Rochelle Anderson, MPA

Certified Somatic Practitioner | Trauma-Informed Educator, Social Emotional Learning & Nervous System Regulation Specialist

For 28 years, I’ve worked at the intersection of public education, trauma-informed care, and social-emotional learning, helping educators, parents, and children build concrete skills for connection and life. My deepest understanding of this work, though, was forged in real life—navigating grief while raising two kids as a single mom. Throughout those years, I was driven by a single priority: showing up every day as a happy, emotionally sturdy anchor for my children and my students.

Experienced and educated in multiple therapeutic frameworks, the real shift landed when I learned about somatic experiencing therapy. Grounded in biology and neuroscience, somatic practice immediately resonated with my academic background. Often, however, a session felt small—no massive, cathartic breakthrough. Sometimes I felt awkward and wondered if I was doing it right. Yet, in the days following, I’d notice my emotions had reorganized and the over-thinking was gone. I experienced real change, lasting relief and insight without forcing it.

My work as a certified somatic practitioner bridges my dedication to research and science with my core belief that sharing our authentic, lived experiences helps others find their own way forward. I bring the context, research, and experience in multiple modalities, but your body knows how to heal itself.