“I hope you will go out and let stories, that is life, happen to you,and that you will work with these stories from your life--not someone else's life--water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom. That is the work. The only work.”
- Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Emily Snodgrass is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor for the state of Oregon. She completed a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a certified clinical trauma professional who focuses on the neurobiological legacy of trauma. Therapeutic modalities that Emily incorporates into sessions include: Internal Family Systems, Clinical hypnosis, Somatic therapies, Existential and Spiritual Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Emily's yogic and Eastern philosophy background was cultivated from 12 years of personal practice, 200hr yoga instructor training, NeuroMeditation, and trauma-informed, brain sensitive yoga trainings. She has additional experience as a Death Doula and Reiki III Practitioner. Other personal endeavours that have deeply impacted her therapeutic approach include Astrology, Practical Animism by Dr. Daniel Foor, Ritual and Ceremony, Communing with Ancestors, Gardening, Plant Medicine Journeys, and co-facilitating and participating in Rite of Passage work with Cascadia Quest.
Clinical Background
