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SOMATIC EXPERIENCING & EXPRESSIVE ARTS

Find Balance Beyond Words:

Gentle, Body-Centered Support for Stress, Burnout, and Perinatal Transitions

When navigating major life shifts—preparing for parenthood, adjusting to postpartum life, or carrying chronic overwhelm—words alone don't always capture what we feel. Discover a non-verbal path to calm and resilience.

Meet Ann Davis, MPH, SEP
Master’s Degree in Expressive Arts Therapy
Master of Public Health
Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner

For over 25 years, Ann Davis has supported individuals, parents, caregivers, and neurodiverse humans through life's complex seasons. As a mother, artist, and advocate, Ann offers 1-on-1 and group somatic coaching sessions. Her work lives at the intersection of body, creativity, and relationship—helping you restore ease, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with your innate resilience.

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"Healing is not about becoming someone new. It is a lifelong practice of remembering who we are beneath the ways we have learned to protect ourselves, reconnecting with the wisdom of our bodies, and returning home to ourselves."

How Body-Based Wellness Supports Your Journey
Rather than focusing on medical diagnosis or traditional talk therapy, these sessions utilize a bottom-up approach—listening to physical sensations, body tracking, and creative expression to gently restore balance.
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Somatic Experiencing (SE)
Developed by Dr. Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing is a gentle, body-oriented approach to stress release. Rather than focusing only on thoughts or retelling difficult stories, SE helps us notice physical sensations, breath, and posture. By slowing down and tracking what is unfolding in the body, your nervous system can complete unfinished protective responses, release stored tension, and regain flexibility.
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Expressive Arts Practice
Expressive Arts uses multi-modal creative processes—including visual art, watercolor, clay, journal work, sound, and gentle movement—to give non-verbal form to emotions. No artistic experience or "talent" is ever required. The focus is entirely on the sensory experience and creative process as an active pathway for curiosity, self-discovery, and nervous system regulation.
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Somatic & Creative Support for Your Parenting Journey

Pregnancy & Postpartum Nervous System Health

Gentle, body-based tools to process physical changes during pregnancy, birth reflections, and the intense emotional shifts of the postpartum period. Designed to help you step out of fight-or-flight and reconnect with ease.

Neurodiversity-Affirming Parenting & Caregiving

Compassionate somatic and expressive arts support for neurodivergent parents or those raising neurodivergent children. We focus on sensory regulation, strengths-based tools, and honoring how your family processes the world.

Parenting & Early Childhood Connection

Supporting parents—and parents alongside young children—in building emotional co-regulation. Learn non-verbal, creative ways to navigate childhood overwhelm, parenting stress, and everyday family dynamics.

Maternal Burnout & Depletion

A dedicated, restorative space for parents carrying the heavy mental and logistical load of caregiving. Reclaim your identity, release accumulated stress, and express feelings beyond words.

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Invest in Your Nervous System Wellnes​s

Services are cash-pay, non-clinical wellness offerings, providing flexibility without requiring an insurance-mandated mental health diagnosis.

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Individual Session
$150/50 minute session 
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Nervous System Reset
$690/6-week Package

  • 1-on-1 Somatic Experiencing & Expressive Arts Coaching

  • Includes standard art materials & supplies

  • Offered virtually or via Oahu Walk & Talk sessions

  • 6 structured, weekly 50-minute individual sessions

  • Full supply kit for art sessions included

  • Dedicated focus on grounding and long-term somatic resilience

Disclaimer & Legal Notice:

Somatic Experiencing and Expressive Arts Coaching services offered on this page are non-clinical, cash-pay educational and wellness offerings. They do not constitute licensed clinical mental health counseling, psychotherapy, or medical treatment, and do not involve psychiatric diagnosis. If you are seeking clinical mental health treatment, our team can assist in connecting you with a licensed mental health therapist within our practice.

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