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Change you can feel.
Holistic nervous-system care for:
Trauma, Grief, PTSD &
Chronic Pain/Injuries
Embodied Spirituality, Ancestral Practices & Eco/Forest Therapy
ADHD, ASD, HSP's, Empaths & Neuro-Queer Identities
Gender-Inclusive Birthwork, Pelvic/Perinatal Wellbeing & Cyclical Living
Anxiety, Depression & Chronic Stress/Urgency
Intimacy, Embodied Relationships & Somatic Attachment Repair
the feeling space
Integrative Spiritual-Somatic Therapy
The Feeling Space is an embodied spiritual care centre in Guelph, ON operated by Emily Barrie. Emily is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Integrative Somatic Therapy Practitioner (ISTP™) , 500hr Certified Yoga Instructor, and queer-affirming birthworker & educator.
Using trauma-centred, holistic, and body-based approaches to psychotherapy and mind/body healing, I help people feel and embody their wholeness by learning to connect with the emotions and sensations our bodies use to communicate their wisdom.
By creating space to feel the body more deeply, we can attune to the sacred nature of its stories, compassionately reshape our nervous system's survival patterning, and gently begin to feel more s p a c e inside.
Individual and relational sessions are offered online and in-person at my office, or via forest therapy. I am currently accepting clients for early 2025 - please reach out to feelingspacetherapy@gmail.com to join my waitlist.
online & in person
Transpersonal body psychotherapy that integrates:
Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP)™ for trauma recovery
ISTP™ is a holistic body psychotherapy developed by Ratha Chek, RCC, rooted in orgonomic body psychotherapy
Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP™) is a ceremonial and soul-based body psychotherapy for intentional somatic release and trauma recovery. ISTP™ brings together restorative postures, ceremony, breathwork, mindfulness, resilience practices, somatic processing, sacred sound, and bodywork/restorative touch to gently metabolize trauma responses, repattern the nervous system, and invite more space to experience yourself in your wholeness.
Embodied Spirituality, Ancestral Practices & Forest Therapy
Embodied practices in connecting to land, culture, spirit, and ancestral wisdom
My MA is in Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy, and I have training, practice, and supervision in Eco-spiritualities. I offer anti-racist and justice-oriented approaches to spiritual, cultural, ancestral, and transpersonal psychotherapy, with a special focus on eco-spiritualities, earth-based traditions, cyclical/rhythmic living, and tending to intergenerational grief. Sessions are offered in-office, online, or directly on the land via forest therapy.
Somatic "Talk" Therapy: Experiential & embodied conversations
Compassion-focused and spiritually-integrated "talk" therapy for deep nervous system care
Embodied talk therapy that offers compassionate practices for nurturing our emotions, being with and metabolizing trauma, and establishing safety in our bodies and our world. My talk-based approaches are trauma-centered and transpersonal, drawing from parts work, polyvagal theory, expressive arts, emotionally focused therapies, narrative therapy, dream work, spiritual psychotherapy, and are heavily compassion-focused.
Creative Arts, Organic Movement & Sound Medicine
Arts- & play- based processing, organic movement, and sound therapy for nervous system resilience
I invite the creative and intuitive self fully into both talk therapy and ISTP™ sessions. My work is integrative and can include organic movement, expressive arts, breathwork, restorative postures, sound medicine and vocal toning, and practices for building embodied awareness and orienting toward safety.
Your body is telling a story -
and I am honoured to listen.
About Emily (she/they)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
MA Spiritual Care & Psychotherapy
Integrative Somatic Therapist, CYT500
Embodied Birthworker & Educator
I work with: Individuals (16+), Couples, Relationships, Groups
My approach is: Somatic (body & nervous-system based), Trauma-Focused, Spiritually-Integrated and Holistic, Compassionate, Anti-Oppressive & Justice-Oriented, Queer/Trans-Affirming, Nature-Based, Arts-Integrated, Client-Centred, Gentle, Strengths-Based
I am trained in: Integrative Somatic Therapy (ISTP™), Trauma Yoga, Trauma-Informed Childbirth Education and Full-Spectrum Birthwork, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Somatic/Energetic Bodywork for Nervous System Resilience, Queer & Justice-Oriented approaches
I draw from: Somatic trauma therapy, experiential therapy, parts work, arts and play based modalities, polyvagal theory, spiritual/ transpersonal/ancestral therapies, somatic eco-therapy, grief work
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"it's not about feeling better,
it's about getting better at feeling"
- Dr. Gabor Maté
Location
Contact
Office Hours
Session Fees
Guelph, ON (East End)
Mon - Thurs
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
$160/hr (Covered by many benefit plans). Sliding scale spaces are currently full.