your holistic somatic therapist in portland, maine
I’m a somatic therapist in Maine who works with adults in Maine virtually.
At the heart of my work is the belief that your body carries meaningful information about your experience—not problems to fix, but signals to understand. Depression, anxiety, overwhelm, or tension are not signs of weakness. They are adaptive responses shaped by your history, your context and nervous systems response to them.
In our work together, we often:
Slow down enough to tune in
Learn skills that help the nervous system settle
Build capacity for sustainable resilience
Foster a more trusting relationship with your authentic self
I bring clinical training, somatic methods, and presence—but your body’s truth leads the work.
I work with adults who feel worn down by depression, anxiety, burnout, chronic fatigue, or trauma—and who sense there may be something more possible than simply coping. In our work, we relate to symptoms not as enemies to defeat, but as messengers pointing toward what needs care and attention.
Together, we return—again and again—to presence, compassion, and connection, in service of a life that feels more grounded, meaningful, and alive.
the modalities therapy with bekah uses & why
Somatic Therapy
Your body is not separate from your mind — it's where your experience lives. Somatic therapy invites us to slow down and listen to the sensations, impulses, and patterns that hold your history. Talk therapy can help us understand; somatic work helps change settle in a way that lasts, because it happens at the level of the nervous system, where these patterns were formed in the first place.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the practice of being here — present to what is, without fighting it. I've been practicing mindfulness personally for over fifteen years and am a registered yoga teacher, so this work lives close to my heart. In therapy, mindfulness isn't a technique but a way of being: a slowing down, a tuning in, a gentle turning toward what we usually rush past.
Existential Therapy
Sometimes the deepest work isn't about symptoms but about meaning — questions of purpose, identity, freedom, mortality, and belonging. Existential therapy creates space for the bigger questions to breathe, not in an abstract way, but in service of a life that feels more alive, honest, and your own.
Polyvagal Theory
Polyvagal theory offers a compassionate, non-pathologizing way to understand why we feel what we feel. Anxiety, shutdown, overwhelm, hypervigilance — these are adaptive responses from a nervous system doing its best to protect you. Understanding your nervous system's language gives us a way to work with it gently, building capacity for safety, connection, and rest.
As a somatic therapist in maine, my approach is integrative, relational, and grounded in the belief that healing happens in relationship — with yourself, your body, and another human being willing to listen closely. I draw from several evidence-based and wisdom-rooted modalities, not because one is better than another, but because human beings are too complex for a single lens. The approach we take together will be shaped by what you bring, what your nervous system needs, and what feels true in any given moment.
No single modality holds the whole truth. What I offer is presence, clinical training, and a willingness to go wherever your body and your story lead — trusting that the way forward will emerge in the work itself.
background & education of this somatic therapist in portland, maine
Before becoming a somatic therapist in Maine, I spent a decade working in criminal legal system reform as a restorative justice facilitator and mediator across North America. That work deeply shaped how I understand healing, accountability, and relationship, and it continues to inform how I hold space for complexity, pain, and transformation.
My approach is relational, somatic, and trauma-informed, grounded in neuroscience, attachment theory, mindfulness, and deep listening. In addition to my clinical training, I have studied somatics, Internal Family Systems, and contemplative psychotherapy. I bring over fifteen years of mindfulness practice to my work and am a registered yoga teacher, which informs the embodied, present-centered nature of my therapy practice.
I hold a LCPC-cc licensed in the state of Maine (License #XL8392) and have been in clinical practice for two years. I completed my graduate training at Prescott College, where I studied Mental Health Counseling with a Somatics concentration.
"Change yourself, change the world." Grace Lee Boggs
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"Change yourself, change the world." Grace Lee Boggs 🌿
What therapy with bekah feels like…
Subtle work. Significant shifts.
Meeting yourself where you are, as you are, right now.
Strong back, soft front.
—> I’ll say what needs to be said — and make space for you to feel whatever arises.
Less diagnosing symptoms. More listening to what the symptoms are saying.
Celebrating the wins. Every time.
Holding unconditional acceptance and compassion for you — until you can hold it for yourself.
Playing in the both/and. Sitting in the gray. Making room for multiple truths.
Returning, again and again, to yourself — like waves arriving and receding.
Who therapy with bekah is for…
I work best with adults navigating depression, anxiety, burnout, chronic fatigue, and trauma — particularly those who have tried talk therapy before and felt like something was missing. I especially connect with people who are high-functioning on the outside but feel disconnected, exhausted, or stuck inside. I currently offer somatic therapy in Portland, ME and see clients via telehealth throughout the state of Maine.
Outside of therapy
I can be found reading, dancing, walking through the woods, swimming in the sea, or lounging with my dog. I travel often, and love a proper hoagie, an authentic Italian slice of pizza, and all things pistachio or strawberry.
Some personal goals include:
learning to speak Italian
learning to play classical guitar
becoming a surfer
writing a book
