Portland Therapy Center
Abi Steinsiek

Abi Steinsiek (she/they)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Somatic psychotherapist helping adults metabolize trauma, embody their identities, and build ethical, honest relationships.

Client Status

accepting clients

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $125-$175

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2023

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket

My Ideal Client

Most people I work with weren't handed a clear map for their lives - their path has felt unwelcoming or uncertain, whether due to identity, relationship structure, or neurodivergence. I work with adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and attachment wounds; LGBTQIA+ clients; those in non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships; and people forging a path beyond the norms they were raised with. Wherever you land - all of you belongs here.

My Approach to Helping

I help clients build body-and-mind language, deepen insight, and recognize and shift patterns that no longer serve them. We work somatically as much as we talk — tracking what's happening in the body alongside the mind - using sensorimotor psychotherapy, cognitive tools, and attachment-based relational work. For clients interested in it, I also offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic preparation and integration. The work is often playful and always direct. I'm not interested in performing neutrality, and clients tend to say that directness is part of what makes it land. What most people find by the end is a sense of coming home to their bodies and themselves - and the capacity to rest in uncertainty and trust their lives again.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe we are all creators and artists, and that through playfulness, creativity, and a sense of wonder, we can journey back to the Self which consist of our SomaPsyche. Soma (body) Psyche (mind/spirit) - reflects my core belief that there's no true separation between these attributes. I draw on disability studies scholar Margaret Price's concept of the 'bodymind,' which treats thinking, feeling, sensation, and physiology as one living system. I see the bodymind as shaped by relationships, lived experience, identity, and the cultural and political forces that influence how we survive, connect, and belong -and I bring that lens into the room with every client. I'm also drawn to earth wisdom and spirituality as part of healing, not separate from it.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Sensorimotor External link

    I'm trained at Level I & II in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a body-based, neurobiologically informed approach that works with both body and mind to reorganize trauma-held beliefs, emotions, and physical responses - going beyond talk to work with what the nervous system is holding.

  • Psychodynamic  External link

    I draw on psychodynamic theory to explore how earlier experiences and relational patterns continue to shape present-day feelings, behaviors, and relationships, helping clients understand the roots of what they're working through, not just the symptoms.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • PTSD External link

    I help clients metabolize trauma using sensorimotor and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy approaches, working with the body's stored responses alongside cognitive processing. Rather than only talking through what happened, we track what's held in the nervous system - building capacity to feel safe, present, and back in control of your life.

  • Adjustment Disorder External link

    I support clients navigating major life transitions - relationship changes, identity shifts, career upheaval, loss - who feel destabilized by change they did or didn't fully choose or expect. Together we build steadiness and a felt sense of safety while you find your footing again.

  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships External link

    I work with clients within all relationship structures, helping them build ethical, honest relating without pathologizing their chosen configuration. Together we work through communicating needs and boundaries clearly, jealousy and attachment activation, repairing trust after rupture, and staying connected to yourself as your relationships grow and change.

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