Welcome, I’m GillianI am an integrative somatic practitioner and coach who works to transform people's lives by helping them navigate challenges, create meaningful change, and feel more alive and authentic — in themselves, their relationships, and their lives.
I know how isolated, exhausted, frustrated, and often confused we can feel when we are stressed, struggling, or suffering in a deep way.
I offer the compassion and curiosity that we often have a hard to extending to ourselves to illuminate the blocks and turn toward small openings and shifts that can grow into lasting change.
My approach is curated and collaborative, working to deeply understand and support my clients in not only identifying but seeking to understanding the root causes and dynamics of their struggles or symptoms so they can then open to new insights, embrace new perspectives, learn new skills, and harness their strengths and passions to heal, grow, and thrive.
Your symptoms and struggles are not failures; they are signs pointing toward possibility if we are willing to turn toward them and learn how to work with them instead of against them.
I know how life changing this work can be — I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
“what is a blossom anyway, but a fist saying I can't do this anymore”
- Joseph Fasono, poet.
MY APPROACH
integrativecurated to meet you where you are incorporating complementary modalities that harness your unique strengths, align with your personal goals, and feel right for you
holistichonors you as a whole person considering your physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual self and how your unique experiences, environments, and relationships have shaped you
nature-baseddraws from the wisdom of the natural world and the innate intelligence of your body, biology, physiology, and psychology to heal, adapt, and thrive through life's challenges and changes
somaticrooted in understanding how thoughts, emotions, beliefs, behaviors, perceptions, memories, and bodily sensations are connected and experienced
relationalexplores how your relationships and relational experiences have impact and shape the way you connect to and view yourself, others, and the world
trauma informedacknowledges ongoing impacts of unprocessed stress and trauma and works to address root causes and original wounds to relieve lingering effects
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Certifications + training
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
Somatic Attachment Therapy
Gottman Couples Therapy
Somatic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Somatic Stress Release
Somatic Parts Work
Authentic Relating
Embodied Conflict Resolution & Transformation
Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions