What becomes possible when you trust yourself?
Mental health counseling, somatic work, psychedelic and transformational support, and integration for the many ways we learn, grow, get stuck, come undone, and find our way forward. A place for curiosity, honesty, care and the full range of being human.
About me
I'm Daniella Gruenspecht, a mental health counselor (MHC-LP), somatic practitioner, yoga teacher, and facilitator. I've spent more than twenty years working with people in different capacities, from education and mental health to wellness retreats and psychedelic preparation, facilitation, and integration.
I'm warm, curious, direct, and I bring a sense of humor to this work. How we work together depends on who you are, what's present for you, and what you need.
I'm also very much on my own journey. Working with people keeps me learning, growing, and curious about what it means to be human. I feel blessed to do this work.
What we might work on together.
Sexual Trauma
I work with people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and other forms of sexual trauma. We may work with shame and self-blame, boundaries and trust, your relationship with your body, and the ways trauma can affect your relationships and sense of self. I also care about what comes next: developing self-compassion, trusting yourself more, strengthening your sense of agency, and making room for your creativity, gifts, and potential.
Childhood Trauma & Attachment
I work with people who grew up with a parent or caregiver who was critical, emotionally unavailable, unpredictable, controlling, or unable to provide the warmth and support they needed. We can explore how those early relationships still show up in your adult life, including in relationships, self-worth, boundaries, and the way you relate to and care for yourself.
Psychedelic Integration & Transformational Experiences
I support people preparing for or integrating psychedelic experiences, retreats, and other significant experiences that have shifted something in how you see yourself or your life. We can make sense of what came up, work with what still feels unresolved, and find grounded ways to carry what was meaningful into your everyday life.
How this journey unfolds.
My approach blends somatic, nervous-system-informed work with direct, honest conversation. We move at the pace of trust, and we work with all of you: body, story, and the patterns that shaped you.
Settle
We begin in the body. Through somatic experiencing, breath, and presence, we build the safety that lets you exhale and be met exactly as you are.
Process
We revisit what shaped you, through EMDR-informed process work and guided journeys, so old stories can loosen, be understood, and re-pattern.
Open
We reconnect you to what's larger: ancestors, spirit, nature, and your own knowing, and to the playful, alive self that's always been there.
Some of what I carry was passed to me quietly, by elders far from any clinic: Mazatec elders in the mountains of Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, Mexico, and Shipibo elders along the Amazon in Iquitos, Peru. I hold these traditions with deep respect and discretion. That work lives close to the earth and close to the heart. When a path calls for it, we walk it slowly, in trust, and always in conversation. If you feel drawn, we'll talk about what's right for you.
Find the container that fits where you are.
Every offering is shaped to you. If you're not sure where to begin, begin with a conversation.
Counseling & Somatic Sessions
Individual sessions blending mental health counseling with somatic and spiritual care, a steady place to be met, understood, and gently moved.
Committed Containers
For those ready to go all in: transformational journeys held over three, six, or twelve months, tailored to your unfolding.
Ceremony & Circle
Small-group and private gatherings: cacao and tea ceremony, breath work, movement, sound, and guided meditation, woven into a truly healing atmosphere.
Retreats & Nature Immersion
Private and intimate retreats in wild places: the woods, the water, the cold plunge, the spring. Time set apart to remember who you are.
What this work can include.
Pulled from different corners of my training, mixed and matched to what you need.
- Individual counseling
- Couples counseling
- Psychedelic preparation and integration
- Cacao and other plant medicine ceremonies
- Breathwork
- Blessing circles
- Guided meditation, including spirit-animal journeying
- Private and group yoga
- Guided movement
- Private and group hikes
- Foraging for plants and mushrooms
- Musical improv and comedy as a therapeutic modality
Location
Evolutionary Psychotherapy & Holistic Healing291 Wall St, Kingston, NY
In-person or virtual sessions available
Session format
50 to 75 minute sessionsRates & insurance
Sessions begin at $350. A limited number of reduced-rate spaces are offered. If cost is a barrier, please reach out. No insurance accepted at this time.Who I work with
Adolescents, adults, and end-of-life careLet's see if we're a fit.
This work is intimate, and beginnings matter. Share a little about what's calling you and I'll be in touch personally.
Prefer email? Write me at daniellagruenspecht@gmail.com.
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