My Approach

In 1:1 sessions, you’ll be supported with a trauma-focused, body-led approach that prioritizes nervous system safety, attunement, and integration. The way I work is relational, collaborative, and paced for sustainability rather than urgency or overwhelm.

Depending on what you’re moving through, sessions may include:

• Somatic tracking and nervous system regulation tools

• Parts work to support inner child healing, resolution of internal conflict, and the development of self-trust

• Trauma processing that is grounded, resourced, and guided by the pace of your nervous system, with the intention of expanding your witnessing capacity and supporting completion of thwarted survival responses (i.e. resolution of triggers)

• Psychedelic and planet medicine preparation and integration support

• Breath, movement, mindfulness, and ritual as supportive practices when appropriate

This work is both practical and deep. We focus on what helps you function more effectively day to day, while also tending the deeper roots of what keeps repeating.

This is not quick-fix work, nor is it about promises of liberation or relief. It is about learning the language of the body, which takes time, patience, and courage, as well as a willingness to sit with discomfort. This is something you likely already did during your time at Vikara, so you’ve got some practice under your belt already.

Over time, this work may support:

• Feeling more grounded and regulated in your body, rather than dissociated or overriding yourself

• Reduced anxiety, shutdown, or emotional overwhelm

• Clearer boundaries and less people-pleasing

• Greater self-trust and a more embodied inner yes and no

• Increased capacity for intimacy, repair, and secure connection

• Integration of psychedelic or plant medicine experiences into lasting, real-world change

• Guidance around intentions or focus for future journeys, based on what has already been integrated

• A renewed sense of meaning, purpose, and connection to your own inner wisdom

If you’re longing for therapy or coaching that is both clinically informed and deeply centered on the wisdom of plants and indigenous cultures, I’d love to connect.

Ways to Work Together

Somatic Therapy and Trauma Recovery
(EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, IFS | 1:1 for California residents)
Online or in person in Long Beach, CA. Sessions are tailored to your goals, history, and nervous system needs, with an emphasis on safety, pacing, and sustainable change.

Psychedelic and Plant Medicine Integration Coaching
Preparation, integration, and ongoing support before and after psychedelic or plant medicine experiences. This work helps translate peak experiences into embodied understanding, meaningful behavioral shifts, and relational change, while also supporting your growing capacity to sit with more challenging medicines.

Pre- and Post-Ceremony Couples Work
Evidence-based, trauma-informed relational support to strengthen communication, support repair, and deepen connection before or after ceremonial work.

Reiki Energy Healing
A subtle yet powerful form of energy work that supports regulation, release, and integration. Reiki may be offered on its own or as a supportive layer within therapy, coaching, or post-ceremony integration.

Note: Therapy services are available to California residents only. Coaching and integration work focus on education, integration, and personal growth and are distinct from licensed mental health services that involve diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions. If this feels unclear, we can talk it through during a consult call.

Ways to Get Started

Schedule a Free Consult: https://calendly.com/itsclaramackinlay/vikaracenter

Email Me: hello@claramackinlay.com

Learn More: https://claramackinlay.com (please note this is my therapy website)