Other Outside Providers
Natalie Small, LMFT
Natalie is a bilingual therapist, and the founder of Groundswell Surf Therapy, Natalie developed a unique Surf Therapy model that welcomes your body back into the healing process through practices rooted in Positive Psychology, Somatic and Art based therapy modalities, trauma therapy, yoga & mindfulness, and indigenous connection to nature as our guides and wisdom. She has brought this invaluable experience to the Pain and Trauma Institute. Surf-therapy Sessions are around 70% on land and 30% in the water. 100% of the session is an invitation to notice what is presently alive in your body, your heart, and your head and to experience it, embody it, and play with it in the safe held space. 
Dr. Gabriela Hirsch, Psy.D
Gabriela is a licensed multicultural and bilingual (Spanish) clinical psychologist in private practice with experience treating a broad range of emotional and behavioral issues. She enjoys human connection and the ability to help through respect, non-judgment, and trust creating a strong therapeutic alliance from which you feel safe and supported to identify personal challenges and achieve your goals. She uses an integrative approach to treatment, influenced by evidence-based, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, experiential, spiritual, and humanistic-existential theories. Most importantly, Gabriela is passionate about working collaboratively with clients, to help them gain self-awareness, rediscover their inner strengths and reach emotional, psychological, and spiritual growth to experience a fulfilled life. 
Soleil Hepner, C-IAYT
For 20 years, Soleil has used the physical body as the tool for lasting and profound change. She merges Yoga, Buddhism, Psychology, and Neuroscience in her embodied mindfulness therapy sessions that include touch and talk. She is a well-known Internationally certified yoga therapy educator, training and supervising therapists in how to work “bottom up” alongside “top down” approaches to trauma and pain. Her specialties include: chronic pain, trauma, stress, recovery, anxiety, and eating disorders for individuals, couples, and groups.
Lexii Galbreath, Wellness Coach
Lexií Galbreath is a Blue Health Researcher, Surf Therapy Expert & full-time Student at Oregon State University. Passionate about helping others heal with natural tools like water, Lexií, is stoked to help support you during this chapter of your healing journey. Identifying as someone with lived-with experience and recently diagnosed with hypermobility Lexií is a great source of support for those wanting a have,hold, or cultivate a water connection delicately and uniquely tailored to you. For more information about Lexií and her Blue Health work in Newport, Oregon please visit selkiesoulwork.org
Cate Beery, LMFT CCTP
Cate is a licensed marriage and family therapist who is passionate about supporting people of any age in living meaningful, peaceful, and fulfilling lives. She specializes in geriatric mental health, grief, and bereavement. She has more than fifteen years of formal experience in the mental health field enriched by life-long meditation practiceCate emphasizes the importance of creating a collaborative environment and developing a relationship of trust her clients to address concerns and move toward a greater quality of life. Her integrative style, along with her knowledge, experience and insight, allows each client to have an individualized and comprehensive path to healing.
Sara Poole, LMFT
Sara is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Sara has been in the social work field for over three decades, and currently she provides therapeutic support through utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Grief Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance Commitment Theory, and tenets of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She has extensive experience working with clients with chronic pain, severe anxiety, depression, and grief. Sara has a personal journey with chronic pain, which brings strength and authenticity to the therapy room.