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the body-based approach to counselling therapy & trauma resolution
heal in connection with your innate body wisdom.
welcome!
I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) offering online Relational Somatic Counselling.
I work with you to create a therapeutic space that supports the integration of your life experiences on all levels: body, mind and spirit.
this is more than therapy— I welcome you into a healing journey that addresses the root causes of your emotional, physical, and energetic challenges. this is somatic-soul-body healing, a transformative process that's not just for temporary relief; it has the potential to make a lifelong impact on your entire being.
I specialize in supporting you with:
nervous system regulation
relational wounding and relationship challenges
emotional struggles, depression, anxiety
developmental trauma and sexual abuse
identity and self image
grief and loss
in somatic therapy, we can:
stabilize the nervous system and support the integration of past experiences while increasing bodily ease.
create a bigger, more grounded container for holding and processing all of life's many experiences.
strengthen the body-mind connection by working on the sensory motor level & tuning into subtle body cues.
increase present-time awareness, foster connection to resource states and release stuck emotional energy.
hello, my name is Alley!
the therapeutic space I hold is backed by 10+ years of avid study in:
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mindfulness and meditation
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ceremonial arts and space holding
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skilled, non-violent communication
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first hand experiential trauma healing
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emotional healing and inner alchemy
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energetic awareness and mysticism
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conflict resolution
and official training in:
Therapeutic Counselling
Relational Somatic Therapy
Meditation Coaching and Facilitation
more about the somatic approach to counselling...
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somatic counselling is a holistic approach to therapy that considers and works with the whole person: body, mind and spirit (as opposed to just talk therapy)
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somatic counselling is informed by an understanding of the nervous system, energetic awareness and brain structure
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somatic counselling is an integrative approach, with the aim of supporting the integration of life experiences
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somatic counselling looks at how the entire system can be stabilized and supported
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somatic counselling works with the sensory motor system to process one's experience of life, building the bridge between mind and body through the development of sensation based language and the practice of tracking sensations in the body
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somatic counselling holds space for relational healing
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somatic counselling works with boundaries, nervous system regulation and rhythm; primal energy, the threat response system and fight, flight and freeze
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somatic counselling works with trauma physiologically, creating resources around it so that when it's ready to heal, it has a strong container to do so
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somatic counselling ultimately supports in creating a bigger and more grounded container for holding it all
"the way is the sacred, heroic human journey in which you are the unknown path ahead, you are the inquiring practices of self realization, and you are the final destination from which you have never left. the way is a pilgrimage through form to remember that the holy one, the living master of light, the ever innocent one abides within you as your true self regardless of all phenomena and circumstance. it is a journey taken in the worlds of form to integrate every emotion and human experience that is necessary for you to one day stand before the throne of your I Am presence and pronounce yourself worthy of the immaculate divine love that you have always been and always will be."
~Mahavatar Babaji~
"I have sat in powerful somatic therapy sessions with Alley. The intention and presence she puts into her practice was deeply felt. She created such a safe and supportive container that felt so nourishing for my nervous system. I appreciate Alley's way of holding space, her sensitivity and her intuition. She is such a talented and attuned therapist and artist."
-Alyssa C-