Alexis Bates

Somatic Practitioner, Holistic Mental Health Coach, Trained Psychotherapist

At a young age, I navigated a chronic illness, I was undiagnosed for years. I longed for answers, and when I couldn’t find answers from the traditional approaches, I embarked on my own healing journey and became my own alchemist. This process to finding healing wasn’t linear, but when I found the world of holistic health it felt like a missing piece my soul longed for. I ended up getting my Masters Degree and began practicing as a Psychotherapist. But the most life changing piece of my journey was when I discovered Somatic Experiencing, and started attending Dr. Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing Institute (SEI).

I started doing my own Somatic Experiencing work, and I not only healed my body, but my mind. I learned intimately the interconnectedness between mind and body. I learned that if you experience trauma, it can create disconnection from your body and lead to overreliance on cognitive processes, pulling you away from the present moment and keeping you frozen/stuck in place.

Now, I facilitate sessions utilizing Somatic Experiencing and other holistic practices, infusing a ancient wisdom with modern day science. As a practitioner, my main goal is helping people walk home to themselves.

I help my clients harness the power of the nervous system and reflect back to them their inherent spiritual wisdom.

I believe we’re all divine beings, here to live out our souls' highest potential. I’ve found that feeling confident in your mental health is a vital first step toward being able to do so. I look forward to helping you tap into that potential!