Individual therapy in-person in Seattle, WA and online across Washington

I integrate somatic and physiological approaches to help you build greater capacity to respond to yourself and your life with clarity, resilience, and ease.

Courtney Palmer, LMHCA

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA). I hold a Master's degree in Psychology from Seattle University and a Bachelor's degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Seattle Central College. I am trained in Somatic Experiencing®, a modality that aligns with my belief in the body’s innate ability to heal.

I believe that people who have experienced trauma (whether that be big T trauma, or the trauma that comes simply from being human) can reclaim their bodies and rediscover a sense of freedom. My goal is to help you build greater capacity to respond to yourself and your life with clarity, resilience, and ease.

I work with people who feel disconnected in their bodies or who feel stuck in fight, flight, or freeze after trauma, stress, or long-held tension. This often times looks like symptoms of depression, anxiety, panic, or shutdown. I believe healing doesn’t happen by pushing or fixing, but by listening, slowly and with care, to what the body is asking for.

My work is grounded in Somatic Experiencing® and is deeply shaped by my relationship with movement. Yoga has been an essential teacher for me, showing me how awareness, breath, and rhythm can restore safety and choice in the body. As a certified yoga instructor, I bring these principles into my sessions in subtle, accessible ways that support regulation and embodiment.

With over 10 years in the healing arts and my own lived experience of navigating and recovering from traumatic events, I offer a space that is relational, attuned, and trauma-informed. Sessions unfold gently and at your pace, supporting your nervous system to release what it’s ready to let go of and to rebuild trust in your body.

My intention is to help you come back into relationship with yourself by cultivating more ease, presence, and freedom to move through life from a place that feels more integrated and alive.

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