My hope is that when you leave a session with me, you will feel heard, cared for, listened to, and feel that I was present for you.
I invite you to read my Testimonials page for some sense of how folks have experienced and articulated their journey with me. (These haven't been updated in a few years).
I also hope that we can share some laughs along the way, because one thing I have learned is that laughter is good medicine and healing work doesn't have to be so serious!
Read through my Sessions page to find out more about my modalities.
Work, Identities, Training...
I grew up in an Italian American family in the working class, old brass factory city of Waterbury, CT and have lived and studied in California, Miami, New Mexico, Senegal West Africa, and Hawaii. I have been living in southern Vermont, on unceded, stolen land belonging to the Abenaki tribe, since 2000. I began studying healing arts modalities with a focus on trauma resolution in 1997. I come from a southern Italian lineage of Seers on my mother's side and experienced a profound spiritual "awakening" as a child that had been a guiding force in my life.
My certifications and degrees include:
Somatic EMDR Therapy certificate, The Embody Lab, 2024
Internal Family Systems Therapy, Center for Self Leadership, Natick, MA, 2018
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner certificate from the Somatic Experiencing Institute in Boulder, CO, 2013 (including being a teaching assistant for SEI trainings since 2013)
Herbal Medicine certificate, Gaia School of Healing and Earth Education, 2013, Westminster, Vermont.
Bachelor of Science in Personal Transformation and Energy Healing from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing in Miami, Florida,
Massage Therapist and related bodywork diploma from the New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts in Santa Fe, 1999
Reiki Master of the Usui Lineage of Healers, 1997 to 2005
Certified Infant Massage Instructor from the International Association of Infant Massage, 2000
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 1999.
Work history:
Before going full-time private practice in 2004, my work as a Mental Health Counselor includes work with children to adults to elders in residential facilities such as The Life Healing Center of Santa Fe, NM, Opal Cliffs in Santa Cruz, CA, The Brattleboro Retreat in Bratleboro, VT, and The Community House in Brattleboro, VT. In my early life, starting at age 14, I held a number of working class service jobs.
Professional Orgs:
I am on the Roster of Non-licensed Psychotherapists (regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation, VT Secretary of State) Credential # 097.0134216. I am a member of the Associated Psychotherapists of Vermont, The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, the Brennan Healing Science Association, American Bodywork and Massage Professionals, and carry liability insurance.
Personally, my life has been rich with deep relationships, travel, music, and community organizing around social justice all while healing from the traumas of my youth. Passionate about living closely with the land and nature, as well as being active in the struggle for racial justice and human rights, my life is focused on doing as little harm as possible (deep care toward myself, others, and the land) and acknowledging/leveraging both my advantages and my oppressed identities. I am committed to working for justice and liberation for all bodies, as a queer/lesbian/gender non-conforming, white, mixed-class person living in a predominantly white, rural community. I am the Board Chair of the local rural LGBTQ organization Out in the Open, a former core organizer of Lost River Racial Justice (a local group organizing around racial justice in the southern VT region), and a founding member of the Somatic Experiencing Working Group for Racial Justice (within the SEI community, nationally). I facilitate trainings for therapists and bodyworkers to learn more about how to create safer spaces for marginalized communities in our healing practices, groups for white folks looking to unbind from the harms of racial capitalism, I offer supervision and consultation for other therapists, and facilitate healing groups of all kinds. I am also a musician (drums and bass) and can be found swooning over the VT wilderness as much as possible :-)
My certifications and degrees include:
Somatic EMDR Therapy certificate, The Embody Lab, 2024
Internal Family Systems Therapy, Center for Self Leadership, Natick, MA, 2018
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner certificate from the Somatic Experiencing Institute in Boulder, CO, 2013 (including being a teaching assistant for SEI trainings since 2013)
Herbal Medicine certificate, Gaia School of Healing and Earth Education, 2013, Westminster, Vermont.
Bachelor of Science in Personal Transformation and Energy Healing from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing in Miami, Florida,
Massage Therapist and related bodywork diploma from the New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts in Santa Fe, 1999
Reiki Master of the Usui Lineage of Healers, 1997 to 2005
Certified Infant Massage Instructor from the International Association of Infant Massage, 2000
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 1999.
Work history:
Before going full-time private practice in 2004, my work as a Mental Health Counselor includes work with children to adults to elders in residential facilities such as The Life Healing Center of Santa Fe, NM, Opal Cliffs in Santa Cruz, CA, The Brattleboro Retreat in Bratleboro, VT, and The Community House in Brattleboro, VT. In my early life, starting at age 14, I held a number of working class service jobs.
Professional Orgs:
I am on the Roster of Non-licensed Psychotherapists (regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation, VT Secretary of State) Credential # 097.0134216. I am a member of the Associated Psychotherapists of Vermont, The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, the Brennan Healing Science Association, American Bodywork and Massage Professionals, and carry liability insurance.
Personally, my life has been rich with deep relationships, travel, music, and community organizing around social justice all while healing from the traumas of my youth. Passionate about living closely with the land and nature, as well as being active in the struggle for racial justice and human rights, my life is focused on doing as little harm as possible (deep care toward myself, others, and the land) and acknowledging/leveraging both my advantages and my oppressed identities. I am committed to working for justice and liberation for all bodies, as a queer/lesbian/gender non-conforming, white, mixed-class person living in a predominantly white, rural community. I am the Board Chair of the local rural LGBTQ organization Out in the Open, a former core organizer of Lost River Racial Justice (a local group organizing around racial justice in the southern VT region), and a founding member of the Somatic Experiencing Working Group for Racial Justice (within the SEI community, nationally). I facilitate trainings for therapists and bodyworkers to learn more about how to create safer spaces for marginalized communities in our healing practices, groups for white folks looking to unbind from the harms of racial capitalism, I offer supervision and consultation for other therapists, and facilitate healing groups of all kinds. I am also a musician (drums and bass) and can be found swooning over the VT wilderness as much as possible :-)
Lisa Newell
167 Main St. Suite 307
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-380-0546
lisajnewell@gmail.com
167 Main St. Suite 307
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-380-0546
lisajnewell@gmail.com