Roxanne Ahmadpour (she/her)

My Background and Approach

I am a licensed Naturopathic doctor with a Masters degree in Integrative Mental Health and advanced training in somatic therapies. My approach is rooted in Hakomi mindfulness centered somatic therapy, while also being informed by other approaches, including Attachment theory, 'parts work', yoga therapy, and polyvagal theory. The container of our work is relational, present moment, and embodied. I support folks in building a connection with the present moment, with their bodies, and with the resources that are available in the moment. Together we slowly work to uncover hidden and disowned parts of the self, stories long held in the body, and impulses and beliefs rigidly internalized. We hold these pieces together with spaciousness and tenderness while offering an opportunity for new information and possibilities to come in. While this can be deep and impactful work, I bring a sense of lightness, humor, and ease in to sessions.

My Values as a Therapist

Healing and growth is in our nature and is our birthright. Our personal healing is integral to collective healing. The ever present forces of colonialism, capitalism, and cis-white-hetero-patriarchy have impacted all of us and have resulted in intergenerational trauma that we carry in our bodies and act out unknowingly upon ourselves and others. I value moving beyond examining the personal, and including layers of the interpersonal, the systemic, the cultural, and the historical contexts in which our behaviors and beliefs are rooted into my work with people. I deeply value our interconnectedness with nature, the environment, and world around us. I support my clients in connecting with their own nature, as well as the natural world around them, and to this end am excited to begin offering outdoor and 'walk and talk sessions'. My passion for this work is rooted in the promise that as we all heal and grow, so do our relationships, communities, society, and our planet.