Licensed MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, #136291
510.629.1441 JBSOMATICTHERAPY@GMAIL.COM
TELEHEALTH, WALK-AND-TALK, AND NATURE RITUAL
Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493
I want to meet you. My life is a continual journey of healing. I want to learn about your struggles and your desires.
I believe that no one needs to be "fixed". We adapt to survive our experiences, and these adaptations can later become obstacles to our growth and health. I believe healing involves naming the harmful patterns that exist in our society, communities, relationships, and within ourselves. Healing involves the challenging work to discern what no longer serves us and the difficult journey of letting it go. I believe our wounds can become our greatest strengths. I believe that we do not heal alone. I am here for this journey.
I work primarily with queer community and non-traditional families. Many of my clients have experiences of trauma and oppression and may be struggling to find a sense of belonging. This can be expressed in many different forms.... Folx who are oriented toward social justice and nature are a strong match with the ways I work.
My Background and Approach
I bring over 20+ years of self study, social justice activism, wilderness guiding, group facilitation, movement education, bodywork, and most recently, somatic psychotherapy. My approach to healing is to bring my full attentive presence to you. I am interactive - bringing reflective questions and invitations for body exercises such as breath work, groundings, and movements. I will often slow us down and invite us to notice our present moment experiences.
GRADUATE OF CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES, SOMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY, M.A.
EXPERIENCE AND INTEREST IN WORKING WITH:
Gender Identity -trans, non-binary, gender expansive, gender creative, gender fluid, genderqueer, gender blessed...
Racial Identity
Sexuality
Kink
Polyamory and Open Relationships
Non-traditional families
Youth
Elders
Sexual Assault
Body Positivity
Fat Positivity
Physical Disability
Adoptive Experiences
Activism
Depression
Anxiety
Trauma
Life transitions
Grief
Madness
Diagnosis of: bi-polar, psychosis, PTSD, C-PTSD
For more descriptions of my work visit https://www.therapyden.com/therapist/jb-bath
Contact Us
Starting is easy! Use the form on the right to begin our conversation. We'll start with a free, 30 minute consultation to see if we're a good match. If we're not, for any reason, I'll provide you with other referrals that may be a better fit - my commitment is to your well-being first!