Summin Dinsa
If you’re living with chronic illness, you know it’s more than a diagnosis. It’s the flares, the appointments, the doctors who didn’t believe you, and often older trauma your body is still carrying. I live with Crohn’s, celiac disease, and arthritis, and I help adults with chronic illness and trauma, including childhood, sexual, and medical trauma. A bit about me: I’m South Asian, a chronic illness advocate, a traveler, a foodie, and a dog owner.
First session
Our first session is about getting to know you: what brought you here, what you’re carrying, and what you want to be different. Together we’ll turn that into goals we agree on. From there, each session balances space for whatever is on your mind that week with focused work toward those goals. You set the pace, and nothing happens before you’re ready.
Strengths
I bring lived experience with chronic illness, so I understand the medical system, disability, and invisible symptoms from the inside. I work with both mind and body, helping you understand where your patterns come from and calm a nervous system stuck in alarm. I’m also a strong advocate when you need support navigating doctors, work, or accommodations.
Ideal clients
Adults living with chronic illness, chronic pain, or autoimmune and digestive conditions, especially those also carrying childhood, sexual, or medical trauma. You may feel anxious, depressed, exhausted, or at war with your body, and tired of explaining yourself to people who don’t get it. Maybe you’ve spent years being dismissed by doctors, or grieving the life you planned before your diagnosis. You might be juggling work, relationships, or caregiving while managing symptoms no one else can see. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to be ready to feel more at home in your body and your life.
Treatment methods
Brainspotting
Brainspotting uses where you look to access and process trauma and stress held in the body. It can help when talking about an experience isn’t enough, or when it’s too hard to put into words.
Somatic
Somatic therapy focuses on what’s happening in your body, not just your thoughts. We notice sensations, tension, and stress responses, and build tools to help your nervous system feel safe and settled.
Grief Therapy
Trauma and chronic illness both come with grief. Grief processing is an important part of in processing these challenges.
Psychodynamic
Through collaboration, you will learn the 'why' behind your behaviors, and pursue growth and healing.
Location
Virtual sessions