Portland Therapy Center
Kip Williams

Kip Williams (he/they)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Ph.D., LMFT

Integrative Mindful-Somatic Therapy: An Embodied Approach to Healing, Integration, and Personal Growth

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

503.922.6339

1308 NW 20th Ave.

Portland, 97209

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2012

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network

My Ideal Client

Many clients come to my practice seeking a path beyond conventional “talk therapy” and a diagnosis-driven approach mental health. They may already understand their struggles intellectually and long for a more embodied, transformative healing process.

My Approach to Helping

Integrative Mindful-Somatic Therapy is a holistic orientation that blends mindfulness-based inquiry with somatic and transpersonal approaches to healing, inviting you into a compassionate and nonjudgmental relationship with your present-moment experience. This approach goes beyond just talking about your struggles. It’s designed to help you observe your thoughts, feelings, and body sensations with openness and curiosity, increasing your capacity to stay present with discomfort and shift the unconscious patterns that shape behavior.

Why I Became a Therapist

Before I became a therapist, I spent my twenties as a movement organizer, working on issues such as nuclear nonproliferation, death penalty abolition, racial and economic justice, and LGBTQIA2S+ equality. While the work was meaningful and purpose-driven, I often felt overwhelmed by emotion, weighed down by shame, and disconnected from myself and others. Around 2010, I experienced a severe burnout that invited me to pause, turn inward, and begin tending to the trauma and grief I had long carried. For me, going to therapy was part of a larger ecosystem of healing that included mindfulness meditation, embodiment practices, and other sources of support. Over time, I began to develop a more grounded and compassionate relationship with myself. This path eventually led me to pursue training as a therapist, which felt less like a career decision and more like stepping into my life’s true calling: to help others heal and transform trauma.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Somatic Therapy (Body Centered) External link

    Somatic therapy focuses on the body-mind connection, helping clients listen to their bodily sensations and understand how they relate to their thoughts, emotions, and relationships. This approach can be particularly beneficial for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, or traumatic stress, as it offers tools to regulate the nervous system, process emotions, and cultivate a sense of safety and presence.

  • Mindfulness-based External link

    Mindfulness is a way of relating to our present-moment experience with openness and curiosity. By focusing on the here and now, mindfulness helps us better understand our internal world while cultivating greater ease and resilience. I offer a gentle, trauma-sensitive approach to therapeutic meditation, mindful self-inquiry, and building a personal practice.

  • EcoTherapy External link

    Outdoor Ecotherapy sessions take therapy beyond the four walls of an office and into the open, living landscape, where healing happens in relationship—not just with ourselves, but with the world around us. In this work, we don’t just exist in nature; we build a relationship with it.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • LGBTQ Issues External link

    As a gay/queer therapist, I am proud to serve my LGBTQIA2S+ community and ally with other marginalized communities by providing culturally sensitive care grounded in a social justice perspective.

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