Portland Therapy Center
Allison Batty-Capps

Allison Batty-Capps (she/her)

Somatic Practitioner

MA, LMFT

As a practitioner I am curious, open-minded, compassionate, and non-judgmental. I listen deeply to clients with my mind, body, soul & heart.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

3539 N Williams Ave Ste 202c

Portland, Oregon 97227

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $80

Provides telehealth services

Practicing Since: 2015

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket

My Ideal Client

I am a mental health coach using mindfulness, meditation, reiki, internal family systems and yoga to assist clients in developing self-care routines so they can feel grounded, calm and capable. I teach clients how to utilize these tools to connect to their own wisdom and intuitive knowing so they feel empowered in their daily life to work through what arises and decrease mental health symptoms. The modalities I utilize are based on current neuroscience research that show they work.

My Approach to Helping

I will create an environment that enables you to feel safe, so that you may develop trust and can feel heard and seen. I understand the current neuroscience research that discusses the impact that attachment trauma, childhood trauma, and life stressors can have on the body and mind, while also understanding this from a parts perspective. I will use mindfulness and yoga to help you learn to witness your inner world with compassion and non-judgment. I will use reiki to help you care for yourself with loving kindness. I will use depth psychology and internal family systems to help you get to know yourself on a deeper level and integrate your shadow self with your inner divinity. I am a licensed therapist but I currently do not do trauma processing with clients. Please be aware that through this platform I am working as a somatic wellness coach not a therapist. I work as a therapist on Rula (through psychologytoday profile) and BetterHelp.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I received my Masters in Counseling from Pacifica Graduate Institute, where I studied Jungian Psychology/Depth Psychology. I am licensed with the Oregon State Board of Marriage and Family Therapists but am currently not practicing as a mental health therapist. I am trained in mind/body therapy, somatic and mindfulness practices, Internal Family Systems informed, meditation, Yoga Therapy, and I am a reiki Master.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Depth Therapy External link

    Through the use of expressive arts, dream interpretation, and shamanic journeying, I assist clients in understanding the metaphors and symbols present for them. This way of working assists individuals in connecting their unconscious thoughts, desires, and blocks into their conscious mind so they gain a better understanding of who they are. It also assists them in experiencing the numinous which leads to a deeper connection to Self and others.

  • Somatic Therapy (Body Centered) External link

    I am trained in mind/body therapy, yoga, internal family systems, and mindfulness practices which neuroscience research has shown is effective in decreasing mental health symptoms and helps people live more fully in the present moment.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Anxiety External link

    Many of us have experienced difficulty things and/or have current life stressors. Anxiety symptoms are the bodies natural defense mechanism. I work with individuals to help them understand what their body is communicating and how to develop coping skills to decrease the symptoms of anxiety. Neuroscience has shown that mindfulness and somatic practices are excellent ways of treating anxiety. I also utilize a combination of internal family systems theory, Jungian archetypal psychology and reiki

  • Chronic Pain or Illness External link

    It can be challenging living with chronic pain or illness. There is hope in the current neuroscience research that show that somatic practices like yoga, breath work, reiki and meditation can decrease pain receptor activation, as well as shift your relationship with your pain so it is more manageable.

  • Spirituality External link

    I assist individuals in develop personal spiritual practices using reiki, mindfulness, active imagination (or journeying) meditation and yoga to help you feel more centered, grounded and have a personal relationship with the spirit world, including your own spirit team and higher self. The neuroscience research on these practices shows that they also decrease mental health symptoms, as well as providing many benefits for physical health.

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