Somatic Experiencing & Psychobiological inquiry with Alyson foley contreras
What if what you're going through makes sense?
Whether you’re processing an experience you can name or trying to understand a symptom or pattern you can’t, you can begin here. I offer Somatic Experiencing sessions, in person and online.
Wherever you’re starting
You don’t need the whole story.
Maybe you know exactly what happened. Maybe all you know is that something in your body or life keeps asking for your attention.
It’s all welcome here. You don’t need to identify a trauma, explain yourself perfectly, or arrive with a solution. We can start with what you notice now.
Working together
Mind and body, in conversation.
I’m a Somatic Experiencing practitioner using psychobiological inquiry. Our sessions make room for what you consciously know and for what we get curious about through symtpoms, sensations, emotions, impulses, and familiar responses.
We move at a pace that works for you and your system. We work with what is present rather than forcing a protocol or an answer. We explore what shows up, what may have shaped it, and what helps you respond with more choice in the present.
An experience you can name
Bring a specific experience you want space to explore.
A pattern you can’t explain
Begin with what you’re noticing, even if you don’t know where it came from.
A way forward
Explore how understanding your responses might create room for new choices.
I offer Somatic Experiencing sessions and psychobiological inquiry. I do not diagnose medical or mental-health conditions, provide psychotherapy or medical treatment, or prescribe medication. Our work is not a replacement for care from a licensed healthcare or mental-health professional. Please continue to seek appropriate medical evaluation for new, persistent, or worsening symptoms. I do not offer crisis or emergency services. If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a medical emergency, call local emergency services. If you’re in the U.S. and need immediate mental-health or emotional support, call or text 988.
About your practitioner
Hi, I’m Alyson but everyone calls me Aly.
I’m Alyson Foley Contreras, a Somatic Experiencing practitioner who uses psychobiological inquiry to understand the why behind your symptoms and patterns. I’m fascinated by the process of attuning to the space where mysterious begins to make a little more sense.
My path to this work began with questions close to home. Someone very close to me lived with debilitating depression and illness that neither we (the people closest to him) nor the healthcare system could fully explain. After he died, I found myself wanting to understand more about the relationship between what we live through and how our bodies respond.
Looking at my own patterns deepened that curiosity and eventually led me to Somatic Experiencing.
My life and work haven’t followed a single track. I’ve worked across travel, fashion, interior design, media, wellness, and executive coaching; all the while continuing to make room for art and design.
Those experiences have made me attentive to the many ways people create a life, adapt when things change, and look for a way forward when the old one no longer fits.
Today, I bring that curiosity to my work as a Somatic Experiencing practitioner and psychobiological health coach. You don’t have to come with the answer. We can make room for what you know, what you don’t know yet, and what you’re beginning to notice.
Get in touch ↗Outside the practice, I host The AlySphere Podcast and run Webster Street, my design-centered creative business.
Listen to The AlySphere Podcast ↗ · Explore Webster Street ↗
