SOMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY · Grass Valley, Nevada City and Auburn, CAHealing, at the
pace of nature.
Holistic, mindfulness-based therapy for individuals and couples — meeting trauma, anxiety, and the relationships that shape a life, with warmth and without judgment.
· SCROLL TO EXPLOREYou don’t have to carry it alone. Therapy is a space to slow down, feel supported, and turn struggle into strength.
My work is collaborative and at times gently challenging — grounded in mindfulness, the body, and the relationship we build together.
Individual Therapy
Mindfulness-based, somatic work for trauma, anxiety, depression, and personal growth — at a pace that honors your nervous system.
Couples Therapy
Deepen connection, communicate with care, and tend to intimacy and the shared life you are building together.
Psychedelic Integration
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and integration support — making meaning of expanded states with care and intention.
A LITTLE ABOUT MEI believe healing happens in relationship - slowly, and with the whole self.
I’m a holistic, somatic psychotherapist drawing on the Hakomi Method, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology. My approach is warm and collaborative — a space where you’re supported, held, and empowered to meet what’s hard with curiosity rather than fear. My approach is also sharp and bold - a space where you can be challenged and encouraged to grow.
— Dan Michels, MA, LPC, LPCC, CHT
Trust, built one
conversation at a time.
Based on 27 Google reviews
Working with Dan changed how I relate to myself. He holds space with a rare kind of patience — I never once felt judged.
The somatic approach helped me feel things I'd spent years avoiding. I finally have tools that actually work in my body, not just my head.
My partner and I came in stuck and guarded. Dan gave us a way to actually hear each other again. Deeply grateful for his warmth.
WHAT I HELP WITH01. Trauma & PTSD
Gently working with the body to release what’s been held.
02. Anxiety & depression
Finding steadier ground and room to breathe again.
03. Relationships & intimacy
Connection, communication, and the patterns we repeat.
04. Sexuality & identity
An affirming space to explore who you are.
05. Life transitions
Navigating change, grief, and the in-between.
06. Self-worth & growth
Meeting yourself with more compassion and clarity.
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose.”
ON THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS