Introducing Amanda Snow Psychology
There are different, individual ways to move towards healing and wholeness. Sometimes the support we need changes as we move through different seasons of life.
For many years, Relax and Be Free has offered massage and relaxation services to counterbalance the effects of modern living, exploring the relationship between the body-mind and how fluctuations of the nervous system impact our emotional and spiritual well-being.
Today, I’m excited to share a new part of that work with you: Amanda Snow Psychology.
It has been an honor serving you and your families on the quest to find relaxation for the last twenty years. As my clinical experience on trauma resolution expands and my research on psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) deepens, I am creating delineations within my business and the services that I offer.
Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of how your thoughts, feelings, and behavior affect your nervous system, hormones, and immune system.
Why Amanda Snow Psychology?
Amanda Snow Psychology is a dedicated home for my mental health services with a particular focus on somatic psychotherapy and the ways our experiences continue to shape our health and how we relate to ourselves and others.
Relax and Be Free and Amanda Snow Psychology are connected through my work and ideology but they serve different purposes.
Amanda Snow Psychology is specifically focused on mental health services and trauma resolution, like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) which is considered the gold star treatment for anxiety resolution. In addition to EMDR, I offer soft approaches to healing relational developmental trauma. Sessions are weekly or bi-monthly.
Creating a separate website allows me to give my clinical work the separation and clarity it deserves while making it easier for people who are specifically looking for mental health support to understand what I offer.
It also creates a clearer distinction between wellness and psychotherapy services, while honoring the connection between mind, body and emotional experiences that has always been foundational to my work.
Relax and Be Free continues to offer exceptional therapeutic bodywork, embodiment/movement practices and luxurious wellness services.
What Is Amanda Snow Psychology?
At Amanda Snow Psychology, I work from a somatic and integrative perspective.
Our lived experiences are reflected in the body through tension and body armoring as well as through expansion and aliveness. Psychotherapy can create a space to become curious about these patterns rather than avoiding or judging ourselves for having them.
Together, we can explore the experiences, the beliefs, and nervous system responses that may be influencing how you feel, the choices that you make and how you move through your life.
The work may be relevant if you are navigating:
- Anxiety, chronic stress, or emotional overwhelm
- Trauma or unresolved past experiences affecting your self worth
- Relationship challenges or recurring relational patterns
- Attachment wounds or fears of abandonment
- Difficulty feeling safe, grounded, or connected
- Patterns that continue to leave you feeling stuck
- A desire to better understand your nervous system and emotional responses
The goal is not to promise a quick fix, although I have seen rapid shifts. Therapy is a process of developing greater connection to self through awareness, acceptance, and integration at a pace that respects your timeline and bandwidth.
Somatic Psychotherapy With Amanda Snow
One of the foundations of my approach is the understanding that the mind and body are deeply interconnected. The body is the portal to the unconscious and making the unconscious conscious is fundamental to changing behaviors which will ultimately set us free!
Sometimes we can understand something intellectually and still find ourselves responding to it in the same familiar way. Somatic psychotherapy offers another way of listening—to what is happening in the body, what the nervous system is communicating, and what may be underneath recurring emotional or relational patterns.
This work can include developing greater somatic awareness, understanding nervous system responses, exploring attachment dynamics, and working toward greater emotional regulation and self-trust.
Through attuned bodywork and somatic psychotherapy, I have personally accessed buried experiences in my life that were pivotal, making lasting imprints on my ability to feel safe in my own skin.
By making contact with these experiences: acknowledging, accepting, and processing these memories and missing experiences on the massage table and in the therapy has allowed me to find relaxation and freedom to live my life. Either direction or way, you will receive healing benefits which is why I offer both!
“Thank you for the wonderful work we have been doing together in the last year as I have gone through some challenging times in my life. Your work is a brilliant combination of emotional and mental insight along with healing bodywork. I come away from our sessions not only feeling relaxed but also lighter and at peace with myself. When I walk into session, I feel like I have stepped into a safe place with a safe, experienced, and compassionate practitioner and I know that I will walk away with a fresh attitude and a relaxed body. Your work reflects the integration of all the skill areas that you have trained and worked in over many years, including psychology, trauma, bodywork. Thank you for being a part of my healing journey.”
— Bobbi Lambert, PhD, Author of From Trauma to Healing
Which Website Is Right for You?
If you have been part of the Relax and Be Free community, you may be wondering where to go from here?
Here is a simple way to think about the two spaces:
Relax and Be Free
Visit Relax and Be Free if you are looking for nervous system regulation through therapeutic bodywork, embodiment & movement practices and luxurious wellness services, to support your physical and spiritual well-being.
Amanda Snow Psychology
Visit Amanda Snow Psychology if you are specifically looking for mental health services and EMDR with Amanda Snow and want to explore support for concerns such as trauma, relationship challenges, attachment patterns, and emotional overwhelm that may be affecting your life.
The two websites are different, but the intention behind both is rooted in a similar belief: that the body and mind are bi-directional—one affects the other.
Healing is possible with booking from either site but the methodology varies. One includes touch work and one does not.
A New Place to Explore Psychotherapy
If you are looking for a therapist and feel drawn to somatic and relational work for developmental trauma, I invite you to book a Clarity Call.
You can learn more about my approach and what to expect from the therapeutic process.
Visit Amanda Snow Psychology → AmandaSnowPsychology.com
There is no need to have everything figured out before beginning the conversation. Sometimes the first step is simply learning more and seeing what feels like the right fit.
Thank you for continuing to be part of the Relax and Be Free community. I’m grateful to have you here, and I’m looking forward to sharing this next chapter with you or any one you know who is suffering and needs support.
To your evolution…may you find what you are seeking and embody relaxation and freedom in your body and mind.
Love, Amanda
