Sara Loca (she, her, hers)

Finding you with somatic and experiential therapies. Knowing yourself isn’t enough. Feeling yourself is where aliveness sits. We play with bodily sensations, movement, and role-playing in sessions to help you understand the interoceptive map that is you, as well as initiate big changes for your body, soul, mind, and life. My approach is rooted in Body-based Gestalt, Somatic EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Dialoging, IFS-informed Parts Work, and Polyvagal theoretical concepts.

Rebuilding trust through authentic connection. A core tenant of wellness is connection to self and the world around us. Authentic connection is in and of itself deeply healing. This is a part of what makes psychotherapy so impactful - getting to engage in a nourishing attachment relationship. I truly delight in the uniqueness of each person who comes through my practice, and connect authentically in sessions. We will laugh, cry, and feel together.

Clarifying your needs with systems lenses. You are living in a series of systems that significantly impact your wellbeing: intergenerational inheritance, culture, -isms, family of origin dynamics, medical systems, and more. Neuro, LGBTQIA+, spiritual, cultural, racial, disability -affirming lenses clarify your actual needs, as well as bring to light more of your resources. Without looking through this lens, you may be trying to change the thing that could be your pathway to thriving.

Rebuilding trust through authentic connection. A core tenant of wellness is connection to self and the world around us. Authentic connection is in and of itself deeply healing. This is a part of what makes psychotherapy so impactful - getting to engage in a nourishing attachment relationship. I truly delight in the uniqueness of each person who comes through my practice, and connect authentically in sessions. We will laugh, cry, and feel together.

Anxiety and depression are signals of survival, not signs of being broken. When cookie-cutter labels feel hollow, a holistic approach honors the roots of your story and the wisdom of your body. Together, we move past the "I'm broken" narrative to tend the thread of aliveness within you—reclaiming a life that feels sovereign, whole, and home.

Deep inside, a cabin holds the pieces of you that needed protection. This wasn't a sign of being "broken"—it was a brilliant act of survival. Healing isn’t about rushing into the cold; it’s about tending your inner fire until you feel safe enough to expand. Together, we’ll use your bodily compass to move from the isolation of survival into the warmth of self-sovereignty. I specialize in perinatal, relational, childhood, sexual, abandonment, and complex trauma.

Chronic people-pleasing isn't a personality flaw; it’s a survival strategy. For the sensitive, the neurospicy, and those walking between cultures, "fawning" is often the brilliance that kept you safe in a world not built for you. But that deep ache you feel? It’s a torch held by your true self, lighting the way toward an aligned, sovereign life. You aren't broken; you are resilient. Let’s learn to listen to what your resilience is trying to tell you.

Chronic people-pleasing swallows self-esteem. Not a personality flaw; it’s a survival strategy. For the sensitive, the neuro-spicy, and culturally complex, "fawning" / "masking" / "code switching" is often the brilliance that kept you safe in a world not built for you. But that deep ache you feel? It’s a torch held by your true self, lighting the way toward an aligned, sovereign life. You aren't broken; you are resilient. Let’s learn to listen to what your resilience is trying to tell you.

Chronic people-pleasing swallows self-esteem. Not a personality flaw; it’s a survival strategy. For the sensitive, the neuro-spicy, and culturally complex, "fawning" / "masking" / "code-switching" is often the brilliance that kept you safe in a world not built for you. But that deep ache you feel? It’s a torch held by your true self, lighting the way toward an aligned, sovereign life. You aren't broken; you are resilient. Let’s learn to listen to what your resilience is trying to tell you.