Gia is an Associate Somatic Psychotherapist, licensed Massage Therapist and Yoga and Embodiment Teacher/Educator. She graduated from JFK University with a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, emphasis in Somatic Psychotherapy. Gia’s therapeutic orientations include grief tending and processing, self-compassion and self-care, mindfulness, meditation, breath focus, embodiment/movement, imaginal and visualization work, ritual and ceremonial somatics, art therapy, group facilitation, and eco based healing. Gia is currently finishing her Associateship at a community mental health clinic in California, both one on one and in group settings. Gia’s greatest influences and tools for personal growth and facilitation include a rich relationship with nature, ritual, poetry, ancient/indigenous history, and art. She believes by attuning to the natural world around us and within us, we are able to  access our memory of connection rather than separation. It is her wish to build community by creating and holding space in which people may arrive as they are and feel confident that they are well supported.