Zoë Johnson, LPCC
Somatic Psychotherapist
Psychedelic Doula
Gently walking you home to yourself.
Psychedelic therapy, somatic work, and creative practice rooted in integrity, and real relationship.
A season for going deeper
Somatic Psychotherapy & Psychedelic Therapy in Minneapolis
Grounded, body-based psychotherapy for deep and lasting change.
Lately, most people I sit with are tired in a way sleep doesn’t fix.
Holding too much.
Carrying too much.
Moving too fast.
Old strategies that once worked reliably now feel strained. The nervous system feels full. The world feels unstable. Something inside you knows it’s time for a different way of being.
If that resonates, you’re not alone.
There are seasons when the ground shifts beneath us. When that happens, the work is not to transcend — it’s to root.
I don’t believe the answer is to push harder.
I believe the answer is to build the capacity to stay.
To stay with your body.
To stay in difficult conversations.
To stay present with grief, anger, desire, and longing.
To stay long enough for something real to shift.
a season of practice
Imagine choosing a defined season of your life to tend what has been unattended. A portal.
In yoga and contemplative traditions, there is a word for this: sadhana — a period of intentional, structured practice devoted to growth.
In psychotherapy, this looks like commitment.
Not perfection. Not intensity. Commitment.
For a defined period of time, you show up consistently. You agree to look honestly. You build practices that steady your nervous system. You begin to recognize patterns as they arise — in your body, your relationships, your decisions.
We meet regularly. We track what shifts. We build nervous system resilience. We untangle patterns at their roots. We integrate insight into daily life.
Your season may include:
Somatic psychotherapy
Trauma-informed body-based work
Breathwork and mindfulness
Art therapy and creative process
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (when appropriate)
Preparation and integration support
You are supported in slowing down enough to feel what is actually there.
You are gently challenged when old defenses resurface.
You practice staying with yourself when discomfort arises.
At its core, this work is about learning how to inhabit your own life more fully— not through force,but because you gave yourself compassionate, intentional care.
Somatic Psychotherapy: shift That Includes the Body
Insight matters. Language matters. But much of what shapes us lives beneath words.
The body keeps its own record.
Experiences settle into breath patterns, muscle tone, posture, nervous system reflexes. Trauma does. Joy does. Shock does. Love does.
Somatic psychotherapy is the practice of listening there.
Through body-based therapy, mindfulness, breath awareness, and nervous system regulation, we work directly with sensation, impulse, and felt sense — not just story.
When we slow down enough to notice what is happening in the body — without rushing to fix or override it — something begins to reorganize.
You build:
Nervous system resilience
Emotional regulation capacity
Clearer relational boundaries
Greater embodiment and self-trust
Clinically grounded psychotherapy — informed by trauma research, attachment theory, and somatic psychology — offered in Minneapolis and online throughout Minnesota.
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
For some clients, this season includes psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
Expanded states amplify what is already present. Without a steady relationship to the body, those states can feel overwhelming or disorganized.
With a strong somatic foundation, they become integrative.
I offer:
Cannabis-assisted psychotherapy
Psychedelic preparation
Integration therapy
Consultation for journeyers and peers
Preparation and integration are not add-ons. They are the work.
Whether or not expanded-state sessions are part of your path, the goal remains the same: sustainable change rooted in embodiment.
Creativity as bridge
The word psychedelic means “mind-manifesting.” Creativity does something similar.
Art therapy and the creative process help give form to what feels unspeakable. Color to emotion. Shape to memory. Movement to insight.
You do not need to be an artist. In fact, your work may flow more smoothly if you don’t identify as such. You need only a willingness to explore.
Creative work can loosen tight patterns before expanded-state experiences and become a powerful bridge during integration.
Body and creativity together create a way of working that is grounded, expressive, and deeply human.
If You’re Feeling The Pull
There are moments when we know it’s time.
Time to stop circling the same patterns.
Time to deepen.
Time to grow roots strong enough to hold what’s coming next.
If that’s where you are, I invite you to begin below…
Choose the doorway that feels most aligned with where you stand right now.
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Psychedelic Assisted Psychoherapy
Expanded-state therapy supported by clinical structure and embodied integration.
Cannabis-assisted psychotherapy and guided psychedelic sessions where clinically indicated. -
Journey Preparation and Integration
Grounded therapeutic support before and after expanded-state experiences.
Structured, body- and creativity-based preparation and integration support.
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Somatic Psychotherapy
Body- and creativity-based therapy for nervous system regulation, trauma healing, and sustainable change.
Grounded, relational psychotherapy rooted in somatic awareness and the creative process.