I am a somatic specialist focused on early developmental, ancestral, inter-generational, bicultural, and relational trauma and human attachment. I am trained in concrete ways to support our nervous systems as relational beings, identify and shift behavioral and emotional patterns, and honor our interconnected and interdependent experiences as human beings.
In my one-on-one practice, I support clients in developing secure ways of relating and improving their relationship with both self and other by working directly with the nervous system to increase regulation and capacity so that trauma can naturally release in a safe and well-supported way, paving the way for secure attachment and a more resilient nervous system.
As a Somatic Practitioner, I'm here to help you discover how you can heal trauma and be more connected within your body, mind, and soul so that you can make decisions more aligned with your truth, create lasting change in your life, cultivate more deeply connected relationships and move through the world with greater freedom, more fully embodied in your truth.
Hi, I’m Suzana!
My Approach/HOW I WORK
The support I offer is built on the progression of many deep healing studies over the years. I utilize the concrete trauma healing tools gained from training in both TEB/Transforming Touch® and Somatic Resilience and Regulation® (the work of Kathy Kain and Stephen J. Terrell), and deeper studies in human attachment through Diane Poole Heller’s Therapy Mastermind Group.
My work is also informed by a wide array of neurophysiology + relational models by a variety of incredibly wise and experienced teachers: Sue Johnson, Stan Tatkin, Richard Schwarz, Stephen Porges, Deb Dana, Peter Levine, Gabor Maté, Bessel van der Kolk, Resmaa Menakem, Dan Siegel, Ester Perel and Emily Nagoski, among others.
I also integrate the knowledge and tools gained from 16 years spent working with indigenous teachers of various traditions, the Balkan wisdom of my ancestors, my many years of experience as an embodied movement facilitator + wilderness rites of passage guide, and my personal process of reversing disease in the body, which has led me to study a myriad of ways to heal and live a more empowered, happy, and fulfilling life and given me the tools and experience to support others in doing the same.
Somatic Resilience and Regulation®
with Kathy Kain and Stephen Terrell
Transforming The Experience-Based Brain: An Integrative Neurodevelopment Approach to the Treatment of Developmental Trauma utilizing Transforming Touch®
with Stephen J. Terrell
Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience Training
with Diane Poole Heller
Trauma Solutions Therapy Mastermind Circle
with Diane Poole Heller
Secure Attachment Strategies in Times of Crisis
Intergenerational Trauma: From Repair to Reconciliation
School of Lost Borders Wilderness Rites Guide
with Meredith Little, Gigi Coyle, Betsy Perluss, Angelo Joseph Lazenka and Petra Lentz-Snow
Dance Facilitator (Dancing Freedom)