
From self-abandonment to self-trust.
Trauma-informed somatic therapy for women ready to break free from old patterns and come home to themselves.
Deep, lasting change for women who feel stuck.
You’re thoughtful and self-aware. You’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, maybe even done years of therapy. And still, something feels out of reach. You find yourself caught in the same relationship dynamics, longing for closeness but feeling overwhelmed or distant when it arrives.
It’s not because you’re broken. It’s because the patterns that shaped you, often formed in childhood, are still quietly running the show.
Together, we will gently explore the roots of these patterns, so you can begin to feel safe, connected, and truly at home in your relationships - starting with the one you have with yourself.
Do you feel like you’ve hit a plateau in your healing and you’re ready to experience real, lasting transformation?
I work with women who are ready to move beyond just talking about the past and want to actually feel different in their day-to-day lives - more connected, more grounded, more themselves. This isn’t about pushing through or finding quick fixes. It’s about slowing down and getting to the root.
Here’s the reality - Healing isn’t just about understanding your past, it’s about creating change in the present.
In our work together, we’ll go beyond traditional talk therapy, using a present-moment, body-aware approach to help you explore what’s been keeping you stuck and build new patterns that support the life you truly want. You’ll learn how to listen to your body’s cues, develop a felt sense of safety, strengthen your boundaries, and break free from old relational cycles so you can move through life with more clarity, confidence and authenticity.
Let’s go beyond quick fixes and start doing the deep work that creates lasting change.
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Trauma Therapy
Gently explore your story, heal from the past, and build new ways of relating to yourself and others. Grounded in compassion and collaboration, this work honors your nervous system and your lived experience.
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Somatic Experiencing
A body-based approach to healing that helps you shift out of survival states and into greater ease, presence and aliveness. This work unfolds slowly, helping you tune into sensation, settle your system and build lasting resilience.
Marisa Vann, MEd, LPC, SEP
Somatic Psychotherapist (she/her/hers)
I believe therapists and healers can only take clients as far as they have gone themselves. I have a deep dedication to my own personal therapeutic and body-based healing, which allows me to empathize deeply with your healing experience. My direct, yet warm and understanding approach serves as a container for our work and my knowledge of what it feels like to embark on my own healing allows me to compassionately co-journey with you on yours.
I offer a grounded, steady presence and a healing experience that’s both deeply supportive and lovingly challenging. I won’t just listen - I’ll help you see the patterns keeping you stuck and guide you toward real transformation. I’ll encourage you to step into your power, set healthy boundaries, and reconnect with the most confident, authentic version of yourself so you can fully grasp the change you’ve been longing for.
Real healing is possible, and now is the right time for you to feel into your healing.
I earned my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of New Orleans, and I have completed several somatic training programs that greatly inform my work as a somatic psychotherapist:
Kathy Kain and Stephen Terrell – Year-long training in Somatic Resilience and Regulation.
Somatic Experiencing Institute – Three-year training program in Somatic Experiencing® to achieve Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) certification.
Kathy Kain – Year-long Touch Skills Training for Therapists and a four-day training in Somatic Narrative and the Viscera.
Stephen Terrell – Year-long training in Transforming the Experienced-Based Brain (TEB).
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Louisiana (LA license #5505).
Ready to start your healing journey?