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Somatic Psychotherapy

Our bodies hold both our pain and our wisdom. Healing begins when we slow down and listen.

Somatic therapy may be right for you if:

  • You want to feel, not just think

  • You notice that your patterns repeat, even when you understand them intellectually

  • You’re ready to come back into relationship with your body

  • You notice your nervous system shutting down, speeding up, or bracing and you want support working with these states

  • You want healing and tools that include your whole system, not just your thpughts

  • You want to cultivate deeper self- understanding, compassion, and care

  • You want to access greater connection, vitality, and presence

Based on my own lived experience, I hold deep care for those navigating complex identities, as well as those who have experienced trauma, loss, and grief. I am committed to decolonizing therapy by acknowledging and exploring systems of oppression, as well as supporting the healing of personal and intergenerational trauma.

My approach to therapy is non-judgmental, relational, trauma- sensitive and highly attuned.

As a mindfulness and somatic-based therapist, I draw from Gestalt, parts work (IFS), attachment theory, trauma processing, transpersonal practices, and sociocultural exploration to support clients in reconnecting with themselves and their lived experience.

I support clients with:

  • Mindfulness and somatic (body-based) work

  • Stress and trauma (CPTSD, PTSD, attachment, intergenerational, and systemic trauma)

  • Codependency and relationship patterns

  • Anxiety, inner criticism, and self-worth

  • Grief, loss, and life transitions

  • Women’s experiences, including pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum

  • Plant medicine preparation and integration

  • Spirituality and transpersonal experiences

Our bodies move in rhythms and cycles. Rewilding begins when we learn to live in alignment with them.

1:1 Rewilding Sessions may be right for you if:

  • You’re ready to live in your body- to inhabit it fully

  • You want support listening to your body, and responding to what you hear

  • You want to organize your life in relationship with your energy, rhythms, and capacity

  • You’re craving a slower, more intuitive + discerning way of moving through the world

  • You’re ready to stop overriding yourself and begin honoring your limits and needs

  • You want to deepen Self-trust and make choices that feel more free

  • You’re longing for a way of living that feels more spacious

  • You’re curious about working with your inner seasons, cycles, or natural rhythms (in whatever way they show up for you)

1:1 Rewilding Sessions

My approach to this work is relational, intuitive, and body-led.

These sessions are a collaborative space where we slow down, listen to what’s present, and explore what it means to live in deeper relationship with your Self.

I draw from somatic awareness, cycle stewardship, parts work, and intuitive guidance to support you in making choices that feel aligned with your inner truth instead of external expectations.

This is not about changing, fixing, or somehow optimizing yourself. It’s about learning to listen, respond, and live consciousl.

Intimate Portraiture: Rewilding through Film

To be witnessed is to be vulnerable. To be vulnerable is to be fully alive.

I believe that, as social beings, we are all hungry to be seen, known, loved, and accepted as we are. This offering is a sacred space within which you can be witnessed safely, honestly, and without any need for performance.

Intimate portraiture may be right for you if:

  • You want to connect more deeply with your body, your desires, your boundaries, and your inner power

  • You feel called to express yourself in a way that honors your transformation, identity, sexuality, and/or self-perception

  • You’re curious about experiencing yourself through a lens that is less critical and more compassionate

  • You want to soften your relationship with your body, especially if it has felt complicated or strained

  • You’re moving through a threshold or change: pregnancy, surgery, a birthday, a transition- and you want to find a way to honor it

  • You want to create images for your portfolio or creative work

  • You’re drawn to making art that captures the complexity and beauty of being human

  • You feel a pull toward exploring this, even if it feels a little scary

Please note: I shoot exclusively on film and do not edit or retouch my images. For me, working with analog is a commitment to authenticity: to the raw, imperfect, and unique nature of each moment. If you are interested in creating together, please inquire for more details. Film materials and costs may vary.

You can see my work throughout my website (including this page)! I’ve also created a small, evolving gallery here.

If you’d like to learn more about my orientation to film, you can read an interview I did with Interpubliq Magazine here.

  • "Dez's ability to see and reflect the big picture of my experience and connect my past experiences and behaviors to my current situation has been transformative."

  • "Through working with Dez for almost two and a half years, I have learned how to practice mindfulness more consistently in my life and how to be more compassionate to myself when I am struggling with a hard life situation. They have helped me see life situations with greater objectivity and clarity, and have also supported me as I’ve made difficult decisions."

  • "I have also experienced several “ah-ha” moments during our sessions, whether it be about how societal norms can influence my perceptions or about how two seemingly different behaviors might be related to one another and connected to something larger going on “behind the scenes”. The key word here is “might”! Dez never overreaches or assumes and allows me to really come to conclusions on my own, which I greatly appreciate."

  • "I greatly appreciate their willingness to illuminate my blind spots, challenge my perceptions and do it all with compassion and kindness. As my work situation became a source of great anxiety and worry, Dez was a solid foundation and reminder of the progress I had made on my healing journey. With Dez's simultaneous understanding of my dedication to my healing process and current level of anxiety, I trusted in them to hold my struggle with tenderness while reminding me to return to my inner wisdom as a guide. "

  • "Dez offers a breath of fresh air to my journey! Dez has a soft, warm demeanor that allows me to get vulnerable and be my authentic self."

  • "They fiercely step outside of the mold to neutralize inherent power dynamics and offer an affirming space that feels nourishing and supportive. Dez continuously returns me to my own intuition and empowerment and consistently meets me where I am."

  • "In our work, Dez provides offerings that have truly helped me traverse trauma by sharing their deep wisdom that brings about transformation. I greatly appreciate the way Dez holds me in session while honoring indigenous traditions - these have been some of the most impactful sessions that are unlike any other work I've experienced before - a way to honor all of me and the parts that have been cut off through history."

  • "With Dez's support, I have really turned corners that have been inaccessible before and I cherish the journey we've had together."

If you feel a pull toward this work, I invite you to reach out by using the form below or booking a discovery call.

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