Marielle Stair (She/Her)

Founder & Therapist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Trauma-Informed Somatic Coaching
Office & virtual sessions available

Marielle specializes in supporting individuals and relationships as they navigate the complex aftermath of traumatic experiences that can affect us over a lifetime. She is deeply passionate about serving those who have faced identity-based violence and marginalization, including experiences related to race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, and gender identity. She creates a space to cultivate relative therapeutic safety for clients to explore healing, resilience, and personal growth, emphasizing embodied awareness and collective healing.

As a Queer, Southeast Asian, neurodivergent woman immigrant living in small-town Georgia, she understands what it’s like to navigate multiple layers of identity and systemic challenges. Her approach is rooted in somatic (bottom-up), collectivist, and indigenous principles, emphasizing liberation, empowerment, and attachment. She combines these with evidence-based frameworks from cognitive and behavioral therapies to create a holistic, compassionate approach.

She has a special focus on working with Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, and Peoples with Colonized histories, as well as LGB+, Queer, and Transgender individuals, communities, and relationships. Many clients come to her carrying the weight of racial and ethnic marginalization, violence, displacement, and the stresses of acculturation, resettlement, or surviving colonized systems—experiences often connected to war, migration, or immigration.

Marielle approaches her work with a compassionate, person-centered, and humanistic lens, integrating indigenous perspectives and embodiment practices. She draws on her dual expertise as a psychotherapist and somatic coach, working with trauma through both talk therapy and body-based methods. She also specializes in understanding power dynamics within BDSM and kink as a means of supporting recovery from trauma and guiding individuals impacted by these frameworks.

When clients come to her for somatic life coaching, she draws on her trauma-informed expertise to help them clarify and achieve specific life goals, overcome mental blocks, and foster sustainable personal and professional growth. Her work is grounded in compassion, understanding, and respect for each person’s unique journey.

“My goal is to support you to heal. To help you learn that healing is dynamic. That it grows, changes, and moves with you. And to help you develop a sense of agency and capacity to choose your own path in this life.”

Danica Ligato-Riding (She/Her)

Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor
Virtual/remote sessions available

Dani’s clinical focus has been shaped by an integrative, compassionate approach to therapy. She believes that understanding your life story and subjective experiences is essential for achieving personal growth and reaching your goals.

Her journey began at Mercer University in Atlanta, where she earned a Master’s of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Since 2016, Dani has gained experience working with a diverse range of clients, primarily in substance use treatment, mandated and court-ordered counseling, behavioral and mood disorders, inpatient residential treatment, trauma, and co-occurring disorders.

Dani uses an integrative approach that combines the latest in cognitive-behavioral techniques with a deep respect for each person’s unique story. She believes in the power of self-awareness and encourages clients to reconnect with their own truths. Dani’s work is centered on helping you recognize your inner strength, explore your experiences, and foster transformative change.

She understands that mental health and our lived experiences are deeply connected to our stories and behaviors. Dani’s goal is to create a supportive space where you can build hope, develop insight, and move toward a more fulfilling life—guided by compassion, understanding, and a focus on practical, sustainable growth.

“I am a living story. I will not give up.” – TWLOHA

“Our stories and experiences belong to us; they matter. I will support you, as you discover your story.”