Somatic Therapists in Oregon
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What to Look for in a Chronic Pain-Affirming Therapist
Finding a good therapist is hard. Finding a good therapist when you live with chronic pain is harder. The standard mental health system wasn't designed with chronic pain in mind, and many clinicians — even well-meaning ones — bring assumptions to this work that can do more harm than good…
The Queer Body Remembers: Somatic-Focused Trauma Healing
For many LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning) people growing up was distressing due to homophobia and transphobia. Schools felt like a scary place for those who were scapegoated as queer. LGBTQ people of color reported even worse experiences due to the additional stress of racism and racial bullying. Many…
EMDR vs. Somatic Experiencing vs. Brainspotting: A Decision Tree for Choosing a Trauma Modality
Three of the most established body-aware trauma modalities work on overlapping problems through different mechanisms. Here's the clinical decision tree experienced Oregon trauma therapists use to match a client to the right approach — and what to ask in a consult call.
Somatic Therapy Without the Mysticism: The Evidence Base for Body-Based Approaches
Somatic therapy is often presented with language that obscures the clinical mechanisms at work. Here's the evidence-based picture: which body-based approaches have research support, what they actually do, and when somatic therapy is the right primary modality versus an adjunct to other work.
Holistic Therapy in Oregon: Where Integrative Medicine, Bodywork, and Talk Therapy Actually Overlap
Holistic therapy is one of the most-used and least-defined terms in mental health marketing. Here's a working clinical definition, which Oregon practitioners are doing it well, and how to evaluate whether a holistic provider has the training the label implies.