack of concrete action steps? Examining problems requires help of an honest, direct, solution focused clinician with a concrete approach. Anxiety, co-dependent patterns ("people pleasing") or just trying to understand an experience to determine next steps look different when explored thru a "curious" approach. Every focused, achieving individual wants to "fix it" or do whatever it takes to feel better to live better. A solution focused approach operates on reason and concrete actions to take fostering hope.
Are you a solution seeker that wants to enact change? Are you done with worksheets, breathing exercises and lack of concrete action steps? Examining problems requires help of an honest, direct, solution focused clinician with a concrete approach. Anxiety, co-dependent patterns ("people pleasing") or just trying to understand an experience to determine next steps look different when explored thru a "curious" approach. Every focused, achieving individual wants to "fix it" or do whatever it takes to feel better to live better. A solution focused approach operates on reason and concrete actions to take fostering hope.
Accepting new clients: I help clients who are looking to find healing from the past, unpack the “why" behind their patterns, & dig deeper to understand themselves. Maybe you feel trapped in anxious spirals or stuck in difficult emotions, patterns, and self-judgement. You feel disconnected from yourself, your needs, and others. I know that life rarely goes according to plan and can be filled with hurt and challenges. I believe that you are the expert on your story & my job is to provide you with the tools and guidance to feel empowered, and reach your goals. You are not defined by your struggle; there is hope for healing!
Accepting new clients: I help clients who are looking to find healing from the past, unpack the “why" behind their patterns, & dig deeper to understand themselves. Maybe you feel trapped in anxious spirals or stuck in difficult emotions, patterns, and self-judgement. You feel disconnected from yourself, your needs, and others. I know that life rarely goes according to plan and can be filled with hurt and challenges. I believe that you are the expert on your story & my job is to provide you with the tools and guidance to feel empowered, and reach your goals. You are not defined by your struggle; there is hope for healing!
I want you to feel powerful and in control of your life, knowing at a deep level that you can have the things you want and you can feel good every day. This is my goal for you. If you want to feel better, brighter, more free, and like things in your life flow easily, and you need a hand getting there, I can help. How would your life be different if you felt hopeful, optimistic, and excited about the path you're on? How would you feel if you were truly connected to your authentic self and your desires, knowing that all of this is possible for you. Getting there is actually simple but not necessarily easy. That's where I can help.
I want you to feel powerful and in control of your life, knowing at a deep level that you can have the things you want and you can feel good every day. This is my goal for you. If you want to feel better, brighter, more free, and like things in your life flow easily, and you need a hand getting there, I can help. How would your life be different if you felt hopeful, optimistic, and excited about the path you're on? How would you feel if you were truly connected to your authentic self and your desires, knowing that all of this is possible for you. Getting there is actually simple but not necessarily easy. That's where I can help.
You life can feel better. Sometimes it is hard to believe it when you are struggling and feel stuck. Lets help empower you to live your life with understanding, authenticity, self love and compassion. What you feel matters. You will feel stronger, having techniques to address anxiety, depression and shame. I am certified in Brainspotting and EMDR which deeply enhance healing. Using the latest scientific research, we can help calm your nervous system, release shame and regain trust in yourself and your intuition. Feeling safe within yourself, you can create the life you want.
You life can feel better. Sometimes it is hard to believe it when you are struggling and feel stuck. Lets help empower you to live your life with understanding, authenticity, self love and compassion. What you feel matters. You will feel stronger, having techniques to address anxiety, depression and shame. I am certified in Brainspotting and EMDR which deeply enhance healing. Using the latest scientific research, we can help calm your nervous system, release shame and regain trust in yourself and your intuition. Feeling safe within yourself, you can create the life you want.
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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.