Tap into your Groundwater.
Somatic therapy that includes the natural world.
Groundwater is a natural resource that supports many different ecosystems across the web of life. Your own internal well of wisdom calls you to a felt sense of aliveness and belonging.
This work is inspired by my research of the Earth-body-mind connection and my training in somatic therapy. I see nature as a companion for nervous system regulation, deepening relationships, and expressing ourselves. I believe this is inseparable from somatic work.
Let’s explore what it means to move with the flow of your life.
Welcome. My name is Kelsey.
I'm glad you're here.
I'm a scientist and therapist with my feet planted somewhere between the measurable and immeasurable. I work with adults seeking deeper connection with themselves, their bodies, relationships, and the Earth we belong to. I can support you in your experience with anxiety, stuckness, grief, life transitions, relationship struggles, self-doubt, identity, and the ways stress and emotion live in the body. My intention is to help you feel grounded, authentic, and whole through all of your complex human experiences.
I offer individual therapy, adventure and athlete reintegration, nature events, and river retreats.
Learn more about me and my approach here.
You are part of the greater ecosystem of Earth.
Even when we feel most alone, we are always in relationship— to the tree outside, the soil beneath our feet, and to each other.
My work is grounded in ecophysiology, the idea that our bodies are part of the larger ecosystem of Earth. Our physical, emotional, and spiritual and wellness is interdependent with other beings on this planet, human and nonhuman alike.
My approach to therapy is relational and somatic. We’ll work at a pace that supports safety and trust, exploring the sensations, emotions, and patterns that shape how you move through the world and relate to yourself and others.
Our work may include reflection, questions for deeper insight, embodied practices, or open conversations about how we experience each other. We may also incorporate mindfulness and sensory engagement with nature. Each session is playful, creative, responsive to your needs, and guided by your choice.
Together, we can slow down, listen, and connect to your inner landscape with curiosity and compassion. I offer virtual, indoor, and outdoor sessions.
You are nature.
You are alive. You are biological. You are a raw and organic being, always in relationship with change, which we might call the life-death-life cycle. What is shifting within you?
Your emotions are intelligence.
Sensations, emotions, and stress responses evolved to tell us about our internal and external environments, helping us survive. How are your natural intelligences telling you about what you need?
Your health is dynamic.
Biology is not stagnant. My definition of healthy regulation involves flow between states, cycles, and adaptability. What energy is stuck, and how can it begin to move?
Systems influence each other.
In ecology, the resilience of ecosystems depends on diversity. You are made up of many different physiological systems and psychological parts. Healthy integration can support greater insight and choice. Which parts are driving your behaviors?
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