Hey, I’m Nicholas Montaño. I offer somatically-grounded counseling for remembering and deepening the living wisdom within you—be that something you’re just beginning to sense, or have long carried forward.
For many of us, being ourselves can come at the cost of connection. In our work, I invite precisely those unmet places to come forward, as we explore fresh edges and potentials of your experience to be met differently. Is it possible that we can "be more ourselves", and in so doing, strengthen relationship, rather than threaten it?
In my work, I deeply honor the defenses that arise to protect you from moving too fast; I may even encourage you to find those places. Through radical acceptance, a lot of curiousity, and most especially a healthy-dose of being real, we’ll find a pace that brings more unity to your system, a special kind of being where we somehow feel more ourselves.
I weave in trauma-informed approaches like Somatic Experiencing to support us with this, drawing from my experiences and trainings to create space for the profound knowings of your whole body.
Your body knows what is possible, it remembers, and we learn from "it" that "you" may be vaster than you believed.
To learn more about my journey to this work and my training history, check out my About page.
For information on my fees, policies, and a primer on what it's like to work with me, you can visit my Services page.