you can transform tension into intimacy
you just need the right support
hey! i’m ripple
i help people build solid relationships
my signature program is for
(re)building relationships
YOU GET:
1) 1:1 & 2:1 somatic coaching and conflict clearing —> hands on, attuned guidance
2) no more uncertainty around the underlying issues in your relationship
3) the choice to avoid deepening the patterns you’re stuck in and to build a new, radically honest foundation
4) confidence that you can have USEFUL conflict that feels GOOD
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR:
couples, friends, & families who feel stuck in friction and want to change
individuals who want to improve their relational health
ESPECIALLY if you’re experimenting on the fringes, non-monogamous, queer, or in an inter-racial relationship
if you want to work with me but aren’t sure if this program is a good fit, here are some of the more general ways i work with people
somatic coaching
clients learn to express and digest energy that comes into their bodies and to notice the life conditions that impact them so that they can formulate creative responses
conflict clearing and coaching
clients learn to see power within relationships, feel how emotions & oppression happen in these contexts, and create collective solutions that FEEL GOOD
somatic bodywork & self-touch
clients learn to notice tension in their body, remember how it emerged, and transform the tension, in some cases releasing it entirely
organizational consulting
in addition to group conflict facilitation, i facilitate group planning, decision-making, and reflection processes. clients experience right-sized approaches
client testimonials
ripple has brought ease and clarity to my husband and i’s exploration of queerness and non-monogamy.
after working with ripple for just a few months, i more deeply trust the foundation of our relationship. embodying a power analysis has organically brought more intimacy into our connection, redistributed emotional and house-keeping work, and helped my husband and i appreciate the special gifts we are each bringing.
compared to other somatic couples therapy we have engaged in, working with ripple has felt much more direct and change-focused. which has enabled supportive movement and growth for both of us from the first session. ripple is a very caring presence, light and also wise. grateful to have found them!
— Nicole, somatic practitioner & author
ripple actually helped things make sense rather than just saying 'that makes sense.'
ever since i was a kid i used anger as a defense mechanism, it was the only way that people would take me seriously. once i understood and felt how this was showing up in my life and in my body, something shifted. it was almost like i woke up and was different overnight. ripple helped me practice the awareness skills i needed to experience that shift. now, i listen to and respect my anger, but i’m not controlled by it anymore. i still practice in small ways every day, but i don’t even realize im practicing anymore. i’m just different now.
— Morris, dog groomer
living off the script my parents expected of me caused enough tension in our relationship that I would get reactive with them and was reducing contact.
because of ripple’s transformational support in developing my agency and choice, i now collaborate with my parents on a land project and enjoy their company!
ripple continues to support me in deeping my intentionality as i build community relationships and infrastructure.
— Erin, farmer & food educator
i’ve seen 8-9 conventional therapists, and in each case i was essentially told i could contain the badness within me through therapy. ripple helped me realize that there was nothing wrong with me. it was the fear of being bad that actually kept me stuck and in therapy. i realize now how much the fundamental assumptions of the DSM and traditional therapy kept me stuck.
none of the many licensed therapists i saw had a solid understanding of agency-based relationships (relationship anarchy), and instead focused on boundary-based relationships. this kept me stuck in the same isolation and loops that were causing me pain (and seeking therapy). by helping me practice agency in the kinds of relational commitments i make, ripple helped me realize i can truly design my connections the way that feels values-aligned for me and that’s really all that matters. now, i identify as a relationship anarchist! i don’t have to do a thing bc that's what is done or bc it’s what people are used to.
— B, queer, poly, relationship anarchist
bodywork with ripple made a such a difference for my decades old chronic pain and body tension.
ripple helped me feel seen, reduce my stress, feel a sense of possibility for my life, and sleep better! they constantly reminded me that my experience was completely reasonable given my circumstances and despite my hardship, i still have power and choice. practicing this self-compassion and choice transformed my relationship to the tension i carry.
— Abigail, health educator & mother
after getting out of a traumatic relationship and job, i was hit by tons of chronic pain and anxiety. ripple helped me understand how i was internalizing others’ expectations and how that impacted me, especially as a queer man. ripple also gave me the tools to care for what my body actually needed, make peace with my past, reclaim my art practice, and find new professional threads to pull that align with my weirdness.
ripple changed my life. ty angel!
— Gus, queer musician
within the first weeks of working with ripple, a big conflict with one of my loved ones was transformed. it may have saved the relationship, which has become one of my most treasured connections.
ripple has helped me learn how to care for myself more deeply so i can stay close with people i’m different from.
— Vick, genderqueer, polyamorous organizer
i completely transformed my relationship to shame & creativity with ripple.
it was an intense relief to understand all the hidden external material forces that were producing my problems. i really believed that my problems were my fault. once i got some space from this, i started noticing my authentic desires calling out to me, almost like a toolbox for my life that i already had inside of me. ripple helped me take those feelings seriously enough to practice them, but in a playful & creative way. now my desires guide me through my life, not my shame. this is incredibly helpful for me as a life-long artist. my creative work and intuition has never felt richer and more nourishing.
— Matt, multi-disciplinary artist
credentials & background
education & certificates
Radical Psychiatry Group Leader Training, Beth Roy, André Vaughan-Bonterre, Marybeth Paul
2026-ongoing
Earthkeeper Wisdom School, Carolyn Griffith
2024-2025
Cooperative Communication Facilitator & Trainer, Nancy Shanteau / Folkloom School
2021-2022
Skills for Change Certified Coach and Teacher (SFCCT), Nancy Shanteau / Folkloom School
2021-2022
BS in Biochemistry, Saint Louis University
2014
apprenticeships & experiences
Beth Roy, Mediator and Radical Psychiatrist | Mediator, Power Dynamics & Race Relations, Group Work
2024-ongoing
STARLING Healing Justice Collective | Organizer and Healer
2024-ongoing
Thea Beiling, Somatic Bodyworker | Somatic Receptivity, Defense Softening, and Interoceptive Availability
2022
Nancy Shanteau, Somatic Coach | Internalized Oppression, Somatic Observation, and Transactional Analysis
2022
Director of Operations | Euclises Pharmaceuticals, KaloCyte, Inc., Washington University LEAP Fund
2015-2021
acheivements
developed Embodied Inference Somatics, a somatic healing modality based on the Predictive Processing Framework
2025
Completed 200+ Hours of Training in Trauma and Power Dynamics, Grief Work, Somatic Embodiment, Mediation, and Transactional Analysis
2022-2024
Created Full-Time Private Practice Serving Hundreds of Clients
2021—ongoing
professional & community group affiliations
EMBRACE Healing Justice Collective
2022-ongoing
Conflict Alchemy Collective
2025—ongoing
Founder of “the nest,” a diy music venue and healing clinic
2016—ongoing
i’d love to get to know you…
…grab a spot on my calendar to discern if my program is right for you.
i also offer free 40-minute sessions to anyone who wants support, regardless of interest in ongoing work, as a way of giving back to my community.