BIO:

Sabrina Hayeem-Ladani is a Multidisciplinary Somatic Practitioner dedicated to tenderly guiding individuals on their healing journeys to unlock the innate wisdom and capacity of their bodies, and move towards greater freedom, joy and imagination.

She is a certified facilitator of The Resilience Toolkit, holds a certificate in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, trained in Saphire® Imagery technique under Dr. Catherine Shainberg at the School of Images, and is certified by the AADP as a Holistic Health Coach. In training and coaching contexts, Sabrina often pulls on tools from all of the above areas of training, and may also refer clients to resources from any of these fields. 

BACKGROUND:

With a background in the arts as a poet and multigenre performer, and several years working in the social justice non-profit sector, I draw from a variety of lived experiences and professions in my practice. As a native New Yorker and child of immigrants from the Middle East and India, I draw cross-cultural wisdom from the mysticism, ritual, and tradition of my ancestors. And I value the courage it takes to begin a healing journey, to break the cycles of transgenerational trauma, and to yearn for a life of deeper internal freedom and choice. 

I came to this work after years of talk therapy and non-profit burnout. Although the traditional therapeutic model can be valuable for preliminary self-discovery, I was faced with the limitations of over-analysis. When introduced to the body-based approach of somatics, a whole world was suddenly accessible; a powerful tool to help us move beyond cognitive reasoning, and into greater connection with ourselves, our bodies, and our communities. All this being said, I do believe that somatic techniques can be powerfully woven into traditional therapeutic models.

AREAS OF FOCUS:

Nervous system repair & education, chronic freeze & recovery, stress release, systemic oppression and structural inequities that create trauma, personal & relational agency & sovereignty, workplace trauma & burnout, nonprofit toxicity, holistic health & nutrition, shifting transgenerational cycles, creative processes, multiethnic/multicultural first & second generation experiences, among other areas.

All lived experiences, backgrounds, genders, abilities, body-types welcome.