1:1 Somatic Coaching
In this work, we center the body and nervous system as anchors in our healing and growth. We work together to help you access more:
Safety & resource in your nervous system
Trust in yourself and your body’s process
Resilience and adaptability to have capacity for emotions and life’s challenges
Authentic connection with yourself, others, and the web of life
Sessions are available in-person in Frederick, MD or online anywhere in the world.
Who do I work with?
These are some of the folks I work often with.
Folks with passion and compassion, who want to deepen and heal in relationship with themselves so they can have a positive influence in the world and authentically offer their presence and gifts to their communities (healers, entrepreneurs, parents, creatives, activists, community tenders, earth tenders…)
Folks who have weathered or are moving through major life transitions such as chronic illness, loss, career changes, gender and sexuality journeys, stepping into adulthood, becoming parents - and wish for re-finding themselves in their wholeness.
Folks who are curious to explore how early developmental experiences are shaping the way they show up in their lives and relationships. Who desire to heal their inner child and consciously bring their choices and relational skills more in line with their values and how they want to show up in their lives.
I am LGBTQIA+ affirming, aim to hold inclusive spaces across differences, and am open to feedback and learning.
Testimonial
Since I started working with Nicole over a year ago, I have noticed a wider capacity to hold life's ups and downs. The space Nicole holds allows me to feel the big things I've stuffed down for years, finally bringing them to the surface to be processed. While it's not always easy, I always leave her office feeling witnessed and ready to make changes in my relationships and life, based on what my body is teaching me. There is truly no better gift you can give yourself than space like this to listen to and befriend your precious body! I've noticed a greater awareness of my body's signals, such as overwhelm arising or grief that I've pushed away. I've also noticed an ability I didn't know I had to simply be with these parts of myself, acknowledging each one until it shifts. This simple power is profound and truly life changing. Through this work, I've settled into a new depth in my own work as a healer, I've set firm boundaries in relationships, and I've called in some incredibly aligned friendships. I absolutely recommend working with Nicole if you're ready to befriend your body and skillfully work with your emotions. Nicole is a deeply grounded presence, and I believe she is one of the most skilled and embodied teachers I've ever worked with. Thank you, Nicole!
-Ellen
How does Somatic Coaching work?
Somatic Coaching looks different from person to person because it is individually attuned. A core component is presence. Learning to be present together with what emerges from the body and nervous system. This is one of the gifts of working somatically - the body knows how to heal. Our moment to moment sensations and emotions have so much information for us. Listening to what arises and meeting it with care and curiosity naturally leads to healing and authenticity.
A first piece of my work with people is often building a foundation of safety and agency. Some might call this nervous system regulation, though I am moving away from using that word. Rather, I want to help you build capacity to center, ground, let down, and access feelings of safety, strength, and comfort. To discern your “yes” and “no,” becoming more confident in your boundaries and needs. Over time we can deepen your capacity for emotion, uncertainty, and the complexities of relationship helping you come further into your wholeness, integrity, capacity for connection, and courage to show up according to your values - even as you continue to evolve.
Testimonial
“I have been working with Nicole for about one year now, and it has been so instrumental to my overall health and wellbeing. I had previously had more traditional CBT or mental health therapy, but since working with Nicole, I have had so many breakthroughs that I wasn't able to move past with traditional therapy. Nicole is so grounded, and compassionate, and provides a safe container for you to navigate big and difficult feelings. I recommend Nicole to all of my friends and clients who are feeling stuck, with physical and/or mental blocks that haven't been helped with more conventional treatments. If you have been thinking about Somatic-based coaching or aren't having success with more traditional solutions, I recommend Nicole- I am so grateful.”
-Paige
What does a session look like?
In a session, we will work with what is arising in you and your body alongside your overarching goals. We may track sensations and emotions in real time as we support processing through the body. We may utilize tools such as breathwork and somatic practices to resource your nervous system. We may engage nature, your inner child, or your ancestors in moments of healing connection. We may engage with ritual to honor important transitions. We may explore your capacity for connection through the relational field between us. We may digest your experience and identify ways to support integration between sessions.
What influences my work and what is my training?
I bring a systemic lens to my work, meaning I see our individual healing in relationship to collective healing. I acknowledge that there are many complexities to being a human at this time. I aim to do my part for our liberation from societal conditioning and oppressive systemic forces of the past and present in support of a more life-affirming reality.
I also bring a relational lens to my work, meaning I believe at the core of the issues we face in the world today is the loss of relationship at the center. I believe we are living in a cultural story of separation, isolation, and individualism, rather than a story of interconnection and mutual support within ourselves and between people, land, animal and plant kin, and the cosmos.
The relationship between us in our work is also grounds for healing - for being held and witnessed in ways you may have missed out on growing up. We can tenderly and compassionately work with the layers in your nervous system around connection, so you can find your way home back to meaningful relationship with self and others.
I weave together: Somatic Experiencing® (having completed the 3-year Somatic Experiencing Practitioner certification), Coaching, Mindfulness, Meditation, Breathwork, Polyvagal Theory, Relational Somatic Work, Mind-Body Healing, Embodiment, Earth-Based Spirituality, Grief Work, Ancestral Healing Work, Decolonization and Anti-Racism Work, Collective Liberation Work, and Ritual Work. My training and work as a CranioSacral Therapist also deeply informs me. I am almost always engaging in an area of study, training, supervision, or mentorship as well as my own healing work, all of which keeps me evolving as a practitioner.
Investment, Pacing, & Policies
Investment: Sliding Scale $165-185 for 60 minute session. There are three suggested tiers to provide some structure, but you are welcome to pay anything within this range.
Receiver ($165) - if you need financial support
Sustainer ($175) - this is the rate that supports me well for my time & expertise
Supporter ($185) - this rate supports the sliding scale system and creates more accessibility for those with less socioeconomic stability
Session Pacing: Depending on your needs and where you are on your journey, I often recommend meeting regularly in order to see results and benefit from the full value of this work. Change can take time, especially when we have the nervous system in mind. New clients often see me every 1-3 weeks when first starting out, and we will often work together for anywhere from a few months to over a year. I am happy to discuss what would be a good fit for you.
Policies: For online sessions, I accept credit card, Venmo, or Zelle. For in-person sessions, I accept cash or check for payment. I have moved away from accepting credit cards because of fees. I have a 48 hour cancellation policy. The full session fee is due when a session is canceled or rescheduled with less than 48 hours notice or in the case of a no-show, even in the case of illness or emergency. I save the time just for you and it's a loss for me if I can't fill the space.
More Testimonials
“I was referred to Nicole for Somatic Coaching by my primary care physician after years of chronic illness brought on by stress and unresolved trauma. At the time, I was incredibly sick and barely getting by each day. I was also completely detached from my body; so much so that when asked in traditional therapy or doctor's appointments, “Where do you feel that in your body?” I couldn’t answer. I had spent six years in talk therapy, tried various medications, and still found myself lost in constant rumination, stress, illness, pain, and overall unwellness.
Somatic Coaching with Nicole changed everything. With her guidance, I began untangling my physical symptoms, thought patterns, ideas, and limiting beliefs that were keeping me very stuck.
In just eight months, I’ve connected to my body again. My life went from feeling like standing at the shore of the ocean being pummeled by waves over and over again to being in that exact ocean water floating and navigating the pushes and pulls with ease. Things like eating, drinking, and moving my body regularly have become incredibly easy for me now that I am not in a constant state of overwhelm. I can better identify and be intentional about what my body and soul needs and wants at any particular time. My relationships with others and my community have improved and deepened as I've been able to show up to the world feeling good and living authentically. Working with Nicole allowed me to create extra space in my life which I've now filled with creativity, joy, and better alignment. Hard moments have not been erased from my life, but are substantially easier to navigate.
Nicole offers a compassionate, warm, kind, and deeply safe space. She does not rush or force. She gives you room to explore at your own pace, while gently offering highly effective somatic tools and practices that can be practiced in everyday life. She is uniquely able to hold space for even the most awkward or vulnerable moments without judgement or a rush to "fix" things. I truly believe that Nicole was put on earth to help humans find themselves again, piece by piece, with grace, wisdom, and groundedness. Her work is powerful, and I would wish the benefit of this gift for anyone searching for healing and support.”
-Theresa
“The somatic coaching that I received from Nicole has helped me in almost every aspect of my life. She created a space of vulnerability and gave me the tools I needed to see how I truly felt about the events taking place in and around me. She coached me to tune in with my body and hear it’s opinion. I learned so much about myself and I have highly recommended her to many, and I will continue to. Your body holds your truth, let Nicole help you learn to listen to it.”
-Holland
“My sister suggested a somatic practitioner to me. She had been seeing one herself and the benefits she was reaping, were tangible. It took me a couple of months but I finally got the nerve to schedule with Nicole.
I’m a very private person and I’ve been running from vulnerability my whole life. Nicole immediately set me at ease. She is an intuitive listener, she validates your experience with your body and truly invites you into the space of reconnecting you back to yourself.
I have been seeing her weekly for about 6 weeks. I feel more present in my body. I’m empathic and with her guidance and intuitive wisdom, I feel like I know where I end and another person begins. I am so grateful to Nicole and so happy to do the hard work with such a beautiful soul.”
-Laura
“Talk about impact. I have been doing one on one sessions with Nicole for the past 6 months and what’s unfolded is nothing short of magical. She intuitively offers an array of mind/body meditation and somatic experiencing techniques to help guide us into deeply reflecting and unpacking the tendrils of our beings. A gentle yet thorough support in facing our truths. These sessions have allowed me to feel confidence in understanding myself and all that impacts my life. Thank you Nicole.”
-Camden