Hi, I’m Diana. I’m so glad you’re here.
I am a wife, a mom, a friend, a daughter, a human. I consider myself a lifelong learner— not someone who has mastered life, but who is committed to the process of learning and unlearning, and remembering to be kind to myself along the way.
People often describe me as calming and safe, while also confident in guiding the work with clarity and intention.
My Approach
I don’t know what you’re going through, but I do know what it’s like to be human. I know what it feels like when life just gets to be too much, and when you feel like you just can’t keep going the way things are right now. Maybe you wake up already feeling panicky and anxious, in pain, or overwhelmed. Maybe you can’t sleep because of all that’s weighing on you. Maybe you’ve spent months or even years searching for answers, seeing different doctors or counselors, trying treatments, and still feeling like nothing has fully helped or explained what you’re going through.
If this is you, I want you to know that you don’t have to walk this road alone. There’s a different path, and I’d love to walk with through it with you. Through personal experience, lots of my own therapy, research, and grad school, I’ve learned how nervous system dysregulation can drive an incredibly wide range of physical and emotional symptoms. Traits like perfectionism, people-pleasing, hypervigilance, over-thinking, avoidance, anxiety, depression (among so many others) have roots in a nervous system that’s been working tirelessly to protect you and help you stay connected. Everyone makes sense in the context of their story. So, this is where we begin— becoming really curious and compassionate towards your story and learning why your nervous system learned to try to protect you in the ways that it does.
For those of you who found me because you are dealing with chronic pain or other symptoms, we will additionally talk through the science behind the symptoms, and help you get to the root of them. The pain is real—it is not imagined—but it is not always caused by structural damage or injury. At its core, pain is the brain’s way of signaling danger, whether that danger is physical or emotional. Together, we’ll explore why your nervous system is on high alert and create the conditions for it to feel safe enough to turn the alarm down. There aren’t any quick fixes, and the work sometimes feels hard, but this I can promise you: You are worth it.
The word soma comes from ancient Greek and means “the body.” But in its original context, people understood the body to be much more integrated with the mind and spirit than we do in our modern culture. This idea— that our mind, body, and spirit are deeply intertwined— is the lens I bring to this work, and why I named my practice Soma House.
I use an integrative approach that draws from Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), somatic therapies, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help regulate your nervous system, ease chronic pain and other persistent symptoms, and support a deeper connection to yourself and others, so you can feel more grounded and at peace in your life.
Soma House Values
Safety and Trust: Healing begins when the nervous system feels safe. I hope to create a space where clients can feel held, seen, and supported.
Whole Person Perspective: I see mind, body, and inner experience as interconnected; symptoms are messages, not flaws.
Collaboration: You are the expert in your own life. I walk alongside you, sharing what has worked for me and guiding exploration, never dictating the path.
Curiosity and Compassion: I listen with curiosity and respond with compassion, helping you explore your experiences with kindness toward yourself.
Authenticity: I show up as my true self and encourage you to do the same, creating a space where honesty and openness can guide your growth.
Inherent Dignity: I honor the inherent worth of every person, believing that everyone deserves respect, care, and a safe space to be seen.
