Somatic Therapists in Philadelphia, PA
Iris Bowen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
Utilizing cognitive and somatic techniques from modalities such as EMDR, ACT, Brainspotting, and IFS, I can assist in breaking cycles of harm you may feel trapped in.
Therapy can be such an overwhelming process to get started with, especially when you may also be struggling with ADHD, trauma symptoms, or anxiety that make everyday tasks feel monumental. For marginalized people in particular, feeling safe and truly seen by their therapist may be particularly challenging. As a Black, queer, neurodivergent therapist with 10 years experience, my approach is relational, strengths-based, person-centered, affirming, and anti-oppressive. Together we'll implement accessible, functional strategies to help you close the gap between the life you're living and the life you envision for yourself.
Utilizing cognitive and somatic techniques from modalities such as EMDR, ACT, Brainspotting, and IFS, I can assist in breaking cycles of harm you may feel trapped in.
Therapy can be such an overwhelming process to get started with, especially when you may also be struggling with ADHD, trauma symptoms, or anxiety that make everyday tasks feel monumental. For marginalized people in particular, feeling safe and truly seen by their therapist may be particularly challenging. As a Black, queer, neurodivergent therapist with 10 years experience, my approach is relational, strengths-based, person-centered, affirming, and anti-oppressive. Together we'll implement accessible, functional strategies to help you close the gap between the life you're living and the life you envision for yourself.
I am a trauma-informed, integrative, EMDR therapist. I use ego states and parts work in conjunction with somatic work to help bring ‘online’ the left and right hemispheres of your brain. I am focused on treating the whole person and would like to have an open, honest conversation about what you are looking for and your treatment wants and needs.
I am a trauma-informed, integrative, EMDR therapist. I use ego states and parts work in conjunction with somatic work to help bring ‘online’ the left and right hemispheres of your brain. I am focused on treating the whole person and would like to have an open, honest conversation about what you are looking for and your treatment wants and needs.
Change, life transitions and loss can be difficult. Life can often become overwhelming or easy to feel “stuck.” Have you tried traditional “talk therapy” before and found that it did not work for you? I use my trainings to integrate evidence-based and holistic techniques that incorporate Mindfulness, somatic interventions and Cognitive Behavior Therapy to help you recognize your unique strengths, values and abilities to help you achieve your goals and create lasting, meaningful relationships.
Change, life transitions and loss can be difficult. Life can often become overwhelming or easy to feel “stuck.” Have you tried traditional “talk therapy” before and found that it did not work for you? I use my trainings to integrate evidence-based and holistic techniques that incorporate Mindfulness, somatic interventions and Cognitive Behavior Therapy to help you recognize your unique strengths, values and abilities to help you achieve your goals and create lasting, meaningful relationships.
Christina Belknap
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19103
I have experience in many modalities, from CBT, DBT, EMDR, and somatic therapy approaches.
My ideal client aims to engage in an active partnership to build self-awareness and take action to make a change. I will give you feedback and challenge you, which is not everyone’s cup of tea! I work best with those suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, overwhelm, trauma, or emotional flooding. Many of my clients report that our work helped them shift from survival mode to a sense of thriving. I suggest homework; your progress is based on your willingness to practice. The ideal client for my strengths is someone who wants to learn and shift by discovering tangible skills and techniques they can use in their own lives.
I have experience in many modalities, from CBT, DBT, EMDR, and somatic therapy approaches.
My ideal client aims to engage in an active partnership to build self-awareness and take action to make a change. I will give you feedback and challenge you, which is not everyone’s cup of tea! I work best with those suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, overwhelm, trauma, or emotional flooding. Many of my clients report that our work helped them shift from survival mode to a sense of thriving. I suggest homework; your progress is based on your willingness to practice. The ideal client for my strengths is someone who wants to learn and shift by discovering tangible skills and techniques they can use in their own lives.
Tressa Dabney
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19103
In my work, I pull from different models, including ACT, psychodynamic therapy, relational and attachment-based, and somatic approaches.
Therapy is one avenue to building a life that is more authentic, connected, and filled with meaning. My goal as a therapist is to co-create a space that is warm and safe where you can approach issues from a strengths-based lens, and where curiosity and creativity can flourish. As a therapist, I value my unique relationship with each client, and I am deeply grateful to be able to witness growth, meaning-making, and changes that positively impact a client’s life. Therapy is a unique, personal, and specific journey, and I am humbled and eager to be on that journey with each individual client with whom I work.
In my work, I pull from different models, including ACT, psychodynamic therapy, relational and attachment-based, and somatic approaches.
Therapy is one avenue to building a life that is more authentic, connected, and filled with meaning. My goal as a therapist is to co-create a space that is warm and safe where you can approach issues from a strengths-based lens, and where curiosity and creativity can flourish. As a therapist, I value my unique relationship with each client, and I am deeply grateful to be able to witness growth, meaning-making, and changes that positively impact a client’s life. Therapy is a unique, personal, and specific journey, and I am humbled and eager to be on that journey with each individual client with whom I work.
Anemone Schlotterbeck
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Online Only)
I come from queer and liberation therapy perspectives to utilize Gestalt relational and somatic therapy, as well as psychodynamic, mindfulness, and EMDR therapies.
I work most often with people who have been pushed to the margins, including trans, non-binary and queer people, autistic and other neurodivergent people, and people who have survived traumatic events and relationships. I enjoy working with organizers, activists, and artists. I tend to be a good fit for clients experiencing shame, despair, isolation and existential dread.
I come from queer and liberation therapy perspectives to utilize Gestalt relational and somatic therapy, as well as psychodynamic, mindfulness, and EMDR therapies.
I work most often with people who have been pushed to the margins, including trans, non-binary and queer people, autistic and other neurodivergent people, and people who have survived traumatic events and relationships. I enjoy working with organizers, activists, and artists. I tend to be a good fit for clients experiencing shame, despair, isolation and existential dread.
Alice Wang
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, MSEd
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
I know that these experiences live in the brain and the body and I often incorporate somatic practices in my approach.
My work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and connection. I come to clinical social work with a deeply held belief that all people are deserving of care and I have seen how a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship can offer support when that care has been challenged. I know that part of healing means acknowledging and working beyond the systems that have caused harm and that this involves actively employing an anti-oppressive lens that refuses to pathologize trauma survival. I understand my clients are the experts on their experiences and I am committed to creating a practice that affirms people of all backgrounds.
I know that these experiences live in the brain and the body and I often incorporate somatic practices in my approach.
My work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and connection. I come to clinical social work with a deeply held belief that all people are deserving of care and I have seen how a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship can offer support when that care has been challenged. I know that part of healing means acknowledging and working beyond the systems that have caused harm and that this involves actively employing an anti-oppressive lens that refuses to pathologize trauma survival. I understand my clients are the experts on their experiences and I am committed to creating a practice that affirms people of all backgrounds.
Grace Bella Harman
Licensed Professional Counselor, BC-DMT, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Through somatic, creative and mindfulness practices as well as verbal processing, my desire is to reconnect you with a felt sense of wholeness and a deep connection to your own power and life force.
Welcome, fellow human. I'm so glad you're here. Taking this first step towards healing is a big deal, and you're not alone in this journey. No matter what trauma you are carrying, what grief you are bearing or what relationship challenges you are navigating, you are not broken. You may be feeling disconnected from your authentic self and inner life force. You might feel lonely, flat or exhausted and long to feel whole again. You might identity as intuitive, highly sensitive and/or creative.
Through somatic, creative and mindfulness practices as well as verbal processing, my desire is to reconnect you with a felt sense of wholeness and a deep connection to your own power and life force.
Welcome, fellow human. I'm so glad you're here. Taking this first step towards healing is a big deal, and you're not alone in this journey. No matter what trauma you are carrying, what grief you are bearing or what relationship challenges you are navigating, you are not broken. You may be feeling disconnected from your authentic self and inner life force. You might feel lonely, flat or exhausted and long to feel whole again. You might identity as intuitive, highly sensitive and/or creative.
Alex Kapnek
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, EMDR, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19103 (Online Only)
I am a certified yoga instructor and I often incorporate somatic techniques such as mindfulness, meditation, and yoga into my practice.
I have a passion for working with those exploring gender and sexual identity, trauma, substance use, recovery, and those in the LGBTQ+ community. The therapy I provide is tailored to your individual needs and can help you facilitate personal growth and development. Therapy is most effective when you feel safe and respected. I would be honored to provide that space for you. I view my work with you as a collaborative process. I want to learn more about you and understand the problems you are facing from your perspective. I can provide letters for gender confirmation surgery.
I am a certified yoga instructor and I often incorporate somatic techniques such as mindfulness, meditation, and yoga into my practice.
I have a passion for working with those exploring gender and sexual identity, trauma, substance use, recovery, and those in the LGBTQ+ community. The therapy I provide is tailored to your individual needs and can help you facilitate personal growth and development. Therapy is most effective when you feel safe and respected. I would be honored to provide that space for you. I view my work with you as a collaborative process. I want to learn more about you and understand the problems you are facing from your perspective. I can provide letters for gender confirmation surgery.
Riverbend Psychedelic Therapy
Psychologist, PsyD, CHT
Verified Verified
12 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Ketamine-assisted therapy at Riverbend integrates the transformational power of psychedelic medicine with the personal relationship and scientific grounding of somatic psychotherapy.
Tired of repeating old, unsatisfying patterns in relationship? Ready to break free from constricting insecurities and inhibitions? Need help being kinder and more accepting toward yourself? Want to live less in your thoughts and more in your body? Working therapeutically with expanded states of consciousness allows us to reach to the very sources of psychological suffering - offering release from our deepest and oldest traumas, and restoring a sense of meaning and belonging that modern life has made hard to find.
Ketamine-assisted therapy at Riverbend integrates the transformational power of psychedelic medicine with the personal relationship and scientific grounding of somatic psychotherapy.
Tired of repeating old, unsatisfying patterns in relationship? Ready to break free from constricting insecurities and inhibitions? Need help being kinder and more accepting toward yourself? Want to live less in your thoughts and more in your body? Working therapeutically with expanded states of consciousness allows us to reach to the very sources of psychological suffering - offering release from our deepest and oldest traumas, and restoring a sense of meaning and belonging that modern life has made hard to find.
Julia Markovitz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143
We will work on identifying sustainable goals together, increasing somatic awareness, restoring your resiliency, and honoring your strengths.
I’ve wanted to be a therapist since I was a teenager and I still can’t imagine doing anything else. It is such a great privilege to hear your life stories. I think it takes a lot of bravery to walk into my office and share your inner thoughts and feelings with me, especially if you haven’t experienced a lot of empathic listening in your life. As a fellow frequenter of the couch myself, I know how hard it can be! And also, how deeply meaningful. Through my own journey of healing from trauma and witnessing profound transformations in my clients, I bring more than just clinical tools to the therapeutic process.
We will work on identifying sustainable goals together, increasing somatic awareness, restoring your resiliency, and honoring your strengths.
I’ve wanted to be a therapist since I was a teenager and I still can’t imagine doing anything else. It is such a great privilege to hear your life stories. I think it takes a lot of bravery to walk into my office and share your inner thoughts and feelings with me, especially if you haven’t experienced a lot of empathic listening in your life. As a fellow frequenter of the couch myself, I know how hard it can be! And also, how deeply meaningful. Through my own journey of healing from trauma and witnessing profound transformations in my clients, I bring more than just clinical tools to the therapeutic process.
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Julia Gladstone (she/her), MSW, MFA, is a psychotherapist and facilitator at Philly Somatic Therapy.
Tired of repeating old, unsatisfying patterns in relationship? Ready to break free from constricting insecurities and inhibitions? Need help being kinder and more accepting toward yourself? Want to live less in your thoughts and more in your body? Somatic therapy is a holistic approach to psychological healing and personal growth that works directly with the mind-body connection. Gentle but powerful, somatic psychotherapy works deeply to help you gain crucial insight, experience new ways of being and feeling, and cultivate lasting change.
Julia Gladstone (she/her), MSW, MFA, is a psychotherapist and facilitator at Philly Somatic Therapy.
Tired of repeating old, unsatisfying patterns in relationship? Ready to break free from constricting insecurities and inhibitions? Need help being kinder and more accepting toward yourself? Want to live less in your thoughts and more in your body? Somatic therapy is a holistic approach to psychological healing and personal growth that works directly with the mind-body connection. Gentle but powerful, somatic psychotherapy works deeply to help you gain crucial insight, experience new ways of being and feeling, and cultivate lasting change.
I provide a compassionate safe space when working with clients who are dealing with trauma, integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Somatic Experiencing.
Immediate openings for new clients! Life can be very overwhelming, and with the added stress of the pandemic we all could use a little extra support! Whether you are struggling with burnout, anxiety/depression, self esteem, relationship issues, or trauma know that there is hope! My goal is to create a safe, trauma informed space to tackle these concerns together.
I provide a compassionate safe space when working with clients who are dealing with trauma, integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Somatic Experiencing.
Immediate openings for new clients! Life can be very overwhelming, and with the added stress of the pandemic we all could use a little extra support! Whether you are struggling with burnout, anxiety/depression, self esteem, relationship issues, or trauma know that there is hope! My goal is to create a safe, trauma informed space to tackle these concerns together.
Sankofa Healing Studio - Jacqui Johnson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, ATR-BC, CCMHC, PMH-C, RYT
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Waitlist for new clients
As a Somatic Healing Justice Art, Play, & Hip-Hop Therapist, I view you as the master of your own narrative; my purpose is to walk beside you, offering light through the shadows when the path seems unclear. Together, we will navigate the unique landscape of your experiences. Embracing the principle of 'Sankofa', we recognize the courage in looking back to forge ahead, using this reflection to craft the narrative you aspire to live by. My approach integrates creative practices grounded in the understanding of trauma's impact on the brain, aiming to help you sculpt the life narrative you seek.
As a Somatic Healing Justice Art, Play, & Hip-Hop Therapist, I view you as the master of your own narrative; my purpose is to walk beside you, offering light through the shadows when the path seems unclear. Together, we will navigate the unique landscape of your experiences. Embracing the principle of 'Sankofa', we recognize the courage in looking back to forge ahead, using this reflection to craft the narrative you aspire to live by. My approach integrates creative practices grounded in the understanding of trauma's impact on the brain, aiming to help you sculpt the life narrative you seek.
I work within a somatic framework.
I am a relational- somatic (body-centered) therapist with a focus on trauma. I believe healing involves knowing all aspects of oneself more deeply, and in doing so, recognizing, honoring and cultivating compassion towards how we came to be, and opening to who we can become. Many of us carry a legacy of trauma on some level. I aspire to help pace and heal places that hold trauma and attachment wounds for those I work with. My wish is to both respect felt limitations, as well as gradually increase one's capacity to be with challenging internal and external experiences–to create a greater capacity for wholeness.
I work within a somatic framework.
I am a relational- somatic (body-centered) therapist with a focus on trauma. I believe healing involves knowing all aspects of oneself more deeply, and in doing so, recognizing, honoring and cultivating compassion towards how we came to be, and opening to who we can become. Many of us carry a legacy of trauma on some level. I aspire to help pace and heal places that hold trauma and attachment wounds for those I work with. My wish is to both respect felt limitations, as well as gradually increase one's capacity to be with challenging internal and external experiences–to create a greater capacity for wholeness.
Jessica White
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS , LPC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19128 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
From there, I use a variety of modalities: EMDR, CBT, somatic interventions, and mindfulness techniques.
Therapy can be both an immensely enriching and a challenging process, while the process of finding a therapist- one who is a good fit for you- well, that is usually just challenging. How to begin, when there are just so many options? My suggestion for you: take a deep breath, take your time, and trust your instincts. It is the counseling relationship- rather than a specific theoretical orientation or modality- that allows for lasting therapeutic change. We humans heal in relationship.
From there, I use a variety of modalities: EMDR, CBT, somatic interventions, and mindfulness techniques.
Therapy can be both an immensely enriching and a challenging process, while the process of finding a therapist- one who is a good fit for you- well, that is usually just challenging. How to begin, when there are just so many options? My suggestion for you: take a deep breath, take your time, and trust your instincts. It is the counseling relationship- rather than a specific theoretical orientation or modality- that allows for lasting therapeutic change. We humans heal in relationship.
I draw from a variety of therapeutic perspectives including relational, somatic, attachment-focused and trauma-informed therapy practices.
I am a relational therapist with 20+ years of experience in the field. My specialties include working with caregivers, activists, helping professionals, educators, parents, folks within the LGBTQ+ community, and people impacted by traumatic experiences. I bring an open heart and humility to our work together, and honor the power and vulnerability of getting support and sharing your truth. I will work collaboratively with you to support you in living a fuller, more connected life - wherever you are in your journey of self-discovery & healing.
I draw from a variety of therapeutic perspectives including relational, somatic, attachment-focused and trauma-informed therapy practices.
I am a relational therapist with 20+ years of experience in the field. My specialties include working with caregivers, activists, helping professionals, educators, parents, folks within the LGBTQ+ community, and people impacted by traumatic experiences. I bring an open heart and humility to our work together, and honor the power and vulnerability of getting support and sharing your truth. I will work collaboratively with you to support you in living a fuller, more connected life - wherever you are in your journey of self-discovery & healing.
I use a relational, somatic, psychodynamic approach, focusing on your emotions, body, and mind.
However you show up, my bottom line is to provide a safe, respectful, and validating space where you are listened to without assumptions, judgement, or an agenda. I have diverse practice experiences that taught me to listen beyond words and look beyond appearances. My trainings in art and music allow me to do so with greater agility and accuracy, bringing us closer to your inner voice and shedding light on your inner world. This foundation of human-to-human understanding will help us work together as partners to reach your goals - whether it is healing, growth, self-exploration, or change - with a deep sense of clarity and peace.
I use a relational, somatic, psychodynamic approach, focusing on your emotions, body, and mind.
However you show up, my bottom line is to provide a safe, respectful, and validating space where you are listened to without assumptions, judgement, or an agenda. I have diverse practice experiences that taught me to listen beyond words and look beyond appearances. My trainings in art and music allow me to do so with greater agility and accuracy, bringing us closer to your inner voice and shedding light on your inner world. This foundation of human-to-human understanding will help us work together as partners to reach your goals - whether it is healing, growth, self-exploration, or change - with a deep sense of clarity and peace.
Bea Mitchell-Rodriguez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
Using attachment frameworks, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and somatic approaches, I support people in coming home to their bodies and emotional selves, and in creating brave relationships in which they are witnessed deeply and meaningfully, to restore them to their agency and security, and empowering them to live their lives more fully.
I work with people to help them explore, understand, and heal from the ways life has left its imprints upon them— be that from trauma, oppression, or simply the complexity of our messy and beautiful interconnectedness with each other. My approach is creative, humorous and relational. It is rooted in values of anti-oppression, abolitionism + transformative justice, and harm reduction.
Using attachment frameworks, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and somatic approaches, I support people in coming home to their bodies and emotional selves, and in creating brave relationships in which they are witnessed deeply and meaningfully, to restore them to their agency and security, and empowering them to live their lives more fully.
I work with people to help them explore, understand, and heal from the ways life has left its imprints upon them— be that from trauma, oppression, or simply the complexity of our messy and beautiful interconnectedness with each other. My approach is creative, humorous and relational. It is rooted in values of anti-oppression, abolitionism + transformative justice, and harm reduction.
I also offer Somatic Experiencing for Long Covid symptoms.
I believe that every individual has the wisdom to know how to heal themselves and the courage to face life's challenges and grow from them. It is my job, as a therapist, to help you connect with this innate wisdom and courage. In therapy, I work to create a space where you can feel safe, understood, and cared for. Within this space, we will explore your current difficulties and challenges. We will address these challenges in ways that fit you and that build upon your unique strengths and personality.
I also offer Somatic Experiencing for Long Covid symptoms.
I believe that every individual has the wisdom to know how to heal themselves and the courage to face life's challenges and grow from them. It is my job, as a therapist, to help you connect with this innate wisdom and courage. In therapy, I work to create a space where you can feel safe, understood, and cared for. Within this space, we will explore your current difficulties and challenges. We will address these challenges in ways that fit you and that build upon your unique strengths and personality.
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