Somatic Therapists in Orange County, FL
I use a blend of relational, somatic, & parts-work therapies.
Are you struggling with anxiety, relationship stress, or feeling disconnected from yourself & your emotions? Have you had childhood or adulthood relationship experiences that were confusing, stressful, or traumatic? If this sounds like you, let’s connect. I specialize in helping young adult women cope more effectively after experiencing unsupportive, stressful, or traumatic relationships & environments. Problems such as anxiety, depression, becoming disconnected from your own needs & emotions, trust issues, discomfort with conflict, self-doubt, & experiencing instability & stress within relationships can stem from relational trauma.
I use a blend of relational, somatic, & parts-work therapies.
Are you struggling with anxiety, relationship stress, or feeling disconnected from yourself & your emotions? Have you had childhood or adulthood relationship experiences that were confusing, stressful, or traumatic? If this sounds like you, let’s connect. I specialize in helping young adult women cope more effectively after experiencing unsupportive, stressful, or traumatic relationships & environments. Problems such as anxiety, depression, becoming disconnected from your own needs & emotions, trust issues, discomfort with conflict, self-doubt, & experiencing instability & stress within relationships can stem from relational trauma.
I draw from a variety of techniques including Solution Focused, CBT, Gottman, Forgiveness, DBT, Narrative, and Somatic Therapy.
Hey there! My name is Shelby Bliss and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Titusville, FL. I have over 10 years of experience working with men and women struggling to make sense of this crazy thing called life. I have an eclectic, strength-based approach that is designed to meet you where you’re at.
I draw from a variety of techniques including Solution Focused, CBT, Gottman, Forgiveness, DBT, Narrative, and Somatic Therapy.
Hey there! My name is Shelby Bliss and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Titusville, FL. I have over 10 years of experience working with men and women struggling to make sense of this crazy thing called life. I have an eclectic, strength-based approach that is designed to meet you where you’re at.
I am accepting NEW clients and I am proud of you for being here! I specialize in supporting people impacted by chronic illness and trauma, and all the other things that come with that, including anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Through combining a psychodynamic and somatic approach to therapy, I will walk alongside you in your healing journey. As someone who has been on the other side of therapy, I always found it important to feel safe. Together we will figure out what safety looks like for you and I will always do my best to create an environment for you learn and grow within.
I am accepting NEW clients and I am proud of you for being here! I specialize in supporting people impacted by chronic illness and trauma, and all the other things that come with that, including anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Through combining a psychodynamic and somatic approach to therapy, I will walk alongside you in your healing journey. As someone who has been on the other side of therapy, I always found it important to feel safe. Together we will figure out what safety looks like for you and I will always do my best to create an environment for you learn and grow within.
Judy Irizarry
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, IMH, Intern
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Windermere, FL 34786
I am a trained therapist in a variety of evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic Experience, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
As a mental health counselor and coach, I take a collaborative and compassionate approach to therapy, creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings without judgment. I believe being a therapist who utilizes evidence-based practices to help clients overcome a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. I am determined that every client leaves each and every session with actionable steps to improve their well-being and mental health.
I am a trained therapist in a variety of evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic Experience, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
As a mental health counselor and coach, I take a collaborative and compassionate approach to therapy, creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings without judgment. I believe being a therapist who utilizes evidence-based practices to help clients overcome a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. I am determined that every client leaves each and every session with actionable steps to improve their well-being and mental health.
You have been struggling to reconnect to yourself. You have done your best for so long to survive and now you are feeling disconnected, numb, lost and alone. The things that once brought you joy now feel lifeless and distant. You don’t feel like yourself. You value therapy and want to find a good fit with someone who understands. After working together you will learn skills to help find meaning and value in your life. We utilize a holistic approach to therapy including somatic therapy, EMDR, mindfulness & Acceptance and Commitment therapy as needed for clients who are experiencing the impact of trauma.
You have been struggling to reconnect to yourself. You have done your best for so long to survive and now you are feeling disconnected, numb, lost and alone. The things that once brought you joy now feel lifeless and distant. You don’t feel like yourself. You value therapy and want to find a good fit with someone who understands. After working together you will learn skills to help find meaning and value in your life. We utilize a holistic approach to therapy including somatic therapy, EMDR, mindfulness & Acceptance and Commitment therapy as needed for clients who are experiencing the impact of trauma.
Ericka Roberts
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, MS, NCC, RMHCI, CYT 500
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32803
I view counseling from a systemic, integrative lens. I integrate the psychophysiology of trauma and attachment-based approaches using a variety of therapeutic modalities such as somatic body experiences, Internal Family Systems, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gottman, EFT, and Mindful-based therapies. My expertise is in interpersonal relationships, trauma, sexual abuse, PTSD, addiction, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders.
I view counseling from a systemic, integrative lens. I integrate the psychophysiology of trauma and attachment-based approaches using a variety of therapeutic modalities such as somatic body experiences, Internal Family Systems, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gottman, EFT, and Mindful-based therapies. My expertise is in interpersonal relationships, trauma, sexual abuse, PTSD, addiction, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders.
Dr. Laurie Maddox
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32804
My approach includes existential, somatic, humanistic, psychoanalytic, ACT, IFS, and EFT for finding your truest self-expression.
I believe therapy is sacred work, and I approach each encounter with reverence. Transformation is possible through mindful presence, and the meditative practice of acceptance of reality as it is. There are many changes that occur when people are able to bring unconscious emotions into awareness, which does happen naturally, but is amplified during non-ordinary states of consciousness. When we deepen the awareness of how our mind operates-its patterns, tendencies, weak spots and vulnerabilities-we are able to connect with our deepest desires, and most creative expressions of who we are, and who we are capable of becoming.
My approach includes existential, somatic, humanistic, psychoanalytic, ACT, IFS, and EFT for finding your truest self-expression.
I believe therapy is sacred work, and I approach each encounter with reverence. Transformation is possible through mindful presence, and the meditative practice of acceptance of reality as it is. There are many changes that occur when people are able to bring unconscious emotions into awareness, which does happen naturally, but is amplified during non-ordinary states of consciousness. When we deepen the awareness of how our mind operates-its patterns, tendencies, weak spots and vulnerabilities-we are able to connect with our deepest desires, and most creative expressions of who we are, and who we are capable of becoming.
The foundation of my approach is Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral therapy with Somatic therapy (mind-body approach/techniques), but I also draw from EMDR, Laughter Therapy, Positive Psychology, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Transpersonal Psychology, and nutrition.
Hello! I’m Irene Struif, a licensed therapist. I've been helping people improve their lives since 2004. Here I work with adults via a few different schools of thought that have helped many others achieve the results they desired.
The foundation of my approach is Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral therapy with Somatic therapy (mind-body approach/techniques), but I also draw from EMDR, Laughter Therapy, Positive Psychology, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Transpersonal Psychology, and nutrition.
Hello! I’m Irene Struif, a licensed therapist. I've been helping people improve their lives since 2004. Here I work with adults via a few different schools of thought that have helped many others achieve the results they desired.
I am a Somatic Coach who specializes in somatic coaching with neuroscience that understands how the triune nature of the brain explains human behavior in ways that empower us. Using a blend of evidence-based in somatic techniques, and psychology, you will transform your life immediately. I want you to know you can understand yourself, heal, rewire, move forward, and become a new version. Your brain interacts with your emotions, behavior, and body as a whole. I can help you become conscious of how science and your fantastic brain play a role in your thoughts, environment, relationships with others, habits, and values.
I am a Somatic Coach who specializes in somatic coaching with neuroscience that understands how the triune nature of the brain explains human behavior in ways that empower us. Using a blend of evidence-based in somatic techniques, and psychology, you will transform your life immediately. I want you to know you can understand yourself, heal, rewire, move forward, and become a new version. Your brain interacts with your emotions, behavior, and body as a whole. I can help you become conscious of how science and your fantastic brain play a role in your thoughts, environment, relationships with others, habits, and values.
Sonica Sharma
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32825 (Online Only)
Hi, I'm Sonica (pronounced just like Monica, but with an S). I specialize in self-esteem, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, people-pleasing behaviors, and perfectionism. I am truly passionate about helping clients find self-love and reach self-acceptance. I often draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS) and mindfulness based and somatic practices. My approach is to help you gain insight, practical tools/coping skills, and get to the root of your problems, not just bandaid them.
Hi, I'm Sonica (pronounced just like Monica, but with an S). I specialize in self-esteem, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, people-pleasing behaviors, and perfectionism. I am truly passionate about helping clients find self-love and reach self-acceptance. I often draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS) and mindfulness based and somatic practices. My approach is to help you gain insight, practical tools/coping skills, and get to the root of your problems, not just bandaid them.
With a trauma-informed and story-focused posture, I utilize Internal Family Systems, attachment-based models, Psychodynamic interventions, and somatic and mindfulness-based practices.
Hello! You have taken a courageous step by simply exploring therapy options, and my hope is that you continue to receive clarity and empowerment to take the next step. To be human is to experience both immense joy and overwhelming sadness or fear. Sometimes the fear just becomes too much, and we find helpful but harmful ways of coping. My desire is that the therapeutic, safe space invites you to return to hope, to play, and to belonging through relationship. This return will require walking through - not around - the pain and sadness. I would love to come alongside you in this process!
With a trauma-informed and story-focused posture, I utilize Internal Family Systems, attachment-based models, Psychodynamic interventions, and somatic and mindfulness-based practices.
Hello! You have taken a courageous step by simply exploring therapy options, and my hope is that you continue to receive clarity and empowerment to take the next step. To be human is to experience both immense joy and overwhelming sadness or fear. Sometimes the fear just becomes too much, and we find helpful but harmful ways of coping. My desire is that the therapeutic, safe space invites you to return to hope, to play, and to belonging through relationship. This return will require walking through - not around - the pain and sadness. I would love to come alongside you in this process!
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I am EMDR certified and primarily utilize Somatic Integration and Processing (SIP) framework in my practice.
The only way through pain is through pain. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and EMDR Consultant. I have been affiliated with the military for nearly 20 years, specializing in trauma, relationship conflict, addiction, and performance enhancement. I help my clients recognize their needs, their worth, and build hope and healing for their future.
I am EMDR certified and primarily utilize Somatic Integration and Processing (SIP) framework in my practice.
The only way through pain is through pain. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and EMDR Consultant. I have been affiliated with the military for nearly 20 years, specializing in trauma, relationship conflict, addiction, and performance enhancement. I help my clients recognize their needs, their worth, and build hope and healing for their future.
Serena Yeager
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, CHT, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Winter Park, FL 32789
Using somatic parts work (IFS-informed), I'll help you heal patterns that no longer serve you.
Book with me now by clicking on my website - You may feel like past traumas or reactive patterns are keeping you from experiencing the full depth of connection and joy in life. You're searching for a safe, nonjudgmental space for healing, that celebrates each of your unique identities. Whether you're struggling with trauma, insecure attachment, or navigating complex relationships, you want to break free from these cycles and reconnect with your authentic self. Together, we’ll embrace your strength and wisdom, guiding you toward self-love and empowered relationships.
Using somatic parts work (IFS-informed), I'll help you heal patterns that no longer serve you.
Book with me now by clicking on my website - You may feel like past traumas or reactive patterns are keeping you from experiencing the full depth of connection and joy in life. You're searching for a safe, nonjudgmental space for healing, that celebrates each of your unique identities. Whether you're struggling with trauma, insecure attachment, or navigating complex relationships, you want to break free from these cycles and reconnect with your authentic self. Together, we’ll embrace your strength and wisdom, guiding you toward self-love and empowered relationships.
Becky Romero
Counselor, LMHC, NCC, BC-TMH, QS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32835 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, I offer a unique approach that integrates emotional and somatic experiences, allowing for profound healing and transformation.
Are you finding it difficult to navigate through each day, weighed down by the heavy burden of depression, anxiety, and the lingering effects of past traumas? Perhaps you're experiencing persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or emptiness, making it hard to find joy in life. Maybe anxiety constantly tightens its grip on you, leaving you feeling on edge, restless, or overwhelmed by worry. And the echoes of past traumas may haunt you, manifesting as intrusive memories, flashbacks, or a pervasive sense of disconnection from yourself and others.
Using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, I offer a unique approach that integrates emotional and somatic experiences, allowing for profound healing and transformation.
Are you finding it difficult to navigate through each day, weighed down by the heavy burden of depression, anxiety, and the lingering effects of past traumas? Perhaps you're experiencing persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or emptiness, making it hard to find joy in life. Maybe anxiety constantly tightens its grip on you, leaving you feeling on edge, restless, or overwhelmed by worry. And the echoes of past traumas may haunt you, manifesting as intrusive memories, flashbacks, or a pervasive sense of disconnection from yourself and others.
I have an integrative approach to therapy that is tailored to your unique needs and goals, and includes somatic grounding, meditation, and mindfulness training along with traditional therapeutic modalities like psychodynamics, CBT, and EMDR.
What exactly is addiction? Does it only apply to substance abuse, or does it overlap with behavioral processes like over eating, compulsive spending, or obsessively watching pornography? Can someone become addicted to an idea? To a feeling? To another person? I believe the answer is yes, and I believe all addictions can be treated in the same way. If you have found yourself engaged in any pattern of behavior that's causing a problem, but no matter how hard you try, you can't seem to change - I might be the right therapist for you.
I have an integrative approach to therapy that is tailored to your unique needs and goals, and includes somatic grounding, meditation, and mindfulness training along with traditional therapeutic modalities like psychodynamics, CBT, and EMDR.
What exactly is addiction? Does it only apply to substance abuse, or does it overlap with behavioral processes like over eating, compulsive spending, or obsessively watching pornography? Can someone become addicted to an idea? To a feeling? To another person? I believe the answer is yes, and I believe all addictions can be treated in the same way. If you have found yourself engaged in any pattern of behavior that's causing a problem, but no matter how hard you try, you can't seem to change - I might be the right therapist for you.
Katherine offers insight into your experiences, helps you identify patterns, and provides evidenced based treatment approaches, such as CBT, DBT, IFS, Trauma Focused and Somatic interventions.
Is anxiety causing problems in your relationships and/or career? Is there something you're struggling to move past? Katherine is passionate about helping people heal from their trauma, break their anxiety cycle, learn how to soothe their nervous system and reclaim their personal power. Having 16 years counseling experience, Katherine enjoys helping people live in the present, tend to their wounds from the past, regulate emotions, challenge irrational beliefs, build healthier boundaries and find secure attachment within themself and with their partner.
Katherine offers insight into your experiences, helps you identify patterns, and provides evidenced based treatment approaches, such as CBT, DBT, IFS, Trauma Focused and Somatic interventions.
Is anxiety causing problems in your relationships and/or career? Is there something you're struggling to move past? Katherine is passionate about helping people heal from their trauma, break their anxiety cycle, learn how to soothe their nervous system and reclaim their personal power. Having 16 years counseling experience, Katherine enjoys helping people live in the present, tend to their wounds from the past, regulate emotions, challenge irrational beliefs, build healthier boundaries and find secure attachment within themself and with their partner.
River Marino
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Orlando, FL 32816 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I’m Internal Family Systems-informed and incorporate somatic + mindfulness-based approaches into sessions.
Healing happens when we feel safe enough to show up exactly as we are. All parts of you are welcome here. I’m not here to change you or fix you. I don’t think you are “broken” or that there's anything "wrong" with you. Together we'll create an accepting + compassionate environment, with respect for your intuition + body's wisdom underlying all that we do. I’m trauma + social justice-informed and view therapy through an intersectional lens (mind, body, environment, culture). During our time together, we’ll likely look at environmental factors (interpersonal, economic, oppression) that create individual/collective stress and trauma.
I’m Internal Family Systems-informed and incorporate somatic + mindfulness-based approaches into sessions.
Healing happens when we feel safe enough to show up exactly as we are. All parts of you are welcome here. I’m not here to change you or fix you. I don’t think you are “broken” or that there's anything "wrong" with you. Together we'll create an accepting + compassionate environment, with respect for your intuition + body's wisdom underlying all that we do. I’m trauma + social justice-informed and view therapy through an intersectional lens (mind, body, environment, culture). During our time together, we’ll likely look at environmental factors (interpersonal, economic, oppression) that create individual/collective stress and trauma.
denise v. jones
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, MBA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32804 (Online Only)
My practice is primarily grounded in helping you accept all parts of yourself, embrace your past, accept the present and believe in the person you want to become by using mainly EMDR, parts work / internal family systems, mindfulness, and somatic practices.
Relationship struggles, feeling stuck, overwhelmed, stressed, or dealing with life challenges, can be painful and hold us back. As we work together, you will gain the necessary insight and skills to navigate these dificulties and unlock your full potential. My professional background consists mainly treating people who have experienced trauma -big or small- and addressing the different ways it shows up: anxiety, depression, low self esteem, attention issues, among other personal obstacles.
My practice is primarily grounded in helping you accept all parts of yourself, embrace your past, accept the present and believe in the person you want to become by using mainly EMDR, parts work / internal family systems, mindfulness, and somatic practices.
Relationship struggles, feeling stuck, overwhelmed, stressed, or dealing with life challenges, can be painful and hold us back. As we work together, you will gain the necessary insight and skills to navigate these dificulties and unlock your full potential. My professional background consists mainly treating people who have experienced trauma -big or small- and addressing the different ways it shows up: anxiety, depression, low self esteem, attention issues, among other personal obstacles.
Common Ground Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Orlando, FL 32804 (Online Only)
I use Internal Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing training to address trauma in the body.
Are you feeling stuck, unworthy, unmotivated or hopeless? You have goals and you try to move forward, because you know you have a lot to offer, but something always seems to get in the way of your career and your relationships. You feel like you are never enough, like you don’t belong. You wonder how things would be different if you were white, straight, able-bodied or cis-gendered. Every piece of self-help advice you read must be filtered through the lens of being marginalized and having less privilege. You wish someone could understand you. You try to cope, but you find that you just can’t change by willpower alone.
I use Internal Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing training to address trauma in the body.
Are you feeling stuck, unworthy, unmotivated or hopeless? You have goals and you try to move forward, because you know you have a lot to offer, but something always seems to get in the way of your career and your relationships. You feel like you are never enough, like you don’t belong. You wonder how things would be different if you were white, straight, able-bodied or cis-gendered. Every piece of self-help advice you read must be filtered through the lens of being marginalized and having less privilege. You wish someone could understand you. You try to cope, but you find that you just can’t change by willpower alone.
Kaitlyn R Thompson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Using Somatic Experiencing and your unique strengths, we can build a plan to help you reach your goals.
Your body never feels right; you’re constantly tense and physically uncomfortable. Headaches, stomach issues, and difficulty sleeping are a few of your frequent problems. You feel stuck in the same place, feeling the same emotions and sensations over and over again. Your thoughts race and spin up negative thoughts about yourself and the world. You’ve been searching for relief from persistent anxiety, depression, and emotional pain. You don’t know when it started or where it came from, but you need help healing, and nothing has worked.
Using Somatic Experiencing and your unique strengths, we can build a plan to help you reach your goals.
Your body never feels right; you’re constantly tense and physically uncomfortable. Headaches, stomach issues, and difficulty sleeping are a few of your frequent problems. You feel stuck in the same place, feeling the same emotions and sensations over and over again. Your thoughts race and spin up negative thoughts about yourself and the world. You’ve been searching for relief from persistent anxiety, depression, and emotional pain. You don’t know when it started or where it came from, but you need help healing, and nothing has worked.
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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.