Somatic Therapy in Portland, Oregon & online
Body-based therapy for living your most authentic, embodied life—grounded, alive, and whole.
Reconnect with your body’s wisdom, cultivate safety, and expand your capacity for presence and pleasure.
Together, we’ll work to reclaim your pleasure, connection, and wholeness.
My clients often feel a hunger to live in their full authenticity. You may have done the work, yet have a knowing that there’s something deeper within yourself you’re looking to contact.
I specialize in sex therapy‚ working at the intersection of sexual healing and trauma.
I support adults in reconnecting with desire, pleasure, and body trust after experiences—personal or cultural—that have caused disconnection or shame.
Offerings
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Somatic Trauma Therapy
I help clients reconnect with their bodies and release what’s been held—restoring a sense of safety, trust, and regulation.
By meeting healing where it truly happens—in the body—we build the capacity to move from survival into grounded, authentic, and embodied living.
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Somatic Couples Therapy
I help couples slow down, move beyond repeating patterns, and rebuild safety and connection through body-based awareness and practices.
This work supports honest communication, compassionate repair, and deeper intimacy, trust, and ease in the relationship.
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Workplace Wellbeing
I offer corporate wellness workshops that teach teams nervous system regulation, stress release, and embodied communication.
When teams learn to regulate together, empathy increases, communication flows, and innovation becomes more sustainable.
Hi, I’m Ariel. I’m glad you’re here.
I’m a somatic therapist and lifelong student of unearthing the body’s wisdom. My life has been devoted to understanding the human condition in its fullness, embracing both pain and joy, and honoring the power of presence.
Along this path, I discovered the profound possibilities of somatic trauma healing and the art of tapping into our innate resources and agency.
FAQ
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Somatic therapy is a more complete, holistic, and integrated approach than standard Western talk therapy.
It is based on the knowing that your body and mind are not separate, and tunes into the wisdom of your body, mind, and spirit to guide your healing process.
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Somatic therapy is a necessary part of trauma recovery for many people.
When we experience trauma or have experiences that are too much or too soon for our body to digest, our bodies literally hold onto those experiences for us so we can continue to function. Over time, this can take a toll, fragmenting parts of ourselves and making relationships complicated.
Somatic therapy focuses on the voice of the body to navigate your healing, which happens through connection.
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While I only offer therapy for those inside the state of Oregon, I do offer somatic coaching for those outside of the state who are interested in working with me.