Somatic Therapists in Pennsylvania
Meagan Roppo
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RYT200
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (Online Only)
I am also a trained yoga teacher and love to approach treatment from a somatic framework when desired.
What if you had someone to process this with, without judgement? Life transitions are often filled with grief and loss, adjustment challenges, and relational changes. If you find yourself going round and round in your head, reach out - I'd love to help. I work primarily with pregnancy/postpartum, pregnancy & infant loss, surrogacy, and infertility, but love all stages of life transition work.
I am also a trained yoga teacher and love to approach treatment from a somatic framework when desired.
What if you had someone to process this with, without judgement? Life transitions are often filled with grief and loss, adjustment challenges, and relational changes. If you find yourself going round and round in your head, reach out - I'd love to help. I work primarily with pregnancy/postpartum, pregnancy & infant loss, surrogacy, and infertility, but love all stages of life transition work.
Tara Bailey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19103
I am trained in EMDR, somatic experiencing, and am IFS informed.
Many people choose to enter therapy to gain a deeper understanding of themselves – their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in addition to problems in their interpersonal relationships. Oftentimes, the issues we face in the present stem from painful experiences in the past. As a result of these experiences, we develop ways of coping in the world – some continue to serve us well and others may get in the way of us living a more fulfilling life. I offer a warm, non-judgmental, and safe environment for exploration, healing, and growth.
I am trained in EMDR, somatic experiencing, and am IFS informed.
Many people choose to enter therapy to gain a deeper understanding of themselves – their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in addition to problems in their interpersonal relationships. Oftentimes, the issues we face in the present stem from painful experiences in the past. As a result of these experiences, we develop ways of coping in the world – some continue to serve us well and others may get in the way of us living a more fulfilling life. I offer a warm, non-judgmental, and safe environment for exploration, healing, and growth.
Kate Schwab
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19130 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I am trained to treat the psychological aspects of your experience, and I additionally have training in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR.
Here’s what you can expect if we work together: We'll create a treatment plan that prioritizes growth and healing at a pace that is manageable for you and your nervous system. We will work to build a relationship that feels nourishing and where your needs are actually being met. This creates sustainable results and builds safety and connection. We’ll implement tools for you that provide relief in the day to day as well as the long term. We’ll start where you’re at, and I’ll never push you to talk about something you’re not ready to talk about. Safety is the priority when we're working together.
I am trained to treat the psychological aspects of your experience, and I additionally have training in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR.
Here’s what you can expect if we work together: We'll create a treatment plan that prioritizes growth and healing at a pace that is manageable for you and your nervous system. We will work to build a relationship that feels nourishing and where your needs are actually being met. This creates sustainable results and builds safety and connection. We’ll implement tools for you that provide relief in the day to day as well as the long term. We’ll start where you’re at, and I’ll never push you to talk about something you’re not ready to talk about. Safety is the priority when we're working together.
My therapeutic style is to show up as myself - as a real person. I'm a human too, and I know how hard it is. I'm not the type to tell you what you should or shouldn't do. My hope is that we build a relationship where you feel comfortable showing up as your whole self - ugly parts included. Trust me, I have them too. I pride myself on providing a non-judgmental and accepting space where you can cry, yell, laugh, scream, and do whatever else you need. I am trauma-informed and work primarily from a mindfulness-based and somatic orientation. I have received training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.
My therapeutic style is to show up as myself - as a real person. I'm a human too, and I know how hard it is. I'm not the type to tell you what you should or shouldn't do. My hope is that we build a relationship where you feel comfortable showing up as your whole self - ugly parts included. Trust me, I have them too. I pride myself on providing a non-judgmental and accepting space where you can cry, yell, laugh, scream, and do whatever else you need. I am trauma-informed and work primarily from a mindfulness-based and somatic orientation. I have received training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.
I use a range of therapeutic techniques to accomplish this, including DBT, CBT, Internal Family Systems, and somatic and narrative therapies.
Having an eating disorder can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to control your life. I help you or your teenager understand the function their eating disorder has played in their life, and how to create a healthier way to move forward, free of the eating disorder’s rules and fears. When working with teens, I also help parents better understand their child’s experience and how best to support them. While I specialize in eating disorders, I also support clients through parenting, divorce, career transitions, and managing the stressors of everyday life, including break-ups and the often-tricky transition into adulthood.
I use a range of therapeutic techniques to accomplish this, including DBT, CBT, Internal Family Systems, and somatic and narrative therapies.
Having an eating disorder can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to control your life. I help you or your teenager understand the function their eating disorder has played in their life, and how to create a healthier way to move forward, free of the eating disorder’s rules and fears. When working with teens, I also help parents better understand their child’s experience and how best to support them. While I specialize in eating disorders, I also support clients through parenting, divorce, career transitions, and managing the stressors of everyday life, including break-ups and the often-tricky transition into adulthood.
Bloom Counseling and Consulting LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Erie, PA 16502 (Online Only)
Through advanced trainings including Somatic and Attachment focused EMDR Therapy for Trauma, Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD and years of experience in the field, I will utilize a tailored approach to best meet your needs.
Imagine what life would be like if you could move past your anxiety. If you didn't feel stuck in past trauma. If you truly felt connected with others in the present moment. My passion is rooted in serving other helping professionals (teachers, nurses, first responders, other therapists like me!) reclaim their lives from trauma, depression, anxiety, OCD, substance misuse, and transitional/career stressors.
Through advanced trainings including Somatic and Attachment focused EMDR Therapy for Trauma, Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD and years of experience in the field, I will utilize a tailored approach to best meet your needs.
Imagine what life would be like if you could move past your anxiety. If you didn't feel stuck in past trauma. If you truly felt connected with others in the present moment. My passion is rooted in serving other helping professionals (teachers, nurses, first responders, other therapists like me!) reclaim their lives from trauma, depression, anxiety, OCD, substance misuse, and transitional/career stressors.
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.
Jess St. Jacobs
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
My approach to supporting clients draws inspiration from abolitionists, somatic practitioners, attachment, critical race, and queer theories.
Are you curious about how your exploration of your inner experiences could deepen your relationship to yourself and the world around you? Hi, I’m Jess. I’m a queer, black clinician who believes that we are all simultaneously imperfect and good, that our relationships shape who we are, and that we have all of the wisdom we need to heal. In my work as a therapist I’ve had the honor of sitting beside my clients as they cultivate curiosity and compassion for themselves, repair relational and systemic wounds, and recognize their ability to shape change in their lives.
My approach to supporting clients draws inspiration from abolitionists, somatic practitioners, attachment, critical race, and queer theories.
Are you curious about how your exploration of your inner experiences could deepen your relationship to yourself and the world around you? Hi, I’m Jess. I’m a queer, black clinician who believes that we are all simultaneously imperfect and good, that our relationships shape who we are, and that we have all of the wisdom we need to heal. In my work as a therapist I’ve had the honor of sitting beside my clients as they cultivate curiosity and compassion for themselves, repair relational and systemic wounds, and recognize their ability to shape change in their lives.
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.
Because no one therapy model works for all people, I like to integrate my training in bottom-up models (EMDR, Somatic Therapy) with models that provide concrete skills to promote an internal sense of safety and security (DBT, ACT).
Many of us go through life carrying limiting beliefs and behaviors that seem to sabotage our efforts to grow and connect with others. I believe these patterns are not disorders to be cured, but ways our mind and body have adapted to survive. For many, these patterns involve anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction. Our task in therapy involves identifying these ineffective patterns and collaborating to rewrite them, one small action at a time. This leads to growth, healing, and ultimately, self-acceptance.
Because no one therapy model works for all people, I like to integrate my training in bottom-up models (EMDR, Somatic Therapy) with models that provide concrete skills to promote an internal sense of safety and security (DBT, ACT).
Many of us go through life carrying limiting beliefs and behaviors that seem to sabotage our efforts to grow and connect with others. I believe these patterns are not disorders to be cured, but ways our mind and body have adapted to survive. For many, these patterns involve anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction. Our task in therapy involves identifying these ineffective patterns and collaborating to rewrite them, one small action at a time. This leads to growth, healing, and ultimately, self-acceptance.
Do you sometimes feel isolated, invisible, stuck, or uncertain of what's next? Perhaps I can help! Clients have told me that I am not a typical talk therapist. I work with adults of all ages and specialize in the concerns of trauma survivors, older adults and aging, and adult women with ADD/ADHD using an eclectic toolbox of proven counseling methods and the latest from neuro-science. I combine talk therapy with mind-body and somatic approaches such as Mindfulness, Polyvagal techniques and NET (Neuro-Emotional Technique). My wellness approach encompasses mind, body and spirit with a feminist and multi-cultural perspective.
Do you sometimes feel isolated, invisible, stuck, or uncertain of what's next? Perhaps I can help! Clients have told me that I am not a typical talk therapist. I work with adults of all ages and specialize in the concerns of trauma survivors, older adults and aging, and adult women with ADD/ADHD using an eclectic toolbox of proven counseling methods and the latest from neuro-science. I combine talk therapy with mind-body and somatic approaches such as Mindfulness, Polyvagal techniques and NET (Neuro-Emotional Technique). My wellness approach encompasses mind, body and spirit with a feminist and multi-cultural perspective.
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Krista Smith-Hanke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19106
My practice is centered around our therapeutic relationship and incorporates elements of somatic mindfulness and creative arts therapies.
Therapy is a space for us to work together in exploration, growth, and play. I value curiosity and building a trusting & collaborative relationship between therapist and client where you are treated as the expert of your own experience! I strive to support people through identifying the ways trauma manifests in their bodies, the impact of relationships and systems on their identities, and the connections between past and present. I have experience working with children, adolescents and adults around issues of identity, life transitions, trauma, anxiety, gender and sexuality, body image and relationship challenges.
My practice is centered around our therapeutic relationship and incorporates elements of somatic mindfulness and creative arts therapies.
Therapy is a space for us to work together in exploration, growth, and play. I value curiosity and building a trusting & collaborative relationship between therapist and client where you are treated as the expert of your own experience! I strive to support people through identifying the ways trauma manifests in their bodies, the impact of relationships and systems on their identities, and the connections between past and present. I have experience working with children, adolescents and adults around issues of identity, life transitions, trauma, anxiety, gender and sexuality, body image and relationship challenges.
I specialize in working with women & couples who yearn for a more trusting, embodied relationship with themselves and each other. My clients are women who want freedom from anxiety, from feeling like they need to seek approval from others. They’ve been in a cycle of anxiety, depression, poor body image, and escapism for far too long. I take a root-cause approach that blends: relationship dynamics, attachment theory, and depth work with nervous system, somatic-focused sensing/feeling, and mindfulness.
I specialize in working with women & couples who yearn for a more trusting, embodied relationship with themselves and each other. My clients are women who want freedom from anxiety, from feeling like they need to seek approval from others. They’ve been in a cycle of anxiety, depression, poor body image, and escapism for far too long. I take a root-cause approach that blends: relationship dynamics, attachment theory, and depth work with nervous system, somatic-focused sensing/feeling, and mindfulness.
Debrah Morkun
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, MFA, CYT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19125 (Online Only)
I am also trained in Trauma Counseling, and I can help clients move through traumatic memories by engaging in somatic expressive arts practices.
Do you feel alone in the world, like there is no one who understands? Do you wish you could find a clear path, but wonder what that would look like, or how to find it? I will work closely with you, helping you navigate the storms of life that can make one's path more challenging. I can help you reconnect to your inner guidance, so you can place your feet more solidly on the ground. I believe we all have the ability to tap into our own inner wisdom. If you feel your voice or intuitive knowing has been silenced, I will work with you to find it again. If you are searching for your calling, I will help you listen.
I am also trained in Trauma Counseling, and I can help clients move through traumatic memories by engaging in somatic expressive arts practices.
Do you feel alone in the world, like there is no one who understands? Do you wish you could find a clear path, but wonder what that would look like, or how to find it? I will work closely with you, helping you navigate the storms of life that can make one's path more challenging. I can help you reconnect to your inner guidance, so you can place your feet more solidly on the ground. I believe we all have the ability to tap into our own inner wisdom. If you feel your voice or intuitive knowing has been silenced, I will work with you to find it again. If you are searching for your calling, I will help you listen.
My therapeutic approach is informed by my background in meditation, Eastern contemplative philosophy, and evolutionary psychology. I work with clients to establish a treatment plan that is uniquely sensitive to their particular clinical needs and concerns. Some of the most common techniques I employ focus on the important relationship between body and mind; these experiential, somatic, and cognitive interventions allow for critical shifts in perspective that promote meaningful and enduring behavioral change.
My therapeutic approach is informed by my background in meditation, Eastern contemplative philosophy, and evolutionary psychology. I work with clients to establish a treatment plan that is uniquely sensitive to their particular clinical needs and concerns. Some of the most common techniques I employ focus on the important relationship between body and mind; these experiential, somatic, and cognitive interventions allow for critical shifts in perspective that promote meaningful and enduring behavioral change.
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.
Hannah Avers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Lancaster, PA 17601
Much of my continuing education has focused around treating trauma, somatic therapy, DBT, CBT, mindfulness approaches, internal family systems (IFS), as well as EFT tapping.
I believe that healing and change are possible and my goal is to provide a warm and safe therapeutic environment to help assist you on your journey. I utilize a strengths-based and holistic approach in my work and believe that therapy should be a collaborative process where we are working together to find solutions to the struggles you are facing. I enjoy seeing diverse populations and have worked extensively with women, young adults, teenagers, and survivors of trauma and domestic violence.
Much of my continuing education has focused around treating trauma, somatic therapy, DBT, CBT, mindfulness approaches, internal family systems (IFS), as well as EFT tapping.
I believe that healing and change are possible and my goal is to provide a warm and safe therapeutic environment to help assist you on your journey. I utilize a strengths-based and holistic approach in my work and believe that therapy should be a collaborative process where we are working together to find solutions to the struggles you are facing. I enjoy seeing diverse populations and have worked extensively with women, young adults, teenagers, and survivors of trauma and domestic violence.
Ramona Ndlovu
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LMT, CST-L3, TTT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Annville, PA 17003
I actively incorporate a whole-person perspective including somatic therapy and spirituality to address my clients' concerns.
Are you living with the painful consequences of bad decisions and want more joy, ease, and fulfillment? Do you want to stop fighting and start cooperating, connecting, and communicating in your relationships? Maybe you feel frozen, on an emotional rollercoaster, or both depending on the day. Do you want to experience your emotions as supporting your richer more satisfying life? Are you feeling lonely and isolated, like no one gets you or even wants to? Would you like more mutually loving relationships where you are seen, heard, and treated with respect? Are you looking for an LGBTQ ally?
I actively incorporate a whole-person perspective including somatic therapy and spirituality to address my clients' concerns.
Are you living with the painful consequences of bad decisions and want more joy, ease, and fulfillment? Do you want to stop fighting and start cooperating, connecting, and communicating in your relationships? Maybe you feel frozen, on an emotional rollercoaster, or both depending on the day. Do you want to experience your emotions as supporting your richer more satisfying life? Are you feeling lonely and isolated, like no one gets you or even wants to? Would you like more mutually loving relationships where you are seen, heard, and treated with respect? Are you looking for an LGBTQ ally?
Allison Brunner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Camp Hill, PA 17011
“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!
Jen Huber
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Along with my formal education, I am a fully trained EMDR therapist and continuing to work in the field of embodiment and somatic work.
Experiencing several significant losses and dealing with my own physical health issues earlier in life served to help me recognize a deep sensitivity for the pain that people carry. As a therapist it is imperative to me that I do not ask my clients to go somewhere I am not willing to go. I seek to create spaces that are safe, welcoming and stable for client's experiencing distress from past or present. As our nervous systems have created ways to adapt and survive, I believe in the exploration and healing from the deepest parts of ourselves.
Along with my formal education, I am a fully trained EMDR therapist and continuing to work in the field of embodiment and somatic work.
Experiencing several significant losses and dealing with my own physical health issues earlier in life served to help me recognize a deep sensitivity for the pain that people carry. As a therapist it is imperative to me that I do not ask my clients to go somewhere I am not willing to go. I seek to create spaces that are safe, welcoming and stable for client's experiencing distress from past or present. As our nervous systems have created ways to adapt and survive, I believe in the exploration and healing from the deepest parts of ourselves.
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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.