Somatic Therapists in Seatac, WA
I am a trauma-informed therapist who weaves together attachment theory, IFS, neuroscience, and somatic work.
I’m grateful you are here. My own healing journey has brought me to a place of wanting to help others navigate their own paths towards growth and healing. I work primarily with adults struggling with complex trauma, breaking generational cycles, and relational issues. You may feel overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, and shame with little understanding of how you got here. I want to help you connect with your story and compassionately understand how you came to be you.
I am a trauma-informed therapist who weaves together attachment theory, IFS, neuroscience, and somatic work.
I’m grateful you are here. My own healing journey has brought me to a place of wanting to help others navigate their own paths towards growth and healing. I work primarily with adults struggling with complex trauma, breaking generational cycles, and relational issues. You may feel overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, and shame with little understanding of how you got here. I want to help you connect with your story and compassionately understand how you came to be you.
Natalie Spangenberg
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Seatac, WA 98188
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or lost? Maybe you feel anxious or unable to relax. You're afraid to speak up and go after what you need and want. You feel burned out and like you have to work for your worthiness. You are doing all the right things, but still don't feel like you have the life you really want. Now you're ready to make healthy changes and discover your full potential. You want to make better decisions that are aligned with the life you imagined for yourself.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or lost? Maybe you feel anxious or unable to relax. You're afraid to speak up and go after what you need and want. You feel burned out and like you have to work for your worthiness. You are doing all the right things, but still don't feel like you have the life you really want. Now you're ready to make healthy changes and discover your full potential. You want to make better decisions that are aligned with the life you imagined for yourself.
Are you struggling with unhealthy habits and lack of motivation? Is pain and trauma from the past interfering with your life today? Are you struggling with anxiety, fears, shame, or depression and nothing has helped? Do you just want to feel worthy, confident, productive, empowered, and successful? If you are ready to heal your past, love yourself, and gain control of your thoughts, feelings, and behavior, I can help. Even though I don't accept insurance, you'll discover quicker, more effective, and longer-lasting results with the services I provide with fewer sessions Contact me and let's talk, so you can begin feeling better now.
Are you struggling with unhealthy habits and lack of motivation? Is pain and trauma from the past interfering with your life today? Are you struggling with anxiety, fears, shame, or depression and nothing has helped? Do you just want to feel worthy, confident, productive, empowered, and successful? If you are ready to heal your past, love yourself, and gain control of your thoughts, feelings, and behavior, I can help. Even though I don't accept insurance, you'll discover quicker, more effective, and longer-lasting results with the services I provide with fewer sessions Contact me and let's talk, so you can begin feeling better now.
Are you experiencing issues that are impacting life satisfaction, decisions, career, and relationships? You may find yourself experiencing anything from a vague sense of un-ease about your life to an intensely felt anxiety, worry or depression. I am trained in a variety of therapeutic styles that serve to increase awareness and build new understandings so that change may be experienced within a supportive therapeutic relationship.
Are you experiencing issues that are impacting life satisfaction, decisions, career, and relationships? You may find yourself experiencing anything from a vague sense of un-ease about your life to an intensely felt anxiety, worry or depression. I am trained in a variety of therapeutic styles that serve to increase awareness and build new understandings so that change may be experienced within a supportive therapeutic relationship.
Julian Chavez-Gamez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seatac, WA 98158 (Online Only)
Individual therapy with me always begins by learning how to check-in with our nervous system to ensure we are creating a neutral and/or safe space that's required to begin to take a deeper look at what's underneath some of the challenging situations you may be responding to. Therapy is an insight-oriented process where we'll improve our ability to self-regulate and connect with others. I work from a polyvagal informed approach which is also known as the science of safety and connection. It's through this approach that we will begin to understand how your nervous system responds to cues of safety and danger.
Individual therapy with me always begins by learning how to check-in with our nervous system to ensure we are creating a neutral and/or safe space that's required to begin to take a deeper look at what's underneath some of the challenging situations you may be responding to. Therapy is an insight-oriented process where we'll improve our ability to self-regulate and connect with others. I work from a polyvagal informed approach which is also known as the science of safety and connection. It's through this approach that we will begin to understand how your nervous system responds to cues of safety and danger.
Stephanie DeGroat
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Seatac, WA 98148 (Online Only)
Have you experienced trauma, whether recent or in the past, and found yourself feeling stuck there? You are not alone! I help people who are sick and tired of being sick and tired. I help adolescents and adults who have experienced emotional injuries and are motivated to address feelings of being stuck as a result so that they can experience healing and move towards a life of growth and fulfillment. I teach the emotional regulation skills needed to let go of old patterns and embrace new change.
Have you experienced trauma, whether recent or in the past, and found yourself feeling stuck there? You are not alone! I help people who are sick and tired of being sick and tired. I help adolescents and adults who have experienced emotional injuries and are motivated to address feelings of being stuck as a result so that they can experience healing and move towards a life of growth and fulfillment. I teach the emotional regulation skills needed to let go of old patterns and embrace new change.
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Maia Lucas
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98168 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I draw from various approaches to align with what works for you, including attachment theory, parts work, somatic therapy, and narrative therapy.
I believe therapy should be a collaborative, empowering experience. I'm passionate about working with BIPOC/multiracial, LGBTQIA+, and/or neurodiverse (ADHD/autism) individuals who value deep reflection and would like to co-create a vision for their healing. Past traumas and oppressive systems can impact our sense of self, belonging, agency, and safety. We can navigate these complexities together while also seeking out moments of joy.
I draw from various approaches to align with what works for you, including attachment theory, parts work, somatic therapy, and narrative therapy.
I believe therapy should be a collaborative, empowering experience. I'm passionate about working with BIPOC/multiracial, LGBTQIA+, and/or neurodiverse (ADHD/autism) individuals who value deep reflection and would like to co-create a vision for their healing. Past traumas and oppressive systems can impact our sense of self, belonging, agency, and safety. We can navigate these complexities together while also seeking out moments of joy.
I primarily utilize Lifespan Integration, a remarkable and gentle somatic modality.
Are you struggling? Feeling stuck? Perhaps you're grieving a loss, feeling hopeless, or overwhelmed with all that’s happening in your life. Has a major life transition knocked you off axis? Feeling frozen by anxiety or paralyzed by shame? You don't have to face this alone. The primary goal of our work together will be restoration - to restore hope and reconnect you to your heart. A kind and curious therapist can cultivate insight, help heal wounds, and lead to lasting transformation.
I primarily utilize Lifespan Integration, a remarkable and gentle somatic modality.
Are you struggling? Feeling stuck? Perhaps you're grieving a loss, feeling hopeless, or overwhelmed with all that’s happening in your life. Has a major life transition knocked you off axis? Feeling frozen by anxiety or paralyzed by shame? You don't have to face this alone. The primary goal of our work together will be restoration - to restore hope and reconnect you to your heart. A kind and curious therapist can cultivate insight, help heal wounds, and lead to lasting transformation.
Multidimensional Healing LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98188 (Online Only)
I'm trained on interventions such as EMDR (eye-movement desentization reprocessing), parts work, psychodynamic, grief-informed and trauma-informed, and somatic therapies.
I believe in the transformational power life’s challenges can create by taking time to explore deep inside the Self. Therein lies the alchemy of darkness to light and honoring its polarity brings forth change. I see individuals and couples who are experiencing abandonment wounds, grief and loss, trauma, life transitions, Self discovery, and women’s issues. I focus on anxiety related challenges that manifest in low self-worth, perfectionist tendencies, lack of boundaries, fear of abandonment, people-pleasing, and highly sensitive people. Book a free consultation call to discover if working together aligns with your path.
I'm trained on interventions such as EMDR (eye-movement desentization reprocessing), parts work, psychodynamic, grief-informed and trauma-informed, and somatic therapies.
I believe in the transformational power life’s challenges can create by taking time to explore deep inside the Self. Therein lies the alchemy of darkness to light and honoring its polarity brings forth change. I see individuals and couples who are experiencing abandonment wounds, grief and loss, trauma, life transitions, Self discovery, and women’s issues. I focus on anxiety related challenges that manifest in low self-worth, perfectionist tendencies, lack of boundaries, fear of abandonment, people-pleasing, and highly sensitive people. Book a free consultation call to discover if working together aligns with your path.
My sessions combine cognitive behavioral therapies (your thoughts, beliefs) and body-centered counseling (Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Processing, Brainspotting) to reach the full spectrum of the mind/body relationship.
I work with individuals and couples who are struggling with relational and individual emotional difficulties stemming from childhood neglect and/or abuse. I will show you how our brain and nervous system works to release long-held dysfunctional patterns of anxiety and depression. You will learn skills for Mindfulness and sensation awareness in order to release of the shock, grief, abandonment and shame that are often the root cause of depressive and hyperactive nervous systems.
My sessions combine cognitive behavioral therapies (your thoughts, beliefs) and body-centered counseling (Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Processing, Brainspotting) to reach the full spectrum of the mind/body relationship.
I work with individuals and couples who are struggling with relational and individual emotional difficulties stemming from childhood neglect and/or abuse. I will show you how our brain and nervous system works to release long-held dysfunctional patterns of anxiety and depression. You will learn skills for Mindfulness and sensation awareness in order to release of the shock, grief, abandonment and shame that are often the root cause of depressive and hyperactive nervous systems.
Trauma And Intense Emotions Specialist Krystal Akin
Counselor, MEd, LMHC, E-RYT, TCYM
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Des Moines, WA 98198 (Online Only)
As an experienced Somatic psychotherapist, I believe that you have everything you need already within you to learn to trust your inner wisdom and bring calm to your internal system.
Are you struggling to feel at home in your body? Do you often feel flooded by intense emotions? Does it seem like you’re always too much but somehow also not enough? Maybe you have intrusive thoughts & uncontrollable urges that leave you saying things you don’t mean or doing things you wish you hadn’t. Whether you’ve survived traumas or simply have big feelings, know that it’s OKAY to FEEL! You get to be here. You can learn to come home to your body, embrace your emotions, deepen connections, & discover your true voice. If you’re ready to reconnect & regulate your system to help you live more embodied & in control, I've got you!
As an experienced Somatic psychotherapist, I believe that you have everything you need already within you to learn to trust your inner wisdom and bring calm to your internal system.
Are you struggling to feel at home in your body? Do you often feel flooded by intense emotions? Does it seem like you’re always too much but somehow also not enough? Maybe you have intrusive thoughts & uncontrollable urges that leave you saying things you don’t mean or doing things you wish you hadn’t. Whether you’ve survived traumas or simply have big feelings, know that it’s OKAY to FEEL! You get to be here. You can learn to come home to your body, embrace your emotions, deepen connections, & discover your true voice. If you’re ready to reconnect & regulate your system to help you live more embodied & in control, I've got you!
I utilize evidence-based practices and am trained in: DBT, Play, Trauma-Informed, Somatic and Humanistic therapies.
I believe in empowering adults and teens in the issues centered around Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, ADHD Masking and Symptom Concerns, Stress, Trauma, Meaning, Grief/Loss, Coping Skills, Relational Issues, or other issues contributing to mental distress. Has counseling not worked in the past? Feeling a lack of motivation? Having issues with relationships? Feeling overwhelmed? Worried about not being understood? Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been struggling for years, I am here to support you in finding your path forward. (Telehealth Only)(7/18/24 Update: Accepting Clients)
I utilize evidence-based practices and am trained in: DBT, Play, Trauma-Informed, Somatic and Humanistic therapies.
I believe in empowering adults and teens in the issues centered around Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, ADHD Masking and Symptom Concerns, Stress, Trauma, Meaning, Grief/Loss, Coping Skills, Relational Issues, or other issues contributing to mental distress. Has counseling not worked in the past? Feeling a lack of motivation? Having issues with relationships? Feeling overwhelmed? Worried about not being understood? Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been struggling for years, I am here to support you in finding your path forward. (Telehealth Only)(7/18/24 Update: Accepting Clients)
I aim to provide a supportive, judgement free environment. As my client, your wants and needs will become a priority. As a team we will work together to reach your goals. I work hard to understand my clients worldview while also maintaining the ability to share outside perspective. I believe that with the right support everyone has the ability to live a fulfilling life. If you are searching for support, healing, understanding, perspective, or challenge I would love to help you with your journey.
I aim to provide a supportive, judgement free environment. As my client, your wants and needs will become a priority. As a team we will work together to reach your goals. I work hard to understand my clients worldview while also maintaining the ability to share outside perspective. I believe that with the right support everyone has the ability to live a fulfilling life. If you are searching for support, healing, understanding, perspective, or challenge I would love to help you with your journey.
Soleil Ann Brandenfels
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Normandy Park, WA 98166
Immediate openings for couples & families! Each of us is navigating a unique journey and encountering barriers along the way. At times, we may find ourselves feeling lost or stuck. Much of our longing stems from three simple but profound needs: we want to be seen, chosen, and understood. Whether you're grappling with excessive self-criticism, physical symptoms of emotional dysregulation, or the aftermath of challenging life circumstances, transitions, or oppressive social systems, I'm here to offer support. Together, we can work on regulating your nervous system and fostering a fulfilling and healthy life.
Immediate openings for couples & families! Each of us is navigating a unique journey and encountering barriers along the way. At times, we may find ourselves feeling lost or stuck. Much of our longing stems from three simple but profound needs: we want to be seen, chosen, and understood. Whether you're grappling with excessive self-criticism, physical symptoms of emotional dysregulation, or the aftermath of challenging life circumstances, transitions, or oppressive social systems, I'm here to offer support. Together, we can work on regulating your nervous system and fostering a fulfilling and healthy life.
Accepting New Clients: In my work with clients, the major areas of focus include: issues with relationship conflict, sexual compatibility, infidelity and intimacy. Whether as a couple or as an individual, I work with people to resolve on-going concerns. In my practice, all couples/individuals are welcome regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. It is my belief that compassion and humor are agents of change and healing. I offer a safe and comfortable place for my clients to explore new ways of working on current or on-going problems.
Accepting New Clients: In my work with clients, the major areas of focus include: issues with relationship conflict, sexual compatibility, infidelity and intimacy. Whether as a couple or as an individual, I work with people to resolve on-going concerns. In my practice, all couples/individuals are welcome regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. It is my belief that compassion and humor are agents of change and healing. I offer a safe and comfortable place for my clients to explore new ways of working on current or on-going problems.
Are you struggling with loss of identity and heightened anxiety? Do you experience anger and feelings of powerlessness? This can be a common experience for those with marginalized identities. I'm an ideal fit for those struggling with issues related to sexual health, neurodivergence, and/or systemic trauma…and those from marginalized backgrounds. In addition, I am a trained death doula who enjoys working with chronic illness and grief. Together we will reduce shame and guilt and increase self-esteem. You deserve to feel seen and heard - you deserve to take up space and to feel empowered.
Are you struggling with loss of identity and heightened anxiety? Do you experience anger and feelings of powerlessness? This can be a common experience for those with marginalized identities. I'm an ideal fit for those struggling with issues related to sexual health, neurodivergence, and/or systemic trauma…and those from marginalized backgrounds. In addition, I am a trained death doula who enjoys working with chronic illness and grief. Together we will reduce shame and guilt and increase self-esteem. You deserve to feel seen and heard - you deserve to take up space and to feel empowered.
Helen R Estoque
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tukwila, WA 98188 (Online Only)
Feelings of loneliness, depression, and isolation are often a surprise when we are surrounded by people at work, home, and in social connections. In over 20 years of practice, I have helped adults and couples to identify and resolve the issues that are obstacles to creating more fulfilling lives and relationships. I bring the qualities of warmth and connection, honesty, sensitivity, creativity, flexibility, humor, clarity and openmindedness, and interactive exchange to sessions.
Individual, couples, and group therapy are included in my practice.
Feelings of loneliness, depression, and isolation are often a surprise when we are surrounded by people at work, home, and in social connections. In over 20 years of practice, I have helped adults and couples to identify and resolve the issues that are obstacles to creating more fulfilling lives and relationships. I bring the qualities of warmth and connection, honesty, sensitivity, creativity, flexibility, humor, clarity and openmindedness, and interactive exchange to sessions.
Individual, couples, and group therapy are included in my practice.
Rita Molestina
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98166 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Through compassion and respect, I partner with my clients to create a healing space where you are welcome to bring your whole self and connect with your medicine. I practice a resiliency- and trauma-informed type of therapy that honors the role of the body, mind, and heart in healing.
Through compassion and respect, I partner with my clients to create a healing space where you are welcome to bring your whole self and connect with your medicine. I practice a resiliency- and trauma-informed type of therapy that honors the role of the body, mind, and heart in healing.
Michaela Kohmetscher
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, DCEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98166 (Online Only)
Whether you are dealing with stressors related to past trauma or current life challenges, you don't have to work through the emotional struggles alone. As we face complex challenges unique to the multiple roles that we hold in your life, it's easy to get lost in everyday responsibilities, ignoring the potential warning signs of depression and anxiety. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, angry, restless, racing thoughts, exhausted, stressed, living in survival mode; give yourself permission to heal! How you think+how you feel+how you act, creates your life. Take a mindful approach to an awake and poised you.
Whether you are dealing with stressors related to past trauma or current life challenges, you don't have to work through the emotional struggles alone. As we face complex challenges unique to the multiple roles that we hold in your life, it's easy to get lost in everyday responsibilities, ignoring the potential warning signs of depression and anxiety. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, angry, restless, racing thoughts, exhausted, stressed, living in survival mode; give yourself permission to heal! How you think+how you feel+how you act, creates your life. Take a mindful approach to an awake and poised you.
Ashley Lacy
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98168
Whatever the reason you are here, welcome. I’m glad that you are taking steps toward prioritizing you and your health. We all deserve health, happiness, and aliveness and therapy can be a part of that journey. You might be dissatisfied with your life or relationships and want change. Your experience of dissatisfaction can look like anxiety, depression, disconnection from your desire or pleasure, identity confusion, or feelings of self-hatred or worthlessness. I work with clients from a variety of backgrounds, religions, cultures, and communities, including the queer community, and with people in all types of relationship styles.
Whatever the reason you are here, welcome. I’m glad that you are taking steps toward prioritizing you and your health. We all deserve health, happiness, and aliveness and therapy can be a part of that journey. You might be dissatisfied with your life or relationships and want change. Your experience of dissatisfaction can look like anxiety, depression, disconnection from your desire or pleasure, identity confusion, or feelings of self-hatred or worthlessness. I work with clients from a variety of backgrounds, religions, cultures, and communities, including the queer community, and with people in all types of relationship styles.
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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.