Embodied Willow PLLC

I heartfully acknowledge our mind, body, and brain as an integrated whole within a social and cultural context. My approach is trauma-informed with an embodied and relational lens that aims to offer holistic and long-term healing. 

How I incorporate somatic approaches is unique for each client. This can look like anything from stillness to expressive movement, and everything in between. This type of work cultivates awareness and deepens connection to your own embodied intelligence, expanding your capacity to respond to life’s challenges and opportunities.

Whether we are navigating the depths of your inner world or the complexity of relationships, we will co-create a space that offers a sense of warmth, openness, and curiosity towards all that emerges. As insight unfolds, we will explore your inner resources supporting healing, growth, and meaningful change.

Sharing about D/MT with other mental heath professionals and graduate students has been an fulfilling part of my practice.

In addition to presenting at universities, conferences, and mental health agencies, I frequently facilitate groups and workshops for therapists that focus on embodied self-care. 

My offerings are highly experiential and facilitate learning through engaging with the direct experience of participants. Every offering is truly co-created, curated to the interests and curiosities of the group.

I also enjoy opportunities to ally with other therapists seeking to collaborate on client care. Forming an partnership or "treatment team" with a somatically-focused therapist can be beneficial when clients need more than traditional talk therapy. 

Creating spaces for others to engage with their own curiosities and experience their bodies as a resource for healing, inspiration, and growth is a delight. 

Exploring and discovering these wonders in the context of a group adds an extra layer of possibility. Through group movement explorations and discussions, we can get interested in the processes happening within oneself and between others. 

I often lead D/MT groups for other therapists that support self-care, emotional processing, and therapeutic presence. 

I have also enjoyed working with dancers and other performing ensembles. In particular, using my D/MT approach with high school groups to support the mental and emotional well-being of teens and provide them a space for self-expression, community, and connection.