Somatic Therapy in Oregon
18 providers found
Body-based trauma therapies including Somatic Experiencing, sensorimotor processing, and other embodied approaches.
Patrick Petrie
LPC · Portland, OR
Julian Rossi
LCSW · Ashland, OR
Focusing on men's mental health, anger management, and somatic approaches to nervous system regulation.
Resources & Guides
Articles and guides from the Oregon Providers team.
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. If you've ever been told that your pain is primarily psychological, that you just need to reduce
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 of the gay men’s personal narratives that I have he