Helping you towards lifelong healing by cultivating change, connection, and the power to thrive.
We strive to continuously educate ourselves through embracing others’ experiences with honor and respect.
All backgrounds and identities are welcome here.
We specialize in treating trauma, not just through talk, but by working with the entire body to heal life’s everyday traumas as well as life altering ones. Often times when we begin to seek therapy we are struggling with racing thoughts, overwhelming emotions, or troubling body sensations, feeling stuck in destructive patterns and unable to cope with past events. We want to change but aren’t sure how. We may be just going through the motions, barely hanging on. Or we’ve been told that happiness is a choice and we should be able to think our way out of our problems, yet we’re still stuck, wondering if we’re doing it wrong!
Here at Oasis, we don’t want people to just function. We deeply desire for all people to thrive in all aspects of life. We are here to help you cultivate change and connection, to heal and integrate your mind, body, and emotions. When these systems begin to integrate, we begin to thrive, not just survive.
Our Staff
Our group of professional counselors offers counseling for couples, families, and individuals, ages 10 and up. We provide a safe and supportive environment to explore the issues that matter to you most. We believe that counseling is for everyone, in all walks of life. It is strong and courageous to seek counseling, not a sign of weakness or failure. We welcome you on your path to thriving!
Somatic Experiencing Therapy
What is Somatic Experiencing Therapy?
Somatic Experiencing Therapy is a gentle body-centered approach to trauma that is based on the research and clinical work of Dr. Peter Levine. Somatic Experiencing assumes that we all have the innate ability to heal from overwhelming events when the right conditions are created. Somatic Experiencing restores physiological and emotional balance and helps people feel more alive, balanced, and whole. This work is experiential and is most useful with those who have difficulty regulating emotions, are unable to feel calm and relaxed, and need more effective ways to manage stress. Somatic experiencing helps us resolve difficult experiences from the past that are affecting our ability to live life more fully in the present.
Certified practitioners complete a three-year training course (216 hours of instruction) and must complete 18 hours of case consultations and 12 hours of personal sessions.
For more research, check out Peter Levine’s many books including Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma – The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences and Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents’ Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy, and Resilience.
You can also visit the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute web page.
