Hi, I’m Stevie Spiegel, LCSW, Somatic Experiencing Therapist® in Kansas City
Have you always had the sense that a lot of what you needed to work through isn’t cognitive, but is felt emotionally and in your body?
Do you find that after doing a lot of work already, you are still carrying around symptoms of trauma, or physiological symptoms that seem to make no sense?
If you are ready to try something new to heal from trauma and deeply connect to your feeling states and your physiology, this is the place for you.
In my office, healing happens - not because I have all of the answers but because you do, and you only need space and guidance to find them. We create a safe space to go inward, heal from trauma, and make lasting change. Being with others while they find this wisdom inside of them is truly a magical experience!
Located in Kansas City, I use Somatic Experiencing as my main lens for all of the work we do in session. Somatic Experiencing® is a body (soma) centered approach that helps trauma get “unstuck” by gently guiding people to tolerate difficult body sensations and emotions in order to address and treat the root cause of trauma. I love being with clients through somatic therapy while they uncover all that their bodies have done to protect them and how much they can overcome by allowing survival responses to come through. If you feel like you are constantly in fight/flight/freeze, always in a survival state, this is for you. If you have a sense that some physical sensations (headaches, nausea, limb sensations, for example) are related to a trauma and have been ruled out medically, somatic therapy could be for you. Read more about Somatic Experiencing here.
In some cases, I supplement my somatic therapy practice with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (or EMDR), which is a type of treatment that helps people heal from trauma using eye movement or bilateral stimulation. EMDR helps the person understand how their past has influenced how they think about themselves, and to reshape that into something that serves them instead of hurts them.
Finally, as a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, I use these principles to help my clients challenge their relationship with their cultural misconceptions about their body and food. It’s pretty dang cool.
Are you ready for something different to heal your trauma?
Ready to get in there and heal? Let’s do this.
We believe that given the time, space, and guidance, everybody is wired for trauma healing.
The Story of Embodied Healing Collective
Embodied Healing was plucked straight from Stevie’s dreams and desires to help people heal from trauma for good.
This is a space dedicated to all things trauma healing, safe, and connected. Stevie believes that people heal best in relationships, and that is exactly what happens here. By using somatic therapy, EMDR, Intuitive Eating, and other body-based healing modalities for psychotherapy, we can attune to each person’s individual needs for trauma healing and nervous system healing.
Are you a therapist, meditation coach, yoga instructor, or body worker that would like to join our team?
