Jodi Alieksaites (she/her)

Jodi is a graduate of Naropa's Contemplative Psychotherapy Graduate Program. Naropa University’s concentration in Contemplative Psychotherapy & Buddhist Psychology master's degree is a counseling program that grounds itself in the Buddhist contemplative wisdom tradition and includes current humanistic psychological approaches to give insight and skills to show up fully for one's self and others.

Jodi's education in Contemplative Psychotherapy as well as her further training in body-centered Play Therapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy combines with her personal study of movement practices and expressive arts to create a perfect atmosphere for experiential therapy...beyond just talk.

SP is a method that draws upon the natural wisdom of the body to tap into the innate drive in all of us to heal, adapt and develop new capacities. The effects of trauma, neglect and abusive or emotionally painful relationships with childhood caregivers are held in our nervous systems, posture, and movement habits as well as in unresolved painful emotions and limiting beliefs. To change these patterns, clients learn to mindfully follow the natural intelligent processes of body and mind.

Jodi's education in Contemplative Psychotherapy as well as her further training in body-centered Play Therapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy combines with her personal study of movement practices and expressive arts to create a perfect atmosphere for experiential therapy...beyond just talk.

Jodi utilizes all the research & insights related to the brain, nervous system, the gut, sleep science, movement & early attachment information. One of the ways she works is by helping you retrain nervous system dysregulation, anxiety & panic attacks as well as depressed or frozen nervous systems.

All of us have fear, whether it be emotionally-based or fear survival instinct that has become overwhelming, flooding our body with anxiety & panic attacks. Many of us have in many ways told ourselves a story that we should not be or feel a certain way, which causes conflict and stress in the body & mind. Together, we work with mindfulness techniques and body-centered practices to regulate fear & anxiety as well as recognizing the thoughts that fuel your fears.

When you summon courage and curiosity to shine a light in the dark and unloved places in your body-mind you find gifts and parts of you who are ready to be cherished and accepted. It is hard to imagine anything more essential than learning to love one's self.

Jodi utilizes all the research & insights related to the brain, nervous system, the gut, sleep science, movement & early attachment information. One of the ways she works is by helping you retrain nervous system dysregulation, anxiety & panic attacks as well as depressed or frozen nervous systems.

Building awareness of thoughts, emotions & the present moment are an essential foundation of Jodi's work with clients.