Danielle Crowell is a somatic coach located in sunny California— specializing in somatic regulation, emotional integration, and transformative coaching.
ABOUT
ABOUT DANI
Ahoy, I'm Dani 👋🏻
Let's get you unstuck.
I'm a life coach with 15+ years of experience helping capable adults move from stuck to actually moving — with clarity, not just motivation.
I work with people who've done the reading, tried the therapy, and still find themselves circling the same patterns. People who don't need more insight — they need something to actually shift.
15+
7
YEARS EXPERIENCE
CERTIFICATIONS
3
100%
SPECIALIST TRACKS
ONLINE · WORLDWIDE
MY STORY
I didn't come to this work from a textbook
I opened my healing arts business 15 years ago because I believed that helping people become more grounded and well could change the world. I still believe that.
Over the past decade and a half, what started as a bodywork practice has evolved into something I couldn't have predicted — a comprehensive coaching practice that combines somatic regulation, emotional integration, and cognitive reframing to help people transform from the inside out.
I came to understand what I teach through navigating my own path and hardships. The detours, the hard seasons, the losses, the moments where insight and therapy alone wasn't enough to help— all that experience shapes how I show up with every person I meet.
Here's what I know for certain: you are already capable of the changes you're coming to me for.
My job isn't to fix you. It's to listen closely to what you want for your life, identify what's actually in the way of that, and help you build the nervous system resilience, emotional capacity, and clarity to get there.
MY APPROACH
Insight is only the starting point...
Most people who come to me have already done a lot of work on themselves. They're self-aware. They can articulate exactly what's happening. And yet — the patterns persist.
That's because insight alone doesn't change the nervous system. It doesn't complete grief. It doesn't resolve the emotional charge behind a behavior. Understanding why you do something isn't the same as being free from it.
My work targets the layer beneath the thinking mind, where the patterns actually live. Using a combination of evidence-based methods, we work to create genuine internal movement, not just better frameworks for understanding yourself.
➜ Values elicitation & direction coaching
➜ Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
➜ Somatic awareness & processing
➜ Grief Recovery Method
➜ NLP coaching & self-concept work
➜ Trauma-sensitive coaching
Properly trained. Not just certified.
There's a difference between a weekend workshop and deep, sustained training. Here's what I've actually studied.
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Internal Coaching (NLP & Core Transformation)
A structured, inside out method that works directly with self concept, internal representations in the mind, and subconscious patterns. I use NLP(neuro-linguistic programming), submodality work, and Core Transformation to update limiting beliefs, resolve inner conflicts, and create precise, lasting change from the inside.Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
A gentle, structured method that helps regulate the nervous system and shift emotional patterns at their root. I use Clinical EFT to reduce stress, ease emotional overwhelm, and create rapid, sustainable change.Somatic Coaching
A body based approach that builds awareness of sensation, emotion, and nervous system responses. This work supports safety, regulation, and the ability to respond to life with more choice rather than automatic reactions.Grief Recovery Method®
A practical, non pathologizing approach to grief that helps resolve unresolved emotional pain from loss. This method supports completion, clarity, and relief, without requiring you to relive or analyze the past. -
2010–2011 Massage and Bodywork Therapist – Arcata School of Massage
Comprehensive bodywork training integrating multiple modalities to support physical release, relaxation, and energetic balance.2013 Laughter Yoga Teacher – Laughter Yoga International
Facilitates playful, therapeutic laughter sessions to boost mood, reduce stress, and support mind-body connection.2015 Herbal Practitioner – Northwest School of Botanical Studies
Study of using plant-based remedies for wellness, resilience, and holistic health support.2016–2018 RYT Yoga Teacher Training – Ekhart Yoga Europe
Completed foundational training in alignment, anatomy, and mindful teaching practices to guide safe and supportive yoga sessions.2019-2020 Transformative Breathwork Facilitator – David Elliot
Trained to use conscious breathing techniques to release tension, process emotion, and expand awareness.2019-2021 LENS Neurofeedback Technician – Ochs Labs
Certified to measure and support nervous system regulation via biofeedback technology for stress reduction, focus, and emotional balance.2023-2025 Clinical EFT Practitioner – EFT Universe, EFT International
Accredited and trained to practice Emotional Freedom Techniques to help shift emotional patterns, reduce stress, and support rapid, sustainable mind body change.2024 Grief Recovery Method Specialist – Grief Recovery International
Certified to guides grievers through unresolved loss and grief safely, supporting completion and emotional relief. -
Non-certification, continuing education.
Smart Body, Smart Mind: 12-Week Training on Polyvagal Theory & Somatic Regulation – Irene Lyon
In-depth exploration of nervous system regulation and somatic tools to support emotional safety and client resilience.8-Week Tapping Out of Trauma Training – with Craig Weiner & Suzanne Foegol for Trauma-Sensitive EFT
Advanced techniques for applying EFT tapping safely and effectively with clients experiencing trauma.Trauma & Memory Course: Somatic Experiencing® Skills – Peter Levine, Ph.D.
Learned practical tools to help understand clients processing unresolved trauma and perspectives on how to restore balance in mind and body.The Breathing Gym: Brain-Based Breathing Strategies – Eric Cobb, DC
Explored evidence-based breathing techniques to support emotional regulation, performance, and pain relief.2-Day Grief Treatment Certification Course – Rev. Dr. Joy Samuels, LPC-MHSP, NCC
Focused on evidence-based strategies for helping clients navigate grief, make meaning after loss, and find emotional relief.Social Anxiety & Perfectionism: Clinical Tools – Dr. Martin M. Antony
Practical approaches to help clients release unrealistic standards, reduce self-criticism, and build authentic connections.Grief Therapy Advanced Certification Course – Multiple Expert Instructors
Studied the latest research in neuroscience, somatics, and evidence-based grief recovery to understand ways to best support clients through unresolved grief and identity reclamation.2-Day Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training – J. Eric Gentry, PhD, LMHC, DAAETS, FAAETS, CCTP
Intensive training in trauma-informed strategies and interventions to help clients feel safe, regulated, and supported.
WHO I WORK WITH
You probably function well on the outside.
My clients are capable, self-aware adults who are privately stuck. They handle their lives. They show up. And underneath that, something keeps snagging — a pattern they can't shake, a direction they can't find, or a loss they haven't been able to move past.
They've often tried other approaches: therapy gave them language, books gave them frameworks and they have lots of good ideas. And still — here they are.
They often report:
Functioning well in daily life but feel internally constrained
Having done therapy before but notice the same patterns repeating
Struggling with overthinking, emotional avoidance, or unresolved grief
Feeling chronically uncertain about identity or direction after a major life change
Want a structured process that leads to real internal and external movement
Are motivated, not just curious — ready to actually do the work
READY TO START?
Let's figure out your
starting point.
Book a free 30-minute clarity call. We'll talk about where you are, and I'll tell you honestly what I think would help.
Free · 30 minutes · Online