ABOUT
Danielle Crowell is a somatic coach located in sunny California; specializing in somatic-emotional integration, and transformative cognitive coaching.
ABOUT DANI
Ahoy, I'm Dani (she/her) 👋🏻
Let's get you unstuck.
I'm a Somatic Coach with 15+ years of experience helping capable adults move from stuck to moving forward with clarity and self understanding.
I work with people who've done the reading, tried the therapies, and still find themselves circling the same patterns. People who don't need more insight or awareness, they need something to actually shift inside.
15+
7
YEARS EXPERIENCE
CERTIFICATIONS
3
100%
SPECIALIST TRACKS
ONLINE · WORLDWIDE
MY STORY
I believe that the purpose of freedom is to help others be free
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 completely transform from the inside out.
As a person with a hidden physical disability and a neurodivergent woman, I came to understand what I teach through navigating my own path with hardship and compounded stressors. The detours, hard seasons, dark forest of losses, the moments where insight and therapy wasn't enough to get me out of the hole I’d landed in, all are insightful experiences that now shape how I show up with every person I meet today.
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 or give you better advice, you probably already know what you need to do differently. 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 or resolve the emotional charge behind a recurring 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.
Properly trained. Not just certified.
There's a difference between a weekend workshop and deep, sustained training. Here's what I've 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 people who are privately stuck and frustrated. They handle their lives and show up, but underneath, something keeps feeling off day to day: a pattern they can't shake, a direction they can't find, or a sense of loss they haven't been able to reconcile or move past.
They've often tried other approaches: therapy gave them language for their feelings, books gave them frameworks and they have lots of good ideas about what they could be doing differently. And yet, still here they are.
READY TO START?
Let's figure out your
starting point.
Get in touch and book a free 15-minute free call today to find out if a Somatic Coaching or Grief Resolution program might be right for you.
Free · 15 minutes · Online