Somatic Therapy for Deeper Change
Individual therapy for adults who are tired of holding
everything together at the cost of themselves.
If you feel anxious, overwhelmed, self-critical, or stuck in your head,
but keep pushing through anyway, you’re in the right place.
This is mind-body work that reaches the patterns underneath,
so you can feel less on edge and more like yourself again.
Free 20-minute consultation. No pressure to commit.
A short welcome from John
If this sounds familiar
You might recognize some of these.
- You are tired of being the one who always has to keep it together.
- You replay conversations, conflicts, or small moments long after they happen.
- You shut down, go quiet, or feel irritable when things become tense or emotionally loaded.
- You keep saying yes when you want to say no.
- You keep your stress to yourself because you do not want to burden anyone.
- You feel distant from yourself, your partner, your friends, or the life you thought you were building.
- You feel anxious being seen, speaking up, or taking up space, even when part of you wants to.
When the pattern runs deeper
Coping skills help. They don't always reach the root.
Anxiety, overthinking, stress, and burnout are real, and we can work with them directly. But for many people, they're the surface of something older.
Skills manage the symptoms. This work is about what sits underneath them.
We slow down to understand how the patterns formed, what they protect, and how to respond with more honesty and choice.
Free 20-minute consultation. No pressure to commit.
What becomes possible
Less managing yourself. More being yourself.
You catch the pattern as it happens
Instead of noticing it days later, you start to feel it in real time, with room to choose differently.
You can let someone down without falling apart
Boundaries stop feeling like a threat to every relationship you have.
Rest stops feeling like something to earn
You can slow down without the guilt or the running list of what you "should" be doing.
You reconnect with what you actually want
You get back in touch with what you want and need, instead of always putting it last.
From a fellow clinician
"John pays attention to what is happening beneath the surface, not just what is being said. His work is thoughtful, grounded, and deeply human."
How I work
An approach that works beneath the surface.
You may have tried talk therapy before.
This work goes deeper.
At its core, my work is somatic and experiential. Rather than only talking about a pattern, we slow down and work with it as it shows up. I draw on a few approaches depending on what you need, all held within a relational stance, which is where the deeper attachment and developmental work happens.
Somatic therapy Body, breath, and mindful awareness.
Somatic and mindfulness-based therapy helps you notice what is happening in your body, emotions, and attention. We may track activation, shutdown, breath, tension, and the moments when you lose connection with yourself.
Gestalt therapy Present-moment, experiential work.
Gestalt therapy brings the work into the present moment. We pay attention to what gets said, what gets held back, what happens between us, and what becomes difficult to feel, need, or express.
Attachment-informed therapy How old patterns shape present ones.
Attachment-informed therapy looks at how patterns formed in relationship. We may explore how early experiences of connection, distance, safety, rejection, or emotional availability still shape the ways you reach, withdraw, please, guard, or disconnect now.
Parts work & shadow work The parts that protect, please, or hide.
Parts work and shadow work help us listen to the parts of you that protect, please, perform, shut down, criticize, or carry shame. Instead of trying to get rid of these parts, we slow down and understand what they are protecting and how they shape your relationships, boundaries, and sense of self.
I believe many of our deepest wounds happen in relationship, and that healing also happens through relationship.
This work is not about quick fixes or forcing insight. It is about building awareness, self-trust, and choice over time.
Before you commit
What happens in a free consultation
We talk for about 20 minutes
A relaxed phone or video call. Nothing to prepare. Just show up as you are.
You share what's bringing you in
As much or as little as you'd like. I'll ask a few questions and listen for what you're hoping to change.
We see if it's a fit
If it feels right, we schedule. If not, there's no pressure, and I'm glad to point you toward someone who might fit better.
Free 20-minute consultation. No pressure to commit.
About
Hi, I'm John.
I work with adults who appear steady on the outside while quietly carrying a lot underneath — the over-functioners, the people-pleasers, and the ones who have learned to stay attuned to everyone but themselves.
My own therapy and healing have shaped the way I sit with clients. I know what it is like to feel stuck in patterns I could not fully see or think my way out of. Somatic and experiential therapy helped me pay attention to what I was feeling, not just what I was thinking, and begin to work through what I had been carrying underneath it all.
My work goes beyond traditional talk therapy. Trained at Naropa University with an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, I draw on somatic, Gestalt, attachment, and parts-based approaches to help you make contact with the patterns that keep repeating, so you can relate to yourself and others with more honesty and choice.
In clients' words
What it's been like to work together.
"Working with John felt different from talk therapy I'd done before. We didn't just talk through everything. He helped me slow down and notice what was actually happening for me. I'm more honest with myself now, and it's changed how I show up in my relationships."
Luke"John helped me see patterns I didn't even realize were there. I was always overthinking, saying yes, and trying to keep the peace. Now I can catch myself sooner and have a better sense of what I actually feel and need."
Courtney"I came to John feeling stuck and not really like myself. He helped me notice when I was shutting down or just pushing through. I never felt judged or rushed, and I feel more present in my life now."
TroyTestimonials shared with permission. Names and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. Individual experiences vary.
Fees
What sessions cost
That's the full private-pay rate. If you have out-of-network health insurance benefits, your actual cost is often lower once your deductible is met.
Private-pay keeps your care confidential and directed entirely by what you need. We can talk it through during the free consultation.
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Location
In-person in Boulder. Online across Colorado.
I offer in-person therapy in Boulder and online therapy throughout Colorado.
Serving Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Broomfield, Arvada, Denver, and greater Colorado through online therapy.
Questions
Good things to know
Do I need to know exactly what is wrong before starting therapy?
No. Many people start therapy with a general sense that something is not working. You may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, resentful, shut down, self-critical, ashamed, or tired of repeating the same patterns. We can begin there.
Who do you work with?
I work with adults who are used to holding things together, staying composed, and being the person others can rely on, but who often feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or worn down underneath.
This may show up as overthinking, shutting down, people-pleasing, anxiety around speaking up or being seen, irritability, resentment, burnout, or feeling distant from yourself and the people closest to you. Therapy can help you understand these patterns and begin responding with more clarity, honesty, and choice.
Do you work with high-functioning adults?
Yes. Many of the people I work with are high-functioning on the outside, but internally feel disconnected, self-critical, resentful, ashamed, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, over-functioning, and shutdown.
What services do you offer?
I offer individual therapy for adults who are ready to do deeper personal and relational work. Standard sessions are 50 to 55 minutes and are $175 per session.
Sessions are available in person in Boulder and online throughout Colorado. Longer sessions and therapy intensives may be available upon request.
Is this therapy for trauma?
My work is informed by developmental trauma, relational trauma, attachment wounding, and nervous system awareness, but you do not need to identify with the word trauma to begin. We can explore the deeper roots of these patterns at a pace that feels grounded and manageable.
Is this different from regular talk therapy?
Yes. We will talk, but the work is not only about analyzing the problem intellectually or learning coping skills.
My approach is experiential, relational, somatic, and present-moment focused. We may slow down and notice body cues, emotions, protective patterns, boundaries, inner conflict, shame, and what happens in relationship as it is happening. The goal is not just insight, but more capacity to stay connected to yourself in the moments when old patterns usually take over.
What does Integral Path Counseling mean?
Integral means essential to the whole. To me, that points to a simple but important idea. The feelings, needs, memories, and protective patterns you have had to push down, hide, or ignore are not separate from your healing. They are part of it.
Therapy is not about fixing one part of you or becoming a more polished version of yourself. It is about coming back into relationship with more of who you are. Healing often begins when these places can be met with more compassion instead of being pushed aside.
Path reflects that healing is not always linear. It unfolds differently for each person, through awareness, honesty, and learning to stay present in the places where you may have learned to shut down, please, perform, or pull away.
Schedule
Ready when you are.
If any of this resonated, let's talk through what's been going on and what support might look like.
Schedule a free consultationNo pressure. No commitment.
Just a conversation.
Not ready to book? Send a private, HIPAA-secure message instead. Tell me a little about what's bringing you in, and we'll go from there.