Somatic Therapists in Lebanon, TN
I am trained in EMDR using somatic, attachment based, experiential approaches that acknowledge the whole self in the process of healing.
It takes courage to reach out for help. I am passionate about partnering and walking alongside others in some of their most difficult moments to help them reach a sense of hope and healing. I believe we are designed to heal. My greatest priority is creating an atmosphere of safety where my clients can feel seen, heard, and understood. There may have been places in your story where you learned tools to help you survive and those tools are no longer helpful but actually keeping you from living from a place of wholeness.
I am trained in EMDR using somatic, attachment based, experiential approaches that acknowledge the whole self in the process of healing.
It takes courage to reach out for help. I am passionate about partnering and walking alongside others in some of their most difficult moments to help them reach a sense of hope and healing. I believe we are designed to heal. My greatest priority is creating an atmosphere of safety where my clients can feel seen, heard, and understood. There may have been places in your story where you learned tools to help you survive and those tools are no longer helpful but actually keeping you from living from a place of wholeness.
Jessica Hurst-Leggett
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lebanon, TN 37087
In addition to EMDR, I integrate various evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic, Experiential and mindfulness techniques.
Hi! I'm Jessica, a dedicated trauma and EMDR therapist committed to helping my clients navigate the complexities of trauma, depression, anxiety, relationships, neurodivergence, and parenting challenges. With a compassionate approach and a diverse range of therapeutic modalities, my goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where you can heal and thrive. My extensive training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy allows me to effectively address the deep-seated impacts of trauma, helping clients process and integrate distressing memories to achieve lasting relief.
In addition to EMDR, I integrate various evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic, Experiential and mindfulness techniques.
Hi! I'm Jessica, a dedicated trauma and EMDR therapist committed to helping my clients navigate the complexities of trauma, depression, anxiety, relationships, neurodivergence, and parenting challenges. With a compassionate approach and a diverse range of therapeutic modalities, my goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where you can heal and thrive. My extensive training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy allows me to effectively address the deep-seated impacts of trauma, helping clients process and integrate distressing memories to achieve lasting relief.
Tonya Stearns
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdS, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lebanon, TN 37087
I utilize a variety of techniques including Somatic, Mindfulness Training, and Cognitive Therapy.
What are you experiencing in your life right now? What would you like to experience instead? Perhaps you simply want to feel better and don't know where to start. Life is a journey and along the way, we encounter many wonderful things as well as many challenges. You may have gone through something in your past or perhaps you are experiencing something currently that is affecting multiple areas of your life. I am here to help you to process what is going on in your life and together we will work on strategies that will allow you to address whatever issues or situations affecting you.
I utilize a variety of techniques including Somatic, Mindfulness Training, and Cognitive Therapy.
What are you experiencing in your life right now? What would you like to experience instead? Perhaps you simply want to feel better and don't know where to start. Life is a journey and along the way, we encounter many wonderful things as well as many challenges. You may have gone through something in your past or perhaps you are experiencing something currently that is affecting multiple areas of your life. I am here to help you to process what is going on in your life and together we will work on strategies that will allow you to address whatever issues or situations affecting you.
Sara Christina Scott
Counselor, MA, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lebanon, TN 37087 (Online Only)
Do you have a "good enough" life, but feel stuck and want help staying on track with desired changes? Are you wanting more clarity with your goals? I'm here to assist the process of developing and maintaining positive healthy relationships with self and others to live freely, authentically and creatively. I use experiential, integrative and holistic modalities of therapy. I incorporate the energetic body (EMDR and meditation,) and spiritual aspects while using my professional psychology training as a foundation to assist improved and continued maintenance of healthy emotional health and creative expression.
Do you have a "good enough" life, but feel stuck and want help staying on track with desired changes? Are you wanting more clarity with your goals? I'm here to assist the process of developing and maintaining positive healthy relationships with self and others to live freely, authentically and creatively. I use experiential, integrative and holistic modalities of therapy. I incorporate the energetic body (EMDR and meditation,) and spiritual aspects while using my professional psychology training as a foundation to assist improved and continued maintenance of healthy emotional health and creative expression.
Katie Casey
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP, MA
Verified Verified
Lebanon, TN 37090
Waitlist for new clients
Therapy is all about healing. Healing from the past, old wounds, thoughts or feelings that aren't serving you anymore. So often, we have learned various ways of living to get through the days, to cope, but it's surviving and not truly living. For most, facing those things seems scary and that fear keeps them from living the life they want. I see my role as a therapist is to foster a space of safety so healing can occur. Through compassion, honesty, and ultimately connection, I work with my clients to help them move towards their best selves.
Therapy is all about healing. Healing from the past, old wounds, thoughts or feelings that aren't serving you anymore. So often, we have learned various ways of living to get through the days, to cope, but it's surviving and not truly living. For most, facing those things seems scary and that fear keeps them from living the life they want. I see my role as a therapist is to foster a space of safety so healing can occur. Through compassion, honesty, and ultimately connection, I work with my clients to help them move towards their best selves.
Brittany Dakota Soto
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lebanon, TN 37087
Welcome to a safe and cozy space where you can finally make some mental groundwork. I accompany clients on their journey toward internal integration for confident, outermost expression. I aim for my clients to know that they are worth being listened to, and I value that my clients feel assured with each step of the process! At the end of our journey, I hope you leave with a greater sense of confidence in yourself and your abilities to face new challenges ahead.
Welcome to a safe and cozy space where you can finally make some mental groundwork. I accompany clients on their journey toward internal integration for confident, outermost expression. I aim for my clients to know that they are worth being listened to, and I value that my clients feel assured with each step of the process! At the end of our journey, I hope you leave with a greater sense of confidence in yourself and your abilities to face new challenges ahead.
Mary C Linkous
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP, TCYM
Verified Verified
Lebanon, TN 37087 (Online Only)
Mary Linkous LPC-MHSP is a professional counselor with over 15 years of agency counseling experience. Mary has experience with and enjoys working with adolescents, and adults in transition periods of life including divorce, empty nest, and career change. Mary also specializes in counseling for mental health and other service professionals encouraging personal wellness and work-life balance. Mary utilizes a practical, person-centered total wellness approach to counseling incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Trauma Informed Care and trauma based therapy. Mary offers evening and weekend sessions.
Mary Linkous LPC-MHSP is a professional counselor with over 15 years of agency counseling experience. Mary has experience with and enjoys working with adolescents, and adults in transition periods of life including divorce, empty nest, and career change. Mary also specializes in counseling for mental health and other service professionals encouraging personal wellness and work-life balance. Mary utilizes a practical, person-centered total wellness approach to counseling incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Trauma Informed Care and trauma based therapy. Mary offers evening and weekend sessions.
Online Therapists
Anna Stone
Counselor, MEd, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37203
Waitlist for new clients
My approach is grounded in humanistic and person-centered principles, aimed at empowering individuals to recognize their inherent strengths and potentials. I integrate various therapeutic modalities, including CBT, ACT, DBT, solution-focused, parts work, and other mindfulness-based and somatic approaches. I am trained in Phase I & II of Brainspotting, and use this modality to help clients process trauma and access deeper levels of healing. My mission is to walk alongside my clients, helping them to navigate life’s challenges with compassion and resilience, and to work towards a life of purpose, fulfillment, and balance.
My approach is grounded in humanistic and person-centered principles, aimed at empowering individuals to recognize their inherent strengths and potentials. I integrate various therapeutic modalities, including CBT, ACT, DBT, solution-focused, parts work, and other mindfulness-based and somatic approaches. I am trained in Phase I & II of Brainspotting, and use this modality to help clients process trauma and access deeper levels of healing. My mission is to walk alongside my clients, helping them to navigate life’s challenges with compassion and resilience, and to work towards a life of purpose, fulfillment, and balance.
I utilize somatic and parts work interventions to help you develop self-compassion and expand your ability to find calmness, joy, and meaning in the present.
Does it sometimes feel like you’re stuck in the darkness and it’s hard to see where to go next? Do you want to increase a sense of lightness and connectedness in your life and relationships? If so, therapy can be a safe harbor from which to slow down and cast a light in your internal life and experiences and, within yourself, find ways to live a more fulfilling life. I have helped individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, substance use, life transitions and relational issues live life more fully after difficult experiences. I believe in each person's capacity to find the way to a brighter and more meaningful life.
I utilize somatic and parts work interventions to help you develop self-compassion and expand your ability to find calmness, joy, and meaning in the present.
Does it sometimes feel like you’re stuck in the darkness and it’s hard to see where to go next? Do you want to increase a sense of lightness and connectedness in your life and relationships? If so, therapy can be a safe harbor from which to slow down and cast a light in your internal life and experiences and, within yourself, find ways to live a more fulfilling life. I have helped individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, substance use, life transitions and relational issues live life more fully after difficult experiences. I believe in each person's capacity to find the way to a brighter and more meaningful life.
Sara Jane Tinker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, SEP®
Verified Verified
Nashville, TN 37201 (Online Only)
We'll personalize your therapy prescription from DBT, CBT, Psychoeducation and Somatic Experiencing for inner regulation & peace.
Want restored self-worth, healthy patterns to get needs met, and a loving, authentic relationship? Desire more friends? Less over-thinking, over-reacting? Life in the present moment? Peace? End worry? I combine Somatic Experiencing, Attachment Work, & EMDR to help heal broken hearts & childhood wounds; or specific needs for recovery from stress, trauma, accidents, illness, assault, chronic pain, betrayal, loss, infidelity, or breakups; easing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, mood swings, PTSD & Complex Trauma, or addictive behaviors. I work with couples, individuals, & the range of personality and mood disorders.
We'll personalize your therapy prescription from DBT, CBT, Psychoeducation and Somatic Experiencing for inner regulation & peace.
Want restored self-worth, healthy patterns to get needs met, and a loving, authentic relationship? Desire more friends? Less over-thinking, over-reacting? Life in the present moment? Peace? End worry? I combine Somatic Experiencing, Attachment Work, & EMDR to help heal broken hearts & childhood wounds; or specific needs for recovery from stress, trauma, accidents, illness, assault, chronic pain, betrayal, loss, infidelity, or breakups; easing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, mood swings, PTSD & Complex Trauma, or addictive behaviors. I work with couples, individuals, & the range of personality and mood disorders.
I practice client-centered therapy, tailoring my approach to each individual's needs and combining therapeutic modalities like EMDR, somatic exercises, and DBT.
I aim to empower my clients to manage their worries, alleviate stress, and reduce anxiety, promoting overall well-being and resilience. Through my inclusive and integrative therapeutic practices, I support individuals on their journey toward mental and emotional health. My clients will have activities, and exercises to practice outside of the session.
I practice client-centered therapy, tailoring my approach to each individual's needs and combining therapeutic modalities like EMDR, somatic exercises, and DBT.
I aim to empower my clients to manage their worries, alleviate stress, and reduce anxiety, promoting overall well-being and resilience. Through my inclusive and integrative therapeutic practices, I support individuals on their journey toward mental and emotional health. My clients will have activities, and exercises to practice outside of the session.
Madison Thacker
Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd, BCN-T
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37207
I often integrate parts work, somatic awareness, and nonviolent communication skill-building into my work, though am passionate about finding the best fit in approach for each client who sees me.
As you grew up and made your way through the world, you may have found yourself disconnected. You may have been told that who you are wasn't okay and needed to be changed to be acceptable. You may have found that your relationships don't feel as satisfying as you hoped they would be. You may, as a result, find yourself with that nagging feeling that no matter what, you're somehow too much and not enough all at the same time. As your therapist, I want to help you get back in touch with who you are so you can live more authentically into your values, identity, and desires.
I often integrate parts work, somatic awareness, and nonviolent communication skill-building into my work, though am passionate about finding the best fit in approach for each client who sees me.
As you grew up and made your way through the world, you may have found yourself disconnected. You may have been told that who you are wasn't okay and needed to be changed to be acceptable. You may have found that your relationships don't feel as satisfying as you hoped they would be. You may, as a result, find yourself with that nagging feeling that no matter what, you're somehow too much and not enough all at the same time. As your therapist, I want to help you get back in touch with who you are so you can live more authentically into your values, identity, and desires.
A typical session with me may include breathwork, mindfulness-based practices, EMDR, Somatic-Attachment Therapy, IFS "parts" work, or CBT.
As a therapist, I will work with you to help strengthen the relationship with yourself while learning how to live a more meaningful life. Working with me, you will learn techniques and practices that help you to increase self-awareness and embrace the life you are wanting. Together, we will explore what is holding you back as you integrate tools that will support you in regulating your nervous system and processing emotions.
A typical session with me may include breathwork, mindfulness-based practices, EMDR, Somatic-Attachment Therapy, IFS "parts" work, or CBT.
As a therapist, I will work with you to help strengthen the relationship with yourself while learning how to live a more meaningful life. Working with me, you will learn techniques and practices that help you to increase self-awareness and embrace the life you are wanting. Together, we will explore what is holding you back as you integrate tools that will support you in regulating your nervous system and processing emotions.
Sara Combos
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, RN
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37219
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training (3yr program).
I operate from the perspective that therapy is not about changing ourselves. Rather, therapy is simply creating space for the seemingly dark, fearful, and shameful parts within us. These parts want to be seen and accepted, just as we all do. In sessions, I encourage my client to allow their body and inner wisdom to drive the progression of the therapeutic process. I believe that healing occurs as we gently move towards non-resistance and self-acceptance. This process catalyzes the body’s innate ability to transform emotions, the conscious, and the subconscious mind.
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training (3yr program).
I operate from the perspective that therapy is not about changing ourselves. Rather, therapy is simply creating space for the seemingly dark, fearful, and shameful parts within us. These parts want to be seen and accepted, just as we all do. In sessions, I encourage my client to allow their body and inner wisdom to drive the progression of the therapeutic process. I believe that healing occurs as we gently move towards non-resistance and self-acceptance. This process catalyzes the body’s innate ability to transform emotions, the conscious, and the subconscious mind.
Stacey Appiah-Opoku
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, LPC(TN), MHSP, SEP, NCC
Verified Verified
15 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37209 (Online Only)
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, helping clients to feel more grounded and integrated in a sometimes fragmented world.
Do you want to make changes, but feel unsure where to begin? Maybe you're in a period of transition and struggling to feel grounded. These are situations we all experience throughout life. They're part of being human, but that doesn't make them any easier to face. We all deserve to live meaningful, purposeful, and authentic lives. Often it takes a collaborative effort to get to that place, and that's where I believe I can help. I work with clients to support them in sharing their stories, identifying values and making changes.
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, helping clients to feel more grounded and integrated in a sometimes fragmented world.
Do you want to make changes, but feel unsure where to begin? Maybe you're in a period of transition and struggling to feel grounded. These are situations we all experience throughout life. They're part of being human, but that doesn't make them any easier to face. We all deserve to live meaningful, purposeful, and authentic lives. Often it takes a collaborative effort to get to that place, and that's where I believe I can help. I work with clients to support them in sharing their stories, identifying values and making changes.
Together with some somatic work, I use these to help you reprocess and navigate issues such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, and even spots in life where you feel stuck.
Are the things that once made you happy no longer making you happy? Have you been through a traumatic experience that left you feeling scared, lonely, or even doubting who you are? Maybe you’ve been through a series of little things that you believe shouldn’t be bothering you, but they are. Have you found yourself on Google trying to figure yourself out only to find article after article about “childhood trauma”? I feel you. You are not alone. Together, I believe we can reduce your suffering, find direction, and feel happiness once again. My office is a safe and affirming space for all LGBTQ+ people.
Together with some somatic work, I use these to help you reprocess and navigate issues such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, and even spots in life where you feel stuck.
Are the things that once made you happy no longer making you happy? Have you been through a traumatic experience that left you feeling scared, lonely, or even doubting who you are? Maybe you’ve been through a series of little things that you believe shouldn’t be bothering you, but they are. Have you found yourself on Google trying to figure yourself out only to find article after article about “childhood trauma”? I feel you. You are not alone. Together, I believe we can reduce your suffering, find direction, and feel happiness once again. My office is a safe and affirming space for all LGBTQ+ people.
Caverly Warren
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37212
I'm trained in Brainspotting, Somatic Experiential Therapy (SomEx), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, & other experiential techniques.
I enjoy working with teens, adults, couples, and families from various backgrounds using attachment focused, experiential, somatic, mindfulness based, and other therapies to promote personal growth, healing, and rediscovery. My professional areas of interest include: trauma, eating disorders, anxiety, depression and mood disorders, substance abuse, process addictions, ADHD, codependency, relationship and intimacy issues, attachment and family of origin issues, and personality disorders. In my work with clients, I utilize a range of interventions and therapeutic techniques based on the clients' own needs and presenting problems.
I'm trained in Brainspotting, Somatic Experiential Therapy (SomEx), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, & other experiential techniques.
I enjoy working with teens, adults, couples, and families from various backgrounds using attachment focused, experiential, somatic, mindfulness based, and other therapies to promote personal growth, healing, and rediscovery. My professional areas of interest include: trauma, eating disorders, anxiety, depression and mood disorders, substance abuse, process addictions, ADHD, codependency, relationship and intimacy issues, attachment and family of origin issues, and personality disorders. In my work with clients, I utilize a range of interventions and therapeutic techniques based on the clients' own needs and presenting problems.
Tozia Ware
Pre-Licensed Professional, EdS, LPC, MHSP(t), NCC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37216
My approach is rooted in therapies such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and Somatic Experiencing to address racial issues, complex trauma and PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
You're carrying the weight of navigating a world that often feels like it wasn't built for you. It can be brutal, the constant feeling of being on edge, the unseen barriers you face daily, and the overwhelming expectation to fit the “mold”. You're not alone. I'm here to help you heal, reclaim your life, and thrive! I understand that navigating these challenges can be incredibly difficult and that they can leave deep emotional scars. As a therapist working with individuals facing these issues, I deeply understand how these challenges can manifest and uniquely impact your life, and I recognize the interconnectedness between them.
My approach is rooted in therapies such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and Somatic Experiencing to address racial issues, complex trauma and PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
You're carrying the weight of navigating a world that often feels like it wasn't built for you. It can be brutal, the constant feeling of being on edge, the unseen barriers you face daily, and the overwhelming expectation to fit the “mold”. You're not alone. I'm here to help you heal, reclaim your life, and thrive! I understand that navigating these challenges can be incredibly difficult and that they can leave deep emotional scars. As a therapist working with individuals facing these issues, I deeply understand how these challenges can manifest and uniquely impact your life, and I recognize the interconnectedness between them.
Catherine Virden
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Livingston, TN 38570
I integrate an attachment based therapy that engages your polyvagal system to move towards somatic wellness.
I want to offer you more than traditional talk therapy, I want to offer you a space to find an inner connection with your mind, body, and soul through exploring emotions, sensations, dreams and the things left unspoken. Sometimes if we skip over our emotions, our bodies will express them through symptomology, and navigating immune sensitivities is complicated. My hope is that the therapy room becomes an experiential space where you hash out what it feels like to engage in safety, connection, resonating with another person. We can navigate this through somatic based EMDR, applied polyvagal, somatic experiencing. cantadorawellness.com
I integrate an attachment based therapy that engages your polyvagal system to move towards somatic wellness.
I want to offer you more than traditional talk therapy, I want to offer you a space to find an inner connection with your mind, body, and soul through exploring emotions, sensations, dreams and the things left unspoken. Sometimes if we skip over our emotions, our bodies will express them through symptomology, and navigating immune sensitivities is complicated. My hope is that the therapy room becomes an experiential space where you hash out what it feels like to engage in safety, connection, resonating with another person. We can navigate this through somatic based EMDR, applied polyvagal, somatic experiencing. cantadorawellness.com
I am a licensed professional counselor who works with adults using cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, with a focus on somatic and experiential approaches to treatment as well. My passion is to help people who have spent their lives helping others.
I am a licensed professional counselor who works with adults using cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, with a focus on somatic and experiential approaches to treatment as well. My passion is to help people who have spent their lives helping others.
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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.