Arielle Mesa, LCSW
Somatic Therapist and Ceremonialist
Gaithersburg MD
I serve those who continue to arrive back at the same question, the same feeling, the same sense that the trajectory of the path they are on now is no longer in resonance. I work with each person to recalibrate to what their bodies, their hearts, their souls are yearning for - a calling that may have been consistently overshadowed and clouded by the prioritization of the restless mind, the deep aaches and pains of the past, and perhaps the systemic residue accumulated from the years of conditioning one receives about who, what, and how we ought to be. I feel that the path back to ourselves is not one of glamour, and yet it is possible to find grace and beauty within the growing pains of expansion and change.
Clients have shared with me that I hold a warm, empathic, and attuned space for them to explore, better understand, and potentially shift how they relate to themselves, to others, and to the world around them. From beginning to end, I walk hand in hand with each person within this specific chapter of their healing journey, acting as a trusted support and steady presence to traverse the path ahead.
Hi there! I'm Arielle and I share her ancestral roots with the Hebrew, Muisca, Basque, Slavic, and Celtic people. I carry a deep level of respect and gratitude for the wisdom and teachings of my human and more than human ancestors and allies, as well as my teachers and elders of the Toltecayotl, Mexicayotl, Lakota, Yoeme, Nordic, Shipibo, and Mayan lineages and traditions.
I have dedicated over 11 years supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds in navigating the often invisible wounds of their past. These wounds include experiences of childhood abuse and neglect, complex grief and loss, relational trauma, sexual and domestic violence, and a myriad of other challenges that impact one’s overall well-being.
In addition to my work as a somatic psychotherapist, I serve as a plant medicine macro-dose and integration guide and assist individuals in the preparation and integration of their plant medicine journeys. I also offer plant medicine ceremonial sitting services to optimize safety, reduce harm, and promote the highest level of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual support for people looking to journey with psychedelics on their own. My approach weaves together, with respect, the original Indigenous teachings and rituals of plant medicine ceremony, harm-reduction practices, and somatic, trauma sensitive, and liberation based therapies.
My rich tapestry of healing experiences and knowledge is at the heart of my mission to facilitate individual, ancestral, and collective healing through my work done at Sacred Space.