Elena Gardella, MFT
Somatic Therapy & EMDR
Being human is hard. You may find yourself struggling with grief, anxiety, stress, feeling stuck. Therapy is a place to get support, to find motivation to change, to let go, to heal.
More Than Talk Therapy
Because our bodies are not separate from our minds, and all of our lived experiences happen on the physical level, it is useful to have a therapy that addresses the whole person.
Somatic psychotherapy incorporates the latest in neuroscience to help clients create lasting change. In working somatically - with the body in the room - using mindful awareness, there is a unique opportunity to change behavioral and thought patterns.
Somatic interventions may be as simple as noticing what your physical sensations are as you recount a stressful event, or using the breath to calm a feeling of anxiety. Being able to notice and stay with bodily sensations in the present assists clients in tolerating strong emotions, and enables them to navigate situations skillfully, rather than reactively.
I Work With All People
I work with clients from a range of cultural and ethnic origins, of varying abilities, with a variety of sexual orientations and expressions of gender, who are in diverse relationship configurations, and who come from all economic backgrounds. I am dedicated to my own continued reflection about my privilege as a white cis-person, and prioritize remaining conscientious of how my life experience may impact those around me, particularly my clients in the room. I invite conversations around identity as an important part of the therapy.
