Liberty Flidais (she/they)

I take a “power-with” shape in providing care and unconditional kind regard. I am passionate about sharing therapeutic space with people of all genders, spiritual and sexual orientations, neurotypes and cultures. My experience as a community organizer, movement facilitator, artist and activist has helped me grow skills for attunement and depth with clients. My work integrates Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Liberation Psychology and Restorative Justice practices with trauma-informed care. I have a B.A. in Kinesiology, completed a graduate program in Somatic Psychology and am now an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. My coursework and classmates at CIIS (California Institute of Integral Studies) have provided me a framework in decolonization and collectivist wisdoms, focusing on the interplay between power, oppression and privilege – both interpersonally and systemically.

For me, being a trauma-informed somatic therapist means that within our sessions, pacing is important and attuning to sensations & emotions is key. Getting to know our nervous systems helps us understand how our past is informing our present. Many of us humans have become fragmented from trauma and oppression. Together, we are building awareness through embodiment and re-writing outdated narratives. Cultivating a just and attuned relationship with our own bodies that centers around curiosity can enrich our sense of self, our relationships and our society. In the face of ecological and social crises, somatic psychotherapy helps us alchemize indifference, dissociation and defensiveness into fluid movement and compassionate action. From this work, we emerge actualized and liberated.