You Deserve to Be Heard Without Having to Roar
Your body has been doing the roaring for far too long. Somatic Experiencing for anxiety and trauma, online throughout Texas.
Your Version of Moving Past It Is Exhausting
The panic attacks trace back to something. You know that much.
Your body has been keeping track anyway. Arthritis in your hand from clenching so much. A body that looks older than you are. And there’s still a day job to do and a family who needs you present for it.
Frozen in life, and still expected to keep moving.
The “moving past it” is really just you controlling your overwhelmed thoughts. Talking yourself down. Narrating how your body is failing you.
You haven’t focused on your body in… who knows how long. All you know is that it doesn’t feel safe anymore.
How is there enough space in one person to deal with all of this?
It’s been far too long since your body got a say in this.
- Panic attacks that trace back to something you can't quite name
- Arthritis or physical tension from clenching, bracing, holding on
- A body that feels — and looks — older than you are
- Being frozen inside while life still expects you to keep moving
Start Listening to Your Body: Book Your Free 20-Minute Consultation
It's been far too long since your body got a say in this.
A game plan for how not to lose yourself again.
Somatic Experiencing Is Where Your Body Gets to Finish What It Started
In traffic you brake hard, nothing gets hit, and your hands shake long after the danger is over.
Most of us shut that down. Overriding it is a skill you came by honestly. Your body stopped expecting a turn a long time ago.
Somatic Experiencing works with what your body is doing, not only what your mind says about it — both the surface thing and the deeper one, both the mind and the body.
We work within your current ability to handle the physical curiosity.
- Notice Sensations Early Before the thoughts pile on top of them.
- Find Your Place of Comfort A place you can go back to whenever you need it.
- Notice Release Happening A piece at a time, in your body, on your timeline.
- Understand Yourself Inside Out On your own timeline, at your own pace.
- Build a Tool Shed of Strategies Coping tools you actually carry with you.
- Experience Less Panic Or the absence of it altogether — and a game plan for not losing yourself again.
Three Phases That Rebuild Your Foundation
We get to the foundation of an unstable home, re-level and adjust, then brick by brick create a build you can rely on for years to come.
Awareness
We learn your patterns, your beliefs, and your reasons for doing things the way you do. We also find where your nervous system sits when nothing is happening, and what got it there. We find out what we're working with.
Understanding
You start noticing sensations before thoughts. We teach you to unlearn the patterns by becoming aware of them, and you challenge yourself to do things differently. Awareness becomes impossible to ignore.
Rebuilding
You build new internal signals that catch the old habits earlier. We work on trusting yourself enough to catch a back-slide early. Brick by brick, a build you help lay.
Two Therapists, Both Trained in This Work
You don't have to know which of us you want before you reach out. Both of us are Licensed Professional Counselors trained in Somatic Experiencing.
We Work at Your Body's Speed
Nothing goes faster than you can take in, because past that point it stops being useful.
You Can Set the Roar Down Here
You never have to perform strength you don't feel, and we'll hear you at whatever volume you show up with.
Alana McCraw & Amber Ambriz
We’re both fully licensed Texas therapists, both trained in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR, with a yoga background running underneath all of it. We built Planted to Bloom Counseling together because we believe healing happens in connection — starting with the relationship between you and your therapist.
Credentials & Training
- Licensed Professional Counselors, State of Texas
- Somatic Experiencing trained
- EMDR trained
You Don't Have to Take Our Word for It
A few words from people who did this work with us.
Frequently Asked Questions
What actually happens in a Somatic Experiencing session?
We slow down and pay attention to what your body is doing while you talk. You notice a sensation, we stay with it only as long as you can hold it, and we let your system catch up. Somatic Experiencing is one of several ways we work, and it’s the one built for this.
Do I have to talk about the trauma in detail?
No. We work within what you can handle right now, and that includes how much of the story gets said out loud.
Do you only work with women?
We work with humans. Predominantly women find us first, and we’re happy to support individual men, women, and anyone identifying as LGBTQIA+.
How long before I notice anything different?
We won’t hand you a timeline, because we don’t have an honest one. Over time, your body starts letting go of what it’s held.
Is everything virtual, and can I use insurance?
Everything is virtual, throughout Texas, on a HIPAA-compliant portal. If you have Aetna or Cigna, one of us is paneled through Headway, and we’re happy to point you there.
Your Voice Is Powerful, and We’d Love to Hear From You
The Roaring Can Stop Being Your Body’s Job Now
Your own voice is enough.
100% Secure & Confidential — all information is encrypted and protected under HIPAA privacy laws. Services are billed session-by-session; we provide superbills for insurance reimbursement and accept HSA/FSA. No hidden fees.
100% Secure & Confidential
All information is encrypted and protected under HIPAA privacy laws.
Payments & Services
Out-of-pocket payment accepted. Superbills available for HSA/FSA reimbursement and out-of-network insurance reimbursement.
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