Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapy

SHAMANIC HEALING

IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

We begin by having an initial intake session to better understand your wellness intentions, assess the current state of your mental, emotional, somatic, and spiritual health and well being, and determine if a healing immersion is the best fit for where you are in your healing process. If everything aligns, we will move forward together to book your healing immersion.

What to expect

SHAMANIC HEALING IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

HOW WE BEGIN

INITIAL CONSUTLATION CALL

We begin by having an initial intake session to better understand your wellness intentions, assess the current state of your mental, emotional, somatic, and spiritual health and well being, and determine if a healing immersion is the best fit for where you are in your healing process. If everything aligns, we will move forward together to book your healing immersion.

PROMOTING HOLISTIC WELL bEING

REPROCESSING + HEALING DEEP DIVE

The following four sessions will focus on a combination of refining your internal resourcing and regulating skills, carefully building out your capacity to tap more into understanding the internal wounds that are keeping you stuck, and gently guiding you through practices rooted in somatic therapy and shamanic healing to reprocess and tend to these internal wounds to promote optimal healing on all levels.

SETTING THE FRAME

INTENTIONS + SAFETY BUILDING + RESOURCING

The first session we will focus on strengthening your internal self-awareness to clarify the seeds of your intentions, building a sense of trust and relative safety through boundary setting and co-regulation exercises, and growing your ability to resource and ground your system through somatic therapy, trauma therapy techniques, and shamanic healing practices.

BUILDING YOUR HEALING TOOL KIT

INTEGRATION + HOMEWORK

The final session will focus creating space to close out the healing immersion space with intention and care and promoting the sustained integration of the impact of the healing immersion by creating space for self reflection, sharing important lessons, reinforcing specific skills and practices developed, clarifying one's ongoing growing edges and the necessary homework to continue solidifying the full impact of the healing immersion.

THE BENEFITS OF SHAMANIC HEALING

Somatic
therapy

TO SUPPORT YOUR BODY

Somatic therapy is a holistic approach that emphasizes the connection the body and mind. It explores how physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts can influence each other, helping individuals release stored trauma and tension. Through various techniques, such as breathwork and movement, somatic therapy encourages clients to become more aware of their bodily experiences, promoting healing and self-discovery. This therapeutic practice can lead to improved emotional well-being and a deeper understanding of oneself.

Brain-Based Therapy

TO SUPPORT YOUR MIND

Brainspotting is a therapeutic approach focuses on the connection between eye position and emotional processing. Developed by Dr. David Grand, it helps individuals access and traumatic memories or emotional distress by identifying specific eye positions that correlate with their feelings. This innovative technique allows for deeper exploration of the mind, facilitating healing and personal growth in a safe and supportive environment. Through brainspotting, clients can achieve a greater understanding of their emotions and experiences, leading to transformative change.

Shamanic Healing

TO SUPPORT YOUR SPIRIT

Shamanic soul retrieval is a spiritual practice at reclaiming lost parts of the soul, often due to trauma or emotional distress. This healing journey helps individuals restore their sense of wholeness and reconnect with their true selves. Limpias on the other hand, are traditional cleansing rituals that involves the use of sacred herbs and prayers to purify the energy field, promoting balance and harmony. Together, these practices offer a powerful pathway for healing and personal transformation, guiding individuals towards greater well-being and inner peace.

FAQ

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How much is Plant Medicine Guidance?

The cost of plant medicine guidance sessions depend on the intentions of the individual reaching out for services.
What is Plant Medicine Preparation?

Arielle works with folks to fine-tune and prepare themselves for plant medicine ceremony with a sense of intentionality, self-awareness, and humbled respect for the power and ritual surrounding work with master plant teachers.
Do you offer Psychedelic Assisted Therapy?

While communing with Master Plant Teachers and Spirits can be very therapeutic and healing, Arielle does not offer Psychedelic or Plant Medicine Assisted Therapy. If you are interested in learning more about Arielle's Ceremonial Facilitation and Trip Sitting services, please visit this question.
What is your background and training with Plant Medicine?

Through over ten years of personal healing work within plant medicine teachers and ongoing mentorship with various Indigenous elders and Shamanic teachers, and Indigenous Medicine Keepers and Teachers of the Shipibo, Toltecca, Mazateca, Wixarica, Mayann, Santo Daime, and Umbanda lineages and traditions, Arielle has developed a deeper understanding of the potential multidimensional complexities and benefits of incorporating plant and animal allies into one’s healing process.
What is Plant Medicine Facilitation & Ceremonial Sitting Services?

Arielle assists individuals in navigating the Sacred Ceremonial experience of the communing with and embarking on a Plant Medicine journey. Her approach is rooted in respectfully maintaining the original Indigenous teachings and rituals of plant medicine ceremony that have been practiced for centuries while incorporating cutting edge approaches of Somatics and Trauma psychology to make for a trauma-sensitive and multidimensionally supportive and protected environment that promotes an optimal level of safety within all realms of experience. Arielle’s rich and diverse tapestry of healing experiences and commitment to her path of serving as a cultural bridge between ancient healing practices and modern-day approaches is at the heart of her mission to facilitate individual, ancestral, and collective healing through work done at Sacred Space.
Is this legal?

Our service is fully legal. Your facilitator DOES NOT provide you with psychedelics for ceremony. Once you complete your health intake and assessment, your facilitator will support you in your process by curating the most supportive container for you to safely sit with the appropriate dosage of the psychedelic you wish to commune with. Possessing psychedelics remains federally illegal in the U.S. Legality varies by state and local laws, especially in areas with decriminalization measures. As of June 1, 2023, psychedelics have been decriminalized in: Oregon Colorado Oakland, CA Santa Cruz, CA Arcata, CA San Francisco, CA Ann Arbor, MI Washtenaw County, MI Hazel Park, MI Washington D.C. Somerville, MA Cambridge, MA Northampton, MA Seattle, WA Decriminalization means law enforcement won't prioritize prosecuting these offenses, as most drug charges are handled at the state level. Ultimately, it's up to you to assess the risks involved in seeking healing through psychedelics.
What is Psychedelic Coaching?

Psychedelic coaching is a form of mentorship that Arielle offers to individuals who are interested in, currently, or have previously communed with Master Plant or AnimalsTeachers and Spirits and are seeking a guide to support them in working within these healing spaces in a reverent and respectful practice that maintains the indigenous traditions, ritual, and Sacred nature of these Medicines and Ceremonial practices that accompany them
What is Plant Medicine Integration?

For those returning from ceremony, Arielle offer's psychedelic integration sessions to support people in multidimensionally processing what they went through during ceremony, honoring the lessons and messages they received, and transforming these teachings into living embodied wisdom they can carry with them into their lives.
Do you accept insurance?

I am an out of network provider and do not accept health insurance. I provide a monthly superbill at the end of each month that my clients can submit themselves to their insurance provider to receive full or partial reimbursement for our sessions if their insurance plan offers out of network benefits.
How do I know if I have out of network benefits?

To check about out of network benefits, grab your insurance card and call them number on the back. Inquire about out of network benefits, what specific codes they cover, what the reimbursement rate is, as well as the detailed process to submit bills to them for reimbursement.
Can you work with anyone in the world?

For individuals who are interested in therapy, I can only serve people who live in Maryland, California, Washington DC, and Virginia.
Do you offer sliding scale rates?

Yes! I offer a limited amount of sliding scale slots on my caseload. Please feel free to inquire about those slots. If I am not able to offer sliding scale options at the time you reach out, please visit openpathcollective.com to find another aligned sliding scale provider.
How often will we meet?

The cadence and length of therapy depends on the individual's current wellness related needs and therapeutic intentions. Once Arielle meets with you and discussed your history as well as your current intentions for therapy, she will curate a specific plan that includes the cadence and frequency of meetings, as well as what will be accomplished during sessions. Arielle believes that all healing rests upon strong and sturdy foundations of trust and relative safety, and thus recommends that at the beginning of therapy that folks meet with her weekly.
Do you meet with people in person or virtually?

I offer in person walk and talk and office sessions in San Diego, California and virtual sessions to people in the rest of California, Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia.
How much does therapy cost?

I offer 45 minute individual therapy sessions for $200 / session.