Depth-oriented somatic and relational work for those living inside real change.

There are moments when something in your life stops working, even if you’ve done a great deal of inner work already. Patterns repeat. Relationships strain. The body carries signals that do not resolve through insight alone.

Embodied Rebellion offers a space to slow down and meet what is actually happening beneath the surface. This is relational, somatic depth work that unfolds through continuity, attention, and honest contact over time.

Rather than offering fixes or formulas, the work focuses on how patterns organize in the body and in relationship, and how they can begin to shift when given the right conditions. Rhythm matters here. Presence matters. Consent and pacing matter.

This work is for people moving through transition, loss, identity change, or relational reorganization, and who are ready for sustained engagement rather than quick solutions.

If you are drawn to work that is grounded, relational, and serious about change, you can explore the different ways to work together below.

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This work often resonates with people who have already spent time in therapy or personal growth work and are now curious about more embodied, relational ways of understanding themselves. An interest in how patterns live in the body, rather than just in story or insight, tends to matter more here than having things figured out.

Looking for therapy and live in Oregon?
I also offer somatic psychotherapy grounded in relational care through my separate practice, Intrinsic Elements Psychotherapy

“You are not ‘the best of yourself’ but the entirety of who you are-the ugly and the beautiful.”

Rainer Maria Rilke

When patterns shift, life begins to orient differently, reshaping how you relate, choose, and move through the world.

  • "There was life before Alexandra and now life after."

    “My experience with Alexandra of Embodied Rebellion has been deeply transformational for me. Their knowledge and expertise in somatic experiencing is vast. In our short time together, I felt myself taking leaps toward accessing the truest parts of myself.

    Now I’m much more connected to myself, I can practice radical self-trust, and my truths are simplified. I'd highly recommend working with Alexandra to anyone ready to learn how to listen to the body, understand how to locate your felt senses, and then see what happens next.”

    ~Katie Zink, Yoga Teacher, Community Facilitator, and Creator of Ritual Yoga

  • "Through Alexandra's subtle but powerful work, I've come back in touch with myself."

    "I began sessions with Alexandra in a time of profound unhappiness and exhaustion -- feeling frustrated and stuck without really somatically FEELING much at all. I'm learning to stop overriding the signals from my body -- which has changed how I show up in every capacity. It feels miraculous to be freed from the fatigue and anger that were crushing me, and while there's still a lot in flux in my life, I'm excited about whatever comes next.

    Working with Alexandra is an extraordinary experience in the truest sense of the word, and I'd recommend their guidance to anyone who's trying to dig their real self out from layers of conditioning (so, everyone alive right now?)."

    ~ Emma Cofer Patel

  • “Understanding how my body and nervous system dictate my mental health changed everything.”

    “When I first reached out to Alexandra to try their somatic depth sessions, I knew I needed something different. I’d been working on self-care for a while, mostly focused on my thoughts and emotions, but I was missing a bridge…basic support that connected the two.

    Alexandra is a no-bullshit, deeply caring, and highly skilled guide. They helped me understand and rewire my own internal processes in ways that actually landed and lasted. Their work translates your body’s own language, and once you start to understand it, the impact ripples out across every level of your life.”

    ~Daniel Larios, LMT

Alexandra Winteraven, MA

Alexandra is a queer (they/them) somatic depth practitioner whose work focuses on pattern recognition, relational contact, and embodied change. With precision, presence, and care, they support people in understanding how long-held survival strategies and relational patterns organize the body and shape daily life.

Their approach is relational and body-based, informed by over a decade of experience working with trauma and attachment. Rather than offering advice or techniques, Alexandra works by tracking patterns as they emerge in real time and staying with them long enough for meaningful reorganization to occur.

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