I began working with Tami Remen as a client two and a half years ago. At the time, I was a graduate student at Pacifica studying to become an MFT. Tami introduced me to
Somatic Experiencing through our work together and the process was nothing short of life-changing. Though I had previously been in talk therapy and other therapeutic modalities, Tami’s approach to this style of work helped me learn how to become embodied and to have a much deeper grasp of when my nervous system was disregulated. I found a more profound and undeniable level of healing working with her than I had been able to with previous therapists. Not only is she immensely kind, intuitive, and gifted, Tami is able to create a framework for her clients which allows them to have a true understanding of this approach to therapeutic transformation.
Now that I am working as a psychotherapist, the experience I had with Tami has become interwoven into my practice and approach with my clients both in my individual practice and at an intensive outpatient treatment center for substance use disorder and dual diagnosis where I lead groups. I have gained a personal understanding of the fundamental shift from living in fight/flight/freeze to being in a state of regulation. Of course, this translates into my work with clients and has become essential to how we understand and approach their potential for healing.
Tami’s generosity of spirit, coupled with her grounded knowledge of Somatic Experiencing was truly transformative for me and has become a building block of my personal and professional orientation. I wholeheartedly recommend Tami and the beautiful work she does.
I started working with Tami at the height of the pandemic. I was waking up in a panic attack most nights. I had gone to conventional talk therapy my whole life. But I knew this was different and I needed a different approach. When I started working with Tami and started learning about SE and the different methods of calming the nervous system and letting my body do the talking, I had instantaneous results. My body took to this modality and her steady and gentle approach like no other form of therapy. She also shared many other insights of healing methods that I still use. There’s nothing like SE to heal yourself. And there’s nothing like a great, caring, warm and safe guide to take you through the process. Forever grateful for Tami.
Tami helped me through the toughest year of my life. As a recent Pacific Palisades fire survivor I can honestly say that the fire was nothing compared to the suffering I felt post separation from my partner in the United Kingdom in 2024. I moved back to the USA a stressed bundle of hurt. I worked with Tami to unwind my mind which was twisted from years of domestic abuse. I was a shadow of myself and was wrapped in the belief that my life was worthless, that I was a problem to be erased. Tami helped me believe in myself again, that I was worth it. Tami has a profound way of healing the spirit that my heart recognized immediately. My body now feels at home and I am grateful for every day.
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