Aaron M Klein

I am a licensed mental health counselor and credentialed alcohol and substance abuse counselor working out of my private practice in Syracuse, NY. In my practice I provide therapy, performance coaching for adolescents and adults, consulting and supervision. I started my journey as a counselor over 10 year ago, serving clients in dire need in intensive outpatient substance use treatment. During this time, I recognized the connection between the stuckness that clients experienced as a result of unaddressed trauma, depression, chronic pain and anxiety and the opportunity for addiction to take hold on their lives. I became committed to seeking ways to work with the whole of a person's experience, as opposed to just managing their symptoms. In discovering Somatic Experiencing®, I transformed the way I practiced as a counselor. I later transitioned to working as a therapist for students at Syracuse University, and served on specialized teams for sexual and relationship violence response and alcohol and drug treatment. In these various settings working with clients, I have found that working to build or restore capacity for safe embodiment, increase access to nervous system regulation, and develop a therapeutic relationship that allows for their experience to be deeply heard, seen and given voice to have opened up possibilities in their lives that felt impossible before.