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At my private practice, I offer Somatic Experiencing--including Somatic Experiencing touch work--as well as craniosacral therapy, rehabilitative massage therapy, lympathic work, and reiki.

I love working with people of all genders and cultural backgrounds who are ready to heal themselves, and open to creative, full-system approaches to the journey.

My own journey has taken me through very different ways of working with and for community members. I can honestly say that none has brought me as much joy as the full-system somatic trauma work that I do now. (Yes, you read that right. I believe that joy is an essential component to healing, if you're taking your process seriously.)

Joy is just one of the many layers we work with, in Somatic Experiencing (SE). If you'd like a little more information about Somatic Experiencing, you can read my newest analogy for SE on my blog.

Here's a little more about my background:

Following 25 years of progressive organizing, in partnership with immigrants and refugees from around the world, I've shifted my focus to building an integrative wellness center. My current labor of love, Odigo Wellness, which sits of Dakhota land in South Minneapolis, provides a home from practitioners with a diversity of disciplines, ethnicities, genders, and lived experiences.

In 2026, I completed a Masters of Social Work (MSW) in Anti-Oppressive Clinical Practice at Augsburg University. I chose this degree to broaden my scope of practice, and improve access to somatic trauma therapy.

Recently, I spent a year co-facilitating a support group for survivors of torture from around the African continent. Our participants were able to re-establish significant levels of connection and safety, through the subtle ways we were working with the individual and group nervous systems. The nervous system work, which relied heavily on warmth and humor as a therapeutic modality, expanded the group's collective container. Eventually, the group was able to hold the most challenging conversations with grace, positivity and genuine mirth.

I have also provided psychotherapy within a traditional medical clinic, working at the intersection of my two complementary scopes of practice.

While I have a strong preference for in-person work, I am able to accommodate virtual sessions for those who need that level of flexibility.

I assist in trainings for new cohorts of Somatic Experiencing students, in English and Spanish.

Proveo todos mis servicios en español e inglés.

--Marakah (Mari) Mancini de León

Certifications and such:

Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)

Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), working under the supervision of Alison Hernandez (LICSW)

Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (BCTMB)

Certified Neuromuscular Therapist (CNMT, Northwestern Health Sciences University)

Shihan (Maestra de Reiki, certified by Shihan Esther Cho)

Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist (CMLDT, Klose Training)

Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT, Ohio)

Education:

Masters in Social Work (MSW) in Anti-Oppressive Clinical Practice (Augsburg University, 2026)

PhD and M.S. in Economics (Purdue Universary, 2004)

A.A.S. degree in Massage Therapy (Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2018)

Certificate in Therapeutic Massage (Northwestern Health Sciences University)

B.A.s in Spanish Literature and Economics (University of Minnesota - Morris)

Notes:

Payment and the question of insurance:

My website is able to accept HSA/FSA cards. Feel free to use one of these, if you have a Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account.

Unfortunately, I am unable to bill other forms of insurance at this time.

This is due to the laws surrounding our current healthcare system, and applies to everyone who shares my scope of practice as a bodyworker.

As a newly Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), I hope to begin accepting some other forms of insurance for somatic trauma therapy in 2027 (date TBD). When that happens, I will update the information here. I currently provide therapy under the supervision of Alison Hernandez, LICSW, who I chose because she also practices Somatic Experiencing in both English and Spanish.

Ages?

I work with adults, at any age over 18. If you are searching for a specialist for a young person or infant in your life, I am happy to provide a referral to one or more skilled practitioners who specialize in working with their age group.