Somatic & Depth Therapy for a life deeply rooted.

Offering EMDR, Somatic therapy, IFS, Couples Therapy and Psychedelic Therapy in Seattle, WA so you can return to your nature.


Welcome. I’m glad you found your way here.

You are more than just your thoughts. You are made of stories, traditions, sensations, emotions, breath, imagination, energy, patterns, relationships, nature, and ancestry. Not everything must be transcended; some things ask to be held.

Therapy Modalities

When we aren't embodied, unresolved patterns show up as loops in the mind, the heavy tides of burnout, or a quiet disconnection from our own heart. These are not signs of brokenness, but signals from the nervous system alerting us to what needs tending.

Through somatic and depth-oriented modalities, we slow to the pace of the body to move beyond the story and into a new way of connecting to what’s true.

  • I am trained in the Hakomi Method— a gentle, mindfulness-based somatic therapy that invites self-inquiry through slowly studying the body-mind connection.

    Guided by the core principles of Hakomi—mindfulness, nonviolence, organicity, unity, and mind–body holism—this method creates a trauma-informed and compassionate space to explore your inner world. Instead of trying to analyze or solve feelings, Hakomi helps you slow down and notice the sensations, emotions, reactions, beliefs, and impulses that live beneath your words and stories. As we invite curiosity about what arises, new connections emerge, opening pathways to deeper self-knowledge and somatic resolution.

    Sessions may include mindfulness exploration of limiting beliefs, reenactments of missing experiences, IFS style parts work, gentle movement experiments, and consensual therapeutic touch, always shaped by your needs and readiness. By listening deeply to the body in this way, Hakomi offers an embodied path home to yourself.

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy honors the truth that we all contain multitudes. We carry different parts of ourselves that step forward in different situations—protecting us, holding our memories, or navigating our relationships. Sometimes, the roles these parts play can become rigid, leaving us stuck in repetitive patterns that no longer serve who we are today.

    Instead of fighting or trying to get rid of these different sides of yourself, IFS invites you to meet and befriend them so a collaborative relationship can form. This process can help you build a compassionate, trusting relationship with your entire inner ecosystem: the protective parts that keep you guarded, the vulnerable parts carrying old pain, and the essential parts connected to your joy, purpose, and pleasure.

    As we bring curiosity and deep attunement to these inner dynamics, natural harmony arises. By meeting what is present within, IFS creates room for genuine self-love, emotional balance, and a steady sense of inner security—allowing you to move through the world feeling grounded, present, and comfortable in your own skin.

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an empirically proven, body-centered therapy designed to help you process and move through distressing experiences that have become stuck in your nervous system. By using guided bilateral stimulation—such as gentle eye movements, taps, or sounds—EMDR helps your brain reprocess old memories in a way that naturally reduces their emotional intensity and shifts how they live in your body today.

    Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR taps into your system’s innate capacity for restoration. It allows painful experiences to be safely integrated and released without requiring you to talk through every distressing detail over and over. While highly effective for trauma, this approach is equally powerful for unburdening the nervous system from chronic stress, burnout, persistent self-doubt, and early attachment wounding—helping you reclaim a deeply felt sense of safety, pacing, and internal balance.

  • Transpersonal therapy supports what’s often called a spiritual emergence—a process where non-ordinary states of consciousness (through meditation, breathwork, dreams, psychedelic experiences, or spontaneous spiritual openings) bring profound shifts in awareness. These experiences can awaken a sense of meaning, connection, and creativity, yet they may also feel overwhelming, destabilizing, or difficult to integrate into daily life.

    In our work, we approach these moments with reverence for both their psychological and spiritual dimensions. Through somatic practices, mindfulness, and creative exploration, I help you anchor what’s unfolding—weaving intense or disorienting experiences into the practical fabric of your everyday life, and allowing them to become stable sources of inner wisdom, presence, and purpose.

  • Psychedelic-assisted therapy utilizes non-ordinary states of consciousness to engage the brain’s capacity for change through enhanced neuroplasticity. In these states, rigid survival patterns can loosen, opening space for new perspectives, emotional release, and somatic resolution. In my practice, I offer Cannabis-assisted psychotherapy (with physician approval), as well as harm-reduction preparation and integration therapy for journeys that unfold in my office, at home, or in ceremony. I am also trained by MAPS to offer MDMA-assisted therapy pending FDA approval, though it is not currently available and will only be offered in accordance with future regulatory guidelines.

    My approach blends clinical somatic practices with a mythopoetic lens. Together, we draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS), breathwork, ritual, mindfulness, story, and poetry to unpack your experiences and uncover their deeper meaning. Rather than leaving these journeys as abstract concepts, our work invites you to ground both the psychological insights and the rich symbolism into the practical fabric of your daily life—allowing you to return to your world more steady, clear, and fully inhabited.

  • Relationships are a powerful mirror; they can show us our deepest capacity for love while simultaneously sharpening our vulnerabilities and defenses. When old armor activates, it is easy to find yourself stuck in repetitive cycles, at a loss for how to communicate what you actually need and desire.

    In couples and relational therapy, I bring a collaborative, somatic approach to help you map these dynamics. By integrating nervous system regulation, attachment theory, and sex-positive counseling with IFS and Hakomi, we work beyond just the words being said. Instead of managing arguments, we slow down to track the somatic patterns and protective parts that take over during conflict—allowing you both to untangle chronic reactivity, rebuild relational safety, and return to a shared space of clarity, intimacy, and repair.

Ash Anthony

MA, LMFT

A smiling woman with glasses and short hair sitting outdoors in a patio chair, with a glass of water on a small table beside her, surrounded by chairs and trees, in a black and white image.

My path into this work began long before I became a therapist. I grew up in a lineage of women shaped by unspoken grief; my great-grandmother lost her life to it, and my grandmother and mother lost much of their capacity to love because of it. That absence left a quiet disconnection in me—one I could feel in my body long before I had the words to name it.

Through years of somatic therapy, parts work, and integrating ritual and ceremony into the everyday, I learned to trust the wisdom of my own body. Beneath the grief, I discovered my inner knowing had never truly left. I came to understand that healing is not about fixing what’s broken—because none of us are broken—but about reclaiming what has been buried and patiently giving it room to grow. The answers we seek already live within us; together, we move toward wholeness, aliveness, and the parts of you that have always known the way home.

Reflections

  • “Ash has a rare gift for meeting the darkest material with steadiness and presence, never flinching from what's hard to look at, while also bringing levity and even laughter to the parts of it that are, in their own way, absurdly human.”

    — Anonymous client

  • “I have felt and seen a huge shift in myself and how I show up with other people, Ash's support has been pivotal in helping me to address challenges and unlock unknown parts of myself.”

    —Anonymous client

  • “Ash created a space where I could slowly begin to look at all parts of myself with honesty, compassion, and safety. Our work together has helped me grieve what needed grieving, understand myself more clearly, and advocate for the life and relationships I deserve. I feel more open now, more grounded, and more able to trust myself. Ash has a rare ability to hold deep pain with warmth, steadiness, humor, and care, and I am profoundly thankful for the support she has given me.”

    —Anonymous client

  • “Ash is a unique and particularly skillful clinician who holds tremendous wisdom of her own, while trusting in the client's innate wholeness. Her relational style, deep empathy and commitment to personal and community-based healing radiates in her presence.”

    — Lisa Vaughn LMHCA

  • “Ash is insightful and intuitive. She’s well-trained and experienced in finding unique pathways to healing deep wounds. Ash brings a warm, curious and welcoming energy to her work. I highly recommend her for those looking to make real and lasting change.”

    — Miranda Santisteban LMFT

Return to your nature.

Your body knows the way home.

You May Be Wondering…

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  • Individual Psychotherapy:

    • 50-minute individual session: $260
    • 75-minute individual intake session: $390

    Couples & Relational Psychotherapy:
    • 75-minute couples session: $400. • 2-hour couples intake session: $640

    Cannabis-Assisted Therapy

    • 3-Hour Cannabis-Assisted Therapy: $780

    3-Hour “Marathon Therapy” sessions are billed at standard hourly rates and booked on Fridays.

    A portion of my practice is dedicated to reduced-fee sessions to support a more inclusive path to healing. If my standard rates are a barrier for you, let’s discuss what is possible. Please see Information and Policies for details.

  • Not at the moment. I am an "Out of Network" provider for all PPO insurance plans. In some cases, services may be reimbursed in part by your health insurance plan if you have out of network behavioral health coverage. I can provide you with a “superbill' that you can submit to your insurance. It is the client’s responsibility to inquire about their benefit coverage.

  • Yes. Somatic therapy can often benefit from the felt resonance of working together in the same room, and I prioritize in-person sessions at my office in the SODO neighborhood of Seattle—the ancestral land of the Duwamish and Coast Salish peoples. The space features free parking, a mountain view, and a sweet therapy dog who often joins us in session.

    Because somatic and depth work thrive on physical presence, I do not see clients exclusively through telehealth. However, I gladly offer virtual sessions for local Washington state clients who primarily work with me in person but occasionally need flexibility due to scheduling shifts, illness, or temporary life transitions.

  • I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (WA: LF61245016) with an MA from Antioch University and over a decade of experience weaving together depth psychology, trauma therapy, spiritual emergence, creative modalities, and body-based practices. Ash Anthony, LMFT is a somatic therapist in Seattle, Washington specializing in Hakomi Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and psychedelic therapy through a transpersonal lens.

    My advanced training includes:

    • Intimacy from the Inside Out (Internal Family Systems Institute)

    • EMDR (EMDR Institute, Inc.), Level 2

    • Hakomi Somatic Therapy (Seattle Hakomi Education Network), Level 2

    • MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MAPS)

    • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (Telos)

    • Holotropic Breathwork (Grof® Legacy Training)

    • Trauma-Informed Yoga (200-hour training in progress)

    I am also a member of the C. G. Jung SocietyAAMFT, and WAMFT.

  • Please provide 48 hours notice for cancellations or reschedules by phone, text, or email. For less than 48 hours notice, the full self-pay session fee is due. If both of our schedules allow rescheduling in the same calendar week, no fee is due, though this option cannot be guaranteed.

    Due to high demand for mental health services, clients who are able to prioritize weekly session attendance will have priority scheduling. Clients are allowed 2 cancellations per 6 month period before losing their weekly appointment time and returning to as available scheduling.

  • Yes. If you meet the criteria for family medical leave I can provide your employer or the state with the appropriate paperwork needed to apply for FMLA. When taking FMLA it is required that you are in weekly therapy, and that we provide a treatment plan and summary of your notes to your employer for approval of FMLA. Paperwork fees will be charged accordingly.

Field Notes


Are you feeling an internal yes?