Working with me is a collaborative process, and my hope is that you experience embodied self-awareness, deeper authentic and meaningful connection to yourself and others so that you can live in a way that is truest to your heart. If you at some point in your life have been disconnected from your own true nature, been conditioned to disown your voice, needs, truth or boundaries in order to feel loved, seen and appreciated you will benefit from working with me. I offer each person the ability to remember that they are not broken but rather becoming.
When working with me you will not only find a warm and caring environment, You will also find a trustworthy expert on trauma recovery and mental health. Full Circle Counseling was born out of a desire to serve clients on a holistic level with treatments that are effective. Usha knows this because her work is driven by evidence and research and further informed by her own life experiences.
At Full Circle Counseling it is believed that everyone deserves a fulfilled and satisfying life, and Usha wants to help you get there. Usha delivers services in such a way healing occurs through changes in your energy, emotions and honoring your intuition
Education
Usha Davis earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Portland State University and holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Oregon in Family and Human Services with a minor in Women and Gender Studies. Usha’s early education includes a degree in Horticulture Counseling, and she spent the many years of her career providing nature-based case management and counseling services to programs that utilize nature as part of their healing protocol. In addition, Usha has completed a Certificate in Somatic Psychotherapy and Practices from Antioch University, Santa Barbera California. Usha also completed Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Training taught by Dr. Ariell Shwartz and Bessel Van der Kolk at Naropa University, in Colorado. Usha’s years of experience combine holistic Somatic Psychotherapy with clinical mental health theory. Usha has worked with diverse populations in private practice, community clinics, school-based settings and wilderness therapy programs.
Usha’s therapeutic approach is integrative and client-centered, drawing from healing modalities such as Somatic Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She is deeply committed to helping clients develop emotional resilience, build healthier relationships, and reconnect to their strengths.
In addition to her clinical work, Usha regularly attends continuing education trainings and mental health conferences to stay informed on the latest therapeutic tools and best practices.
Professional Memberships
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Oregon Chapter
- Community Alliance of Lane County
- International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA)
- The Somatics Society
- The Embody Lab
- Association For Comprehensive Energy Psychology