Testimonials
"No other modality has given me this level of cathartic release and ability to grieve my childhood. Be prepared to do profound and deep work with a really talented somatic healer." -Neil M, Non-profit Founder
"I've explored a lot over the years as an neuropsych academic. The therapeutic touch was incredible for helping me unwind some old attachment trauma in my body." -Brian T, Harvard Meditation Research
"My sessions have helped me change my habitual bracing from years of college wrestling. Now I feel much more grounded and relaxed day to day even though I have a stressful job. A total change in my somatic space." -Sam Z, Anthropic
"Working with Ada the last 4 months has been life-changing. I can feel a deep and lasting reset of my nervous system, which has transformed how I experience life daily." -Ilana M, Therapist
"FBR has been a beautiful tool for dropping myself fully into my body and navigating deep inner work. Ada's calm and steady presence allows you to feel met, no matter what you show." -Ashley B, Harvey
What I offer
I offer a type of breathwork called Facilitated Breath Repatterning (FBR). It is a form of Conscious Connected Breathwork developed in the 1960s by folks like Stan Grof, but with the novel addition of therapeutic touch, bodywork, parts work, and knowledge of breath mechanics.
Sessions are typically 2 hours, done weekly or bi-weekly over 10 sessions, and held in-person at my breathwork studio in Williamsburg. The session includes a verbal pre-frame, the parts work / breathwork journey itself, and integration.
I spent a year in Bali apprenticing under Edward Dangerfield — a leading breathworker and the founder of FBR — during which I supported hundreds of clients through deep emotional and somatic processing. Since leaving Bali, I've led breathwork at renowned healing centers like Kripalu, Blue Spirit Costa Rica, and Mt Madonna Centre.
I've explored many healing modalities personally trying to recover from an abusive childhood, and I would rank FBR as my #1 modality for emotional, trauma, and somatic release (aside from psychedelic work, which can be less accessible).
I work with all sorts of clients across varying demographics, but because of my own professional background, I tend to work with a lot of high performers because I understand their psychological drives and fears deeply. The other client group I work with extensively are people who have great intellectual awareness from years of talk therapy, and feel like they want a somatic breakthrough.
What to expect
Deep emotional & somatic processing
- Talk therapy alone often isn't enough — emotional pain is stored in the body, not just the mind. Breathwork softens protective defenses so subconscious material can surface and be processed in the body, similar to psychedelic-assisted therapy.
- Somatic work tends to create more breakthroughs than talk therapy alone, especially for more cerebral clients who struggle to feel their feelings.
- I'm honored to be able to hold my clients through profound pain — sexual and physical abuse, death and loss, divorce, or grief for the childhood they never had.
- This is personal for me: I didn't cry for 20 years until my first breathwork session cracked me open. On the other side was deep relief, and the beginning of self-acceptance.
Re-wiring attachment through therapeutic touch
- Attuned, therapeutic touch is central to this work — offering a corrective experience for those who lacked nurturing touch and loving acceptance growing up.
- For example, being held with compassion during your shame can create an embodied realization for the first time: "it's safe to express my vulnerability around others."
Improved body awareness
- We take 20,000 breaths a day — this work builds more awareness of your breath and body tension throughout daily life. Most of my clients report less anxiety and more groundedness after this work.
Expanding nervous system and emotional range
- Many people get stuck in one nervous system "gear" (e.g., activation or shutdown). Breathwork moves through both activation and relaxation states, expanding your window of tolerance.
- The work also builds emotional range, helping you explore your anger, tenderness, joy, grief, shame, power in an embodied, emergent way.
- My biggest takeaway from a year of doing breathwork in Bali: "I learned how to be fully alive and present in my body."
Rates & location
- $425 per 2 hour private session (flat fee)
- 10% discount on package of 5, 20% discount on package of 10
- Regarding expectations: psychological and emotional change takes place with repeated embodied experience over a therapeutic arc, and not from a single peak experience, even though that can be very helpful
- No refund or expiry on packages, payment via Venmo
- All sessions are done in-person in Williamsburg, Brooklyn