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Gabriela Gomez, Somatic Counselor
Hola, I'm Gabriela, a community facilitator and counselor in online private practice based in Tiohtià:ke Montreal. In my therapeutic approach, I combine narrative counseling techniques with somatic exploration to meet your whole system with care and curiosity. I completed my master’s in Educational Psychology from McGill University and am a registered Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Wherever you may be in your journey, I offer support with goal-setting, cultivating self-compassion, building resiliency to meet grief, exploring and remedying the impacts of trauma in the body and spirit, encountering challenging patterns and expressing authentic desires.
My work is grounded in harm reduction and anti-oppression and informed by animist principles of relating (in which all beings are alive and available for connection and support). I am here to meet you with compassion and non-judgment, to hold space for what is challenging and support you in accessing your inner resources. I have particular expertise in the immigrant experience, intergenerational and developmental trauma, gender identity development and diverse sexuality. My career has taken place largely on the ground in community settings that center youth, emerging adults, and the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. Centering my work around those most impacted by systemic oppression, my approach always strives to support the healing and support the wisdom and brilliance that lives in the bodies and hearts of all those who’ve experienced the world this way. I am consistently amazed and inspired by the wisdom and intelligence of the body and nervous system, and deeply honored to guide my clients in becoming more aware of their innate capacities and gifts through the process of somatic counseling. When I’m not supporting clients or working on community projects, I love to indulge my creativity - writing, painting, singing and playing my guitar and dancing. To learn more, check out gabrielagomez.ca.