Salomeya Sobko

My clinical approach is always client-centered, meaning we work together to discover what will be most helpful for you, drawing on a variety of evidence-based modalities. Consent and feedback are key! To give a brief overview, I often use IFS, EMDR, DBT, ACT and Somatic approaches in my practice, depending on your individual needs and goals. In EMDR, we process trauma and shift deep-set negative beliefs about the self and the world. IFS helps us understand our multiple conflicting desires and priorities and release self-defeating behaviors. DBT teaches how to identify, tolerate, and manage overwhelming emotions, while Somatic therapy focuses on calming the nervous system and helping the body relax and feel safe. ACT is all about recognizing and accepting the way our mental patterns trip us up. Rather than fighting with our minds, we shift the focus to cultivating mindfulness and acting in alignment with our values. I also facilitate intention-setting and integration for psychedelics.

I'm deeply invested in decolonization, racial justice, community care, queer joy, and fat liberation. I'm a middle class bilingual immigrant (born in USSR/Russia) who comes from a lineage that has survived displacement and ethnic cleansing across generations; I'm also a silly and nurturing weirdo who loves to laugh, sing, make art, and communicate with animals. Learning to flow between states of grief, despair, uncertainty, curiosity, desire and connection has been my life's work! My therapy practice emerged out of nearly a decade's work as a consulting astrologer. I discovered that my superpower is listening to and supporting people in making sense of their lives, working through unprocessed trauma, and becoming their own greatest advocate and ally. Since then I've trained and worked as a DV/SA survivor advocate, hospital social worker, psychedelic therapist, and trauma specialist. I believe the most impactful healing work combines intuition, attunement, and evidence-based practice.