Katya Vallon

Welcome to Sacred Wildness Psychotherapy. While open to all clients, I have expertise in complex trauma, attachment, life transitions, and chronic illness such as post COVID conditions. I am a somatic (mind/body) psychotherapist and will work with you through a holistic and integrative lens. I have been a psychiatric physician assistant for 20+ yrs, and am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional II. While education and training are important, in my life and in my work I most value a heartfelt connection with others. This forms the basis of the healing relationship that I consider essential and sacred to my work as a therapist.

While we will focus on what is alive for you (in your life and in your body) at the time of each appointment, in initial sessions we will also be touching on your hopes and goals for therapy, establishing safety in our connection and work together, and allowing you to become familiar with somatic psychotherapy and the way I work. We will also be touching base on your life and your experiences that led to us sharing time together. Know that you do not need to relive past traumas or disclose anything that you don’t wish to discuss — while you are welcome to bring details of your journey and your story to our work, it is not necessary for healing and meaningful change to occur.

It is not uncommon for each session to have a different flow or format than the last, as an appointment is impacted by what you are feeling in the moment, what issues or concerns have arisen, and what we are working on together. I understand that this may feel scary or daunting, as familiarity and routine tend to feel safe or more comfortable. It is, however, vital to take into account the current status of your nervous system and what patterns of resistance or behavior are showing up. This mindful attention to your present experience will allow us to address the challenges that are active and present in your system at that time, and is part of what will reset the habitual manner in which your body and mind interact. You will often find that although the details of a particular situation that you bring to that session may be new, the body and nervous system response will point to the patterns that have been established.

My greatest hope is that in our sessions, you will find a place to let go of shame and self judgment, and show up exactly as you are. All parts of you are welcome as they are in this moment. Allow our time together to be a place of safety and acceptance while we begin the journey toward rediscovering (or perhaps finding for the first time) those qualities within your mind, heart and body.