Amanda Mitchell (she/her/hers)

There is no way around it, trauma changes your brain and how you experience the world around you. I am here to guide you in learning about this change, in mind and body, while also learning new ways of coping and finding your personal power and sense of control again. I also have a passion for performance-as-therapy, as a trauma-informed approach, knowing the experience of being witnessed and/or witnessing others’ truths can be uniquely healing.

When anxiety takes hold, it consumes your body and mind. How you think, feel, see, and interpret your experiences are all impacted as your nervous system takes over to help make sure you are safe, or know if its okay to calm down. Using trauma-informed, mindfulness based, and solution-focused approaches, we will learn coping skills ready on-hand to use at home, work, and social activities. You've got this! - And we can show your mind and body how.

I'm hear to listen to your stories, face the pain and fears, and give space to those emotions you've held back. Integrating evidence-based modalities—including cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness based therapy, and trauma-informed care—I support you through the emotional, cognitive, relational, and visceral/body-felt impacts of grief. We will focus on fostering resilience, enhancing coping skills, and helping you rebuild a sense of stability and purpose.

When facing experiences of life and death, we are faced with existentially questions of purpose and meaning. A transpersonal approach to therapy allows us to focus on you as a whole person - emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, and more. We will explore deep moments of insight or profound "aha" moments, as well as hold space for identity shifts, changing life-long patterns, or fragmented experiences causing unresolved pain. Somatic awareness, breath work and mindfulness support this work.

In Mindfulness-based therapy we will learn how to be aware of your thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations in the present moment, setting aside judgement and simply learning from these experiences as all equally important in your experience. By learning to observe these parts of our experience, instead of jumping to change them, we build more self awareness of patterns and the ability to apply choice and new skills for longer term growth and healing.

In dance/movement therapy we focus in on your body-based experiences in bodily sensations, feelings, postures, and more. We may use gentle guided movement as a coping tool to use at home, expressive and creative movement, or accessible guided imagery and visualizations to help calm your body to feel more stable in the moment. Setting aside the need to talk, even for a brief moment, can expand your awareness to what lies beneath the surface and empower you to find deeper growth.