Wellness Embodied: A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing

02/11/2026

At Wellness Embodied, the clinicians who hold this space are as important as the space itself.

Each therapist brings their own lived experience, training, relational style, and way of being into the room. What connects them is a shared commitment to trauma-informed care, thoughtful pacing, and deep respect for each person’s story.

We are honored to introduce a few of our team members:

Wyatt Roper, LMSW (he/him)
Wyatt is a transgender, anti-oppressive, sex-work positive therapist working with individuals and couples. His work centers relationships, gender, sexuality, and self-exploration, integrating AF-EMDR, Parts Therapy, and breathwork. Affirming, collaborative, and honest, he creates space that is supportive, nourishing, and appropriately challenging.

Dilek Edwards, AMFT, MA, RYT (she/her)
Dilek works with individuals and couples navigating intimacy, sexuality, and major life transitions. Her somatic and systemic approach is grounded, non-shaming, and collaborative, supporting couples rebuilding trust and individuals exploring identity, grief, anxiety, and relational change.

Tahentahawi Chubb-Smith, MHC-LP (she/her)
Tahentahawi is an Indigenous Mohawk psychotherapist offering person-centered, holistic, trauma-informed care. Drawing from her background in wellness and deep connection to the natural world, she supports individuals in meaning-making, identity development, grief, addiction, and healing from past trauma.

We know that finding the right therapist is a relational decision.

If you’re exploring support, we invite you to learn more about each clinician and the work they hold.

We are here, and we move at your pace.

02/11/2026

02/07/2026

There are not many spaces where men are invited to slow down, speak honestly, and be met without expectation.

Beginning February 19, our very own Peter Heatley, MHC-LP, will be facilitating a 10-week in-person men’s therapy group at Wellness Embodied.

This group is designed for men of all types who are seeking a supportive space to explore their mental health, challenge limiting cultural norms, and develop healthier forms of emotional expression. Through discussion, therapeutic exercises, and mindfulness practices, participants are invited to cultivate vulnerability, build emotional resilience, and practice new ways of relating with themselves and others.

🗓 Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00pm
Free introductory session: February 12 at 6:30pm

If this feels like a step you’ve been considering, we welcome you to learn more. Head over to our link in bio to register for the introductory session.

02/05/2026

What Trauma-Informed Care Means at Wellness Embodied

Trauma-informed care isn’t a framework we reference. It is the foundation of how we practice.

We understand that many people come to therapy carrying experiences that have shaped their nervous system, their relationships, and their sense of safety in the world. Because of that, we move thoughtfully. We move with consent. We move with care.

We pay attention not only to what is spoken, but to what is happening in the body. We honor pacing. We make space for choice. We trust readiness.

At Wellness Embodied, trauma-informed care looks like:

- honoring readiness over urgency
- meeting people where they are, not where they “should” be
- working relationally, not prescriptively
- supporting nervous system regulation before deep processing

We do not believe healing can be rushed or forced. We believe it unfolds when safety is present, internally and relationally.

Whether you are here to explore therapy, to learn about EMDR or KAP, or simply to better understand what trauma-informed care truly means, we’re glad you found your way here.

02/02/2026

Wellness Embodied began as a vision I carried quietly for a long time, a vision of creating a space rooted in compassion, service, healing, and deep relational care.

I have always believed that healing happens when people feel safe enough to show up as they are. Not rushed. Not fixed. Not pushed beyond their readiness. But seen. Supported. Met at their own pace.

That belief is the foundation of everything we do.

At Wellness Embodied, we are a trauma-informed psychotherapy and healing center grounded in integrity and deep respect for each person’s lived experience. We serve individuals and communities across the Hudson Valley and New York State through depth-oriented therapy, EMDR, KAP, group work, and integrative approaches that honor the whole person. Mind, body, and nervous system.

Over the years, this vision has grown beyond me. It now holds an extraordinary group of clinicians and healers who share a commitment to ethical practice, thoughtful pacing, and creating spaces where both clients and clinicians can show up fully and safely.

This work asks a lot of us. It asks for presence. It asks humility. It asks for care in how care is delivered.

And I am deeply grateful to be doing it alongside this community.

Here’s to another year of Wellness Embodied, to the people who walk through our doors, and to the steady, meaningful work of healing, together.

01/24/2026

01/22/2026

01/16/2026

Join us TONIGHT (1/16) with Nighteagle Vision for a meditative experience! We go LIVE at 9:33 pm! Thanks for joining and spreading the word!

10/31/2025

Wellness Embodied’s Founder and Director, Doree Lipson, was interviewed for the local podcast, The Gunk Cast, by Glenn Lapolt and his team of merry pranksters. Give it a listen and if you’re new to The Gunk Cast, check out more episodes! Thank you for this opportunity!

Podcast Episode · The Gunks Cast · 10/28/2025 · 1h

10/17/2025

Register now for the Online DBT Group! Begins next week!
https://www.wellnessembodiedcenter.com/adult-dbt-skills-group