Angie Bradshaw, LMFT
Somatic Therapist

West Los Angeles, California & Online

  • Individuals, families & children

  • Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, IFS, Psychodynamic, Play Therapy

  • Previously in advertising & education

My specialities

My work is grounded in helping clients understand unconscious patterns and restore the mind-body connection.

I work with adults, families and children on a range of issues including:

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Burnout & stress

  • Developmental trauma

  • Parenting

  • Child development

  • Family dynamics & relational challenges

  • Life transitions

  • Neurodiversity

  • Sexuality

  • Identity

Therapy with me

I bring warmth, curiosity and creativity into sessions, using an approach tailored to each person’s unique needs.

Clients often share that they feel both supported and gently challenged in our work together—that they are given space to find their own way, with tools, insight and care along the journey.

My background

I am an Intermediate Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in Training, and I trained personally with Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score. I also trained in adolescent and family psychology under Dr. Wendy Denham and served as a therapist in school settings.

Previous careers in education and advertising, as well as time spent living abroad, add depth to my perspective. Before becoming a therapist, I taught visual art to ages 2–18 in school settings in Los Angeles. And before that, I worked in brand strategy for advertising agencies in New York and Los Angeles. I also spent five years traveling and exploring wild places.

Outside of my practice, I enjoy making art, practicing yoga, and spending time in nature. I live with my family in Santa Monica.

Training

  • MS, California State University, Northridge
    Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy Specialty

  • BA, University of Richmond
    Leadership Studies, Business Administration Minor

  • Somatic Experiencing Professional Training Program
    Somatic Experiencing International

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Trained
    EMDRIA Certified

  • Reflective Parenting Program 1
    Center for Reflective Communities

  • Child-Centered Play Therapy with Neurorelational Emphasis
    Play Strong Institute

  • Certificate in Early Childhood Development
    Santa Monica College

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training
    MUSC

  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
    University of California, Davis

  • The Psycho-Dynamics of Diagnosis, Case Formulation, and Supervision with Dr. Nancy McWilliams
    Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies

  • Clinical Application of the Adult Attachment Interview
    Insight Center

  • Mindful Awareness Practices 1
    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Visual Thinking Strategies
    Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #152900

Treatment approach

I teach practices that support your nervous system to move toward regulation, or homeostatic balance. These practices teach you how to be with challenging sensations without bracing to allow energy to shift and release, rather than accumulating in your body. Over time, your window of tolerance expands so that your nervous system naturally spends more time in parasympathetic, or “rest and digest,” even as you move through the world .

In the process, I help you to unburden the original traumas that live on as hypersensitivity to threat. To do this, we need to meet and befriend the protective parts that over or under react to present situations. With more understanding and acceptance, these parts calm down and start to work together as a team, helping you to become more responsive and vital.

I help you build a personalized tool-kit to manage your symptoms going forward. When you stop fearing your symptoms they lose power over you and they begin to fade. Clients often report forgetting about symptoms as their life comes back into the foreground.

With children and teens, I draw on play and art-based methods, while partnering closely with parents to support the parent-child relationship.

Somatic Therapy helps to discharge Survival Energy and Reduce Chronic Symptoms such as Pain & Discomfort

Services and fees

I offer in-person & online sessions for:

  • Individuals $275 (50-minute session)

  • Couples/Co-Parents $275 (50-minute session)

  • Children, Teens, & Families $300 (50-minute session)