Contact Info

• WEBSITE: http://www.amandadownstherapy.com

• EMAIL: amandadownsmft@gmail.com

• PHONE: 510-269-7833

ABOUT

Amanda Downs

I offer individual therapy for adolescents and adults. My framework is embodied, trauma-informed, and social justice-oriented which allows me to meet and celebrate you right where you are and honor the beautiful complexity of your life’s story. My passion for Somatics is rooted in my belief that
embodiment is a deeply liberating endeavor – one that prioritizes your inner wisdom and sensate knowing and actively deconstructs the impact of systemic oppressions on your body, psyche, and soul.

I utilize mindfulness, expressive arts, parts work, ritual arts, archetypal wisdom, and your connection to your body and the natural world to help you uncover both wounds and gifts and develop a greater sense of integrated wholeness.

I am a white, queer, genderqueer person who has extensive experience serving LGBTQQIAP2+ populations. I work well with young adults and adults who experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and/or complex developmental trauma and who want relief from unwanted conditioning and limiting self-beliefs to live more fully in their embodied truths. I will collaborate with you to identify the strengths and resources that already serve you and support you in discovering and building new tools for greater self-awareness and ease of emotional expression and regulation.