Our Values
Our values at Soma Roots Therapy are the roots and soil of how we show up with you: real humans, doing real work.
Integrity, Authenticity, & Trust
Therapy only works if you feel safe enough to be honest, messy, quiet, loud, or uncertain, so creating psychological and physical safety for you is non‑negotiable. You are an active partner in this process—an expert on your own life—so we collaborate on goals, pace, and how much you share, instead of pretending we have a one‑size‑fits‑all roadmap.
We are humans, not healing robots, which means we will miss the mark sometimes—and when that happens, we believe in accountability, repair, and doing better instead of doubling down. We also have boundaries (just like you), and we commit to naming them clearly and honestly, and inviting you to do the same so the relationship can stay grounded and respectful.
Autonomy, Agency & Collaboration
We assume you are the expert on your lived experience and we are here as companions, not directors of your life. That means we check in about what is and isn’t working, invite feedback, and adapt our approach instead of quietly deciding for you what “healed” is supposed to look like.
We care deeply about your agency: you get to ask questions, decline interventions, change your mind, and move at a pace that respects your nervous system rather than a productivity schedule. When we introduce new boundaries, options, or clinical recommendations, we’ll explain the why behind them so you never feel like the last to know what’s happening in your own therapy.
Affirmation & Inclusion
You are welcome here. Full stop. That means your identities, body, culture, neurotype, spirituality (or non‑spirituality), pronouns, kink, and relationship structures do not need to be edited down to be “palatable” for us. We actively work to challenge oppression and create an affirming space where more and more parts of you get to know, “I deserve to be seen and known just as I am,” not “once I’ve fixed myself up first”.
Our work leans toward growth, not perfection; you won’t earn gold stars for being the “best” client, but we will absolutely celebrate the tiny, awkward, hopeful steps that often matter more than the cinematic breakthroughs. Progress here might look like saying no, crying for the first time in months, feeling your feet on the floor, or sending one brave email—and we count all of that as real, important movement.
Sustainable Care For The Long Haul
Healing is more like nurturing a forest than flipping a light switch, so we design our work—and our business practices—to be sustainable for both clients and clinicians over time. That includes being transparent about policies, fees, and capacity, and making thoughtful choices to keep the space emotionally, physically, and financially viable instead of burning everyone out in the name of “helping”.
We aim for a pace and structure that your future self can actually live with, not a crash‑course in self‑improvement that leaves you exhausted and disconnected from your body. Sustainable care means we honor rest, limits, and laughter right alongside insight, grief, and growth—because all of it belongs in the ecosystem of your healing.