Lisa Elliott is a graduate of Antioch University Seattle after an internship with Dr. Sharon Stanley, an internationally known thought-leader in somatic psychotherapy, and has completed Dr. Stanley’s advanced training program.  Her holistic and transpersonal philosophy has developed from a previous career in health and movement coaching, as well as her leadership of the online Vagus Study Group. 

Lisa works with adults, and is compassionate and informed with all expressions of gender and identity. She is a fierce and open-hearted advocate for those who occupy marginalized places in their communities. She works with individuals and two-person relationships (partners, friends, siblings, parent and child) experiencing, stress, anxiety, depression, addiction in the family system, trauma, grief, loss, and other mental health concerns. Lisa also specializes in working with issues related to pregnancy, child-birth, and the challenges of living with chronic illness.

Lisa comes to counseling and spiritual guidance from earlier careers in photography, community organizing, construction project management, and aerial acrobatics performance and coaching. She is a mother of two young adults, and has walked the path of parenting as a single. She is also a consultant for individuals struggling with chronic illness, bridging the disciplines of mental and physical health. This focus has led to a holistic philosophy of healing and personal growth, and to a deep study of our embodiment of stress and trauma, as well as of the sources of our vitality and resilience.

Contemplative practices, as well as other transformative spiritual experiences, weave through her work as powerful tools for health and peace. Lisa specializes in the integration of these experiences so that clients can “live into” their promise. As an increasing number of people access the healing power of plant medicines, as well as transformation of consciousness through meditation and ritual, ongoing integration support is crucial.

She is the founder of the Vagus Study Group, which focuses on the ways our life experiences (including ancestral and prenatal ones) imprint on our embodiment and influence our emotional, physical and relational lives, both at an individual and a collective level. This international collaborative learning group has over 14,000 members, including leaders in somatic psychotherapy, spiritual teachers, and trauma-informed manual and movement therapists. In addition to her leadership role, her personal contributions to the group emphasize the social justice and ecosystemic implications of this fertile scientific and intellectual ground.

The accumulated knowledge and wisdom from her studies and experiences inform her work with clients dealing with emotional and physical health challenges, including complex and developmental trauma. Her depth of expertise also provides the foundation for her work in the integration of spiritual growth with the embodied psyche, in the context of our current culture and daily lives.

Her private pay rate is $175.00 per hour for individuals, and $250 for two-person sessions, with a number of sliding scale spots, as available. Lisa is not affiliated with insurance companies, and provides superbills for out-of-network billing by the client.

Please schedule a free initial consultation by contacting her directly at lisa@selahcounseling.cloud. You will receive a reply within 36 hours.