Somatic Therapy
for adults, teens, & relationships
Change is inevitable, and healing is possible.
Welcome
I’m Shallyn.
I’m a somatic therapist.
I work with adults, teens, and relationships.
My approach is relational, gentle, body-centered, and collaborative.
“To pay attention: this is our endless and proper work.”
— Mary Oliver
Who I work with
I, most often, work with folks who don’t feel at ease in their bodies. This can look a lot of different ways, but the folks who tend to find their way to somatic work with me are often navigating their relationship to or society’s relationship to:
living with chronic illness as a teen or adult
queerness & gender identity
burnout at school or work
grief, loss, & change
attachment patterns in relationships
relationship models & transitions
oppression trauma
anxiety/panic, depression, CPTSD, & PTSD
We work together, moving at the “speed of trust,” to be with your body’s experience as it unfolds in the present moment.
There will be space to notice your thoughts, emotions, and sensations and let them guide us towards what wants to be held in the space we share together.
We get to invite in company where there’s been isolation, curiosity where there’s been judgment, and patience where there’s been urgency—in the doses and at the pace that your body can take it in.
How we work
Our work together will hold space for what’s hard while also inviting us into connection with the
joy
play
transformation
multiplicity
embodiment
resilience
relationship
wonder
pleasure
awe
liberation
healing
that is already available, already here, already happening.
“Only deep attention may notice the exquisite richness beyond the surface merits, the shy peculiar details by which we matter to ourselves.”
-Maria Popova
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gender-affirming, kink-informed, & poly-friendly therapy
