SESSIONS
Hello!
I currently offer in-person sessions in my office in Silverlake and remote sessions online. I work primarily with individuals and with intimate partners.
Remote sessions can focus on embodied relational and intimacy coaching, stalwart emotional and energetic support, strategies for self-care and somatic wellness, guidance in generative exploratory movement, and skilled self-touch and/or partnered touch. When appropriate and as called upon to do so, we may explicitly venture into intuitive ritual and energetic resourcing, non-ordinary perception, & collaboration with the world of spirit.
In person, I offer all of that in conjunction with hands-on table work. I draw on 24 years of continual training and experience in a wide range of therapeutic modalities as well as thousands of hours working with an amazing variety of people on the table. My practice integrates the perspectives of structural alignment, manual techniques of meridian and point manipulation drawn from traditional Chinese/Taoist medicine, the “listening hands” and subtle touch taught by Hugh Milne as Visionary Craniosacral work, the method of physiological assessment articulated by Dr. Vincent Medici as the Rule of Four, abdominal/visceral manipulation relevant to fertility, pregnancy and postnatal care as taught by Rosita Arvigo, scar tissue remediation, Tami Kent’s Holistic Pelvic Care™, breast and chest care as taught by DeAnna Batdorff, Mo Washburn and Willa Mamet, framing and practices drawn from sexological bodywork and somatic sex education, the deep intuitive perspective and off-body techniques I developed with Elizabeth Guilliams as Crystalline Energetics, somatic-emotional awareness rooted in my broad study and ongoing exploration of somatics across multiple contexts, 30 years engaged with a panoply of meditative and contemplative practices, and a lifetime of movement study and experimentation as a performing person and as an injured person delving deeply into healing my own body.
I also offer supportive therapies as needed: castor packing, gua sha, and cupping are all available as needed/upon request.
In-person intake sessions are always a minimum of 2 hours. This allows us enough time to meet for the first time and get a clear, thorough understanding of your history, current needs, desires and intentions before beginning any table work.
Online intake sessions take place over Zoom or Signal, and run from 60-90 minutes, depending upon the complexity of what we’re addressing.
Beyond the intake, both remote and in-person sessions can vary in length and frequency depending upon the depth and pace you would most enjoy. I offer sessions of up to 3 hours in-person, and am delighted by the spaciousness and generosity of longer sessions.
*Please note that I am no longer offering 60 in-person minute sessions without a prior conversation, as I have found that most everyone feels terribly rushed.
Upon request, I’m happy to arrange a 15 minute phone call in advance of a first session with anyone who is considering working with me and wishes to get a sense of who I am and whether I can help. You can schedule yourself for an introductory call here.
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Rates
Online sessions and in-person coaching/education sessions:
60 minutes $200 // 90 minutes $250 // 2 hours $300
In-person sessions that include hands-on structural and somatic work are $250-300/hr, depending upon the scope of our work, and we will figure that out at the time of your intake.
I offer a limited number of reduced rate sessions to people who have determined that they definitely want to work with me and who would otherwise not be able to. I continue to offer sessions to survivors of FGM at no charge.
As I am able, I offer outcall sessions in the Los Angeles area to postpartum parents and other clients who have difficulty traveling to my office. I charge a $100-$500 travel fee for outcall sessions based on distance.
Preferred payment method is cash or Venmo to @Pamela-Samuelson. Payment is due at the time of service.
I am stoked to work with humans of all sexes, gender identifications, orientations, and cultural backgrounds, and am explicitly and absolutely queer-, trans-, kink- and poly-friendly.
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COVID protocols
As many people I love are immunocompromised, and as the COVID pandemic is not, for many of us, a thing of the past, I continue to observe precautions in my office as a matter of basic community care. By coming in to work with me, you are agreeing to do the same while sharing space.
All in-person clients must, without exception, be masked in a properly fitted KN95 or equivalent mask at all times while in the building.
If I have any symptoms whatsoever, I promise to let all scheduled clients know immediately so that we can postpone our appointment.
If any client scheduled to see me develops symptoms of any kind before their appointment, OR if there has been any relevant known COVID exposure, they are requested to let me know immediately so that we can reschedule.
Thank you!
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Cancellation Policy
I humbly require 48 hours notice to cancel or change all appointments, whether remote or in person, as it allows for the planning necessary to work and parent simultaneously in a pandemic.
With the exception of emergencies and illness/COVID exposure, all cancellations or changes to an existing appointment with less than 48 hours notice will incur a charge for half of the session fee, and within 24 hours will incur a charge for the full amount of the session.
Thank you for honoring this.
