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Feel more connected to others without losing yourself
Somatic therapy for trauma and anxiety in-person in Ann Arbor & online across Michigan
Hey, you! Yes, you. You are enough.
But somewhere along the way you learned that maybe you weren't. That you needed to hide parts of yourself or pretend in order to fit in. That instead of having needs, you had to meet other people's to keep them around. It's been a full-time job, and in the meantime, you've lost touch with who you really are underneath all the masking you do to appease others.
There's nothing wrong with you.
It's so easy to internalize what's been lost or missing when it comes to connection as being about you. As a result, you might feel like an imposter in social situations, fall into people-pleasing tendencies with new friends, or struggle to set boundaries with your family members. I want you to know that you can have a different experience AND you don't have you shrink yourself in order to have it.
Hi, I'm Raina.
I help sensitive people heal from relational trauma, shift people-pleasing patterns, and build self-trust. Some people call me the belonging therapist.
My passion in helping people with these issues is driven by my own lived experience as a nerdy, mixed race, Queer, neurodivergent person with a disability.
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Therapy that works
Many people come to me after being in talk therapy for years because they still feel stuck. My approach is experiential. I draw from many somatic (body-based) methodologies, integrating mindfulness, movement, touch, and sound into sessions.
These methods are so effective because they go deeper than the surface of your thoughts. Together, we will tap into the story your body carries around what you've experienced or what needs have gone unmet. We'll metabolize those stories and integrate what you're learning in our work so that it becomes second nature.
I also understand the things we struggle with to be heavily shaped by structural, systemic, and historical forces. It's time we bring that context into therapy so you can stop wasting your time trying to fix or change yourself. Working with me, you'll stop comparing yourself to others and start trusting yourself so that you can take the risks needed to build the life and relationships you want.
What's the source of your belonging wound?
Many different things can complicate our relationship with ourselves and others. These are my sub-specialities. To me, the connection is feeling really, truly at home - in our bodies, in our relationships, and in the world.
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