A life of beauty & connection
Somatic Counseling & Trauma Healing
for nervous system restoration, attachment healing & interpersonal growth
Somatic Experiencing 𖣐 Craniosacral Bodywork 𖣐 Grief Work 𖣐 Groups
SEP™ serving Sebastopol, Santa Rosa, West County & remote clients across the globe
Welcome, I’m Coby
When people find this work, they’re usually looking for relief, or a way to stop a crisis that keeps repeating. And then, often sooner than they expect, they discover hidden parts of themselves that are full of whimsy, joy, humor, and silliness.
When we can’t touch the hard parts, it’s also hard to touch the good stuff. As your capacity builds, it expands to hold the whole range of what life has to offer. Wonder and all.
I’m a certified Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and I bring in bodywork when it serves you, always at the pace your system sets. Sessions are held in West Sonoma County or remotely.
“I walk away renewed, re-centered, and somehow more myself.” -Caitlin
“More often than not, we think pain is a signal that we must stop, rather than find its source. Our souls aspire toward growth… In this context, a body in pain is a soul in longing.”
—MALIDOMA SOMÉ
Offerings
Somatic Experiencing Sessions
Nervous system support for anxiety, panic, depression, attachment & stored trauma. Together, we meet your nervous system and build capacity for safety, getting to the root that lives beyond words.
Groups & Courses
Powerful healing happens in relationship. Join for community grief work, along with two new courses in development, waitlists now open.
More Safety, More You
Perhaps you’ve done everything you can think of, and you still feel stuck. You keep repeating patterns you swore you’d break, and your nervous system keeps looping through old responses, even when you understand where they came from. Or you’re carrying chronic pain with little or no explanation from doctors, grief, or a big life change, and you want someone steady beside you. This work is for that.
We start with what you came for, at the pace your system sets. And as you begin to feel safer in your body, you might find some resolve in those hard parts, but also parts of yourself that have been hiding out: vibrant, fun, lovely parts that are ready to finally make an appearance now that the coast is clear.
Let’s talk about what you’re holding and what might help.
Serving West Sonoma County & Remotely
Safe, steady presence
A calm, grounded space where you can feel what’s here without being overwhelmed.
Relief first, then more
Somatic experiencing and optional craniosacral bodywork. We start with what you came for, at the pace your system sets. Often something bigger opens up.
Certified & Experienced
SEP™ certified. Trained directly with Peter Levine and Gabor Maté in nervous system regulation, restoration, and healing.
What Clients Say
“Coby is a wonderful counselor. He is empathic, intuitive, and helps you stay present by modeling behaviors and practices. He listens extremely well, understands dreams, and also works on my body on his table for 15 to 20 minutes using cranial-sacral skills and acupressure.
Raphael B. 𖣐
Coby has had a profound impact on my life. Coby has a rare intuition for seeing you as you are, with genuine compassion and presence. He’s helped me discover ways of being and knowing beyond the mind: listening to my body, trusting my own experience, and making space for what can’t always be explained.
James R. 𖣐
Our sessions are founded on his unique ability to co-regulate. I find myself making huge, honest, and expansive shifts when we are together simply because he can hold our nervous systems in harmony.
We talk a little, feel into the body a lot, and sync our systems with the birds, trees and other creatures near us. It has been healing to feel in my body that there is another way beyond the constant bracing, clenching and constriction.
Kate E. 𖣐
Coby is an attuned and deeply supportive practitioner. Highly recommend 1 on 1 sessions as well as his community grief work.
Shawn S. 𖣐
Somatic work with Coby has been incredibly effective, much more than the many years of talk therapy that I did prior to Coby. I feel more grounded, clear on my boundaries, and am more aware of what activates my parasympathetic nervous system more than at any other point in my 56 years.
Coby has this way about him; gently and respectfully creating a space where my mind, heart, and body imperceptibly know it’s safe to be vulnerable.
Angela C. 𖣐
The healing that I am undergoing is far beyond anything I have experienced in the past, and it has also greatly supported my spiritual practice. My depression has greatly lifted (which is more amazing than I can put into words), and my anxiety is starting to make some headway.
Coby has a way of making me feel safe and allowing me to feel more deeply and to be open with what I am feeling. He is the most caring and open health care provider I have ever been to. My wife praises the day I found him.
Rick B. 𖣐
Free Consultation Call
Schedule a free 20-minute consultation to explore working with me in Sebastopol CA for Somatic Experiencing Therapy, Craniosacral Bodywork, Groups or remotely in sessions online
For fellow grief workers, ritualists, somatic practitioners who would like to consult with me about their practice, please schedule a Practitioner Consultation.