CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR ASSOCIATE PRACTICING UNDER CURRENT SUPERVISION
Soli Rai
Somatic Therapy for Queer, Trans, Neurodivergent & Chronically Exhausted Humans
Pronouns: They/Them
Professional Status: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Supervision: Licensed Clinical Supervisor
Location: Rhode Island & Telehealth
Languages: English
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Sliding Scale: Available
Insurance: Aetna, BCBS, Medicaid, NHP, Tufts, UHC, United Health Student Health Resources
Specialties: Trauma, Somatic Healing, LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergence
Age Group: 13+
About Soli
My path into this work began through the body.
Before entering the counseling field, I spent years working as a professional bodyworker supporting people living with trauma, chronic stress, pain, and nervous system dysregulation. Again and again, I witnessed how much wisdom the body carries, and how often people are taught to ignore, suppress, or distrust that wisdom in order to survive.
I am a white, queer, trans/nonbinary, neurodivergent clinician-in-training currently studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Antioch University. My work is grounded in the belief that healing does not happen in isolation. It happens within relationships, communities, bodies, histories, and the systems we move through every day.
I am particularly passionate about supporting queer, trans, neurodivergent, disabled, polyamorous, kinky, and otherwise marginalized communities navigating trauma, identity, belonging, and self-determination.
My approach draws from somatic therapy, liberation psychology, relational-cultural therapy, narrative practices, bodywork traditions, and community-based models of healing. I am interested in helping people identify the systems that have shaped their lives, understand the survival strategies that helped them get here, and build more sustainable ways of relating to themselves and others.
I believe many of the struggles people bring into therapy make sense when viewed in context.
Rather than asking what is wrong with you, I am interested in understanding what happened to you, what has helped you survive, and what healing might look like on your own terms.
Specialties
Somatic Therapy
Trauma & Nervous System Healing
Queer & Trans-Affirming Care
Neurodivergence (ADHD & Autism)
Identity Exploration
Liberation-Centered Mental Health
Chronic Pain & Fatigue
Relational Healing
Areas of Focus
Decolonization & Liberation Work
Black Liberation
Queer & Trans Identity
Autism & ADHD
Disability Justice
Fat Liberation
Immigrant Rights
Kink & Polyamorous Relationships
Sex Positive Therapy
Sex Worker Affirming Care
Climate Justice Anxiety & Grief
Animal Rights & Compassion Fatigue
Community Care & Collective Healing
Modalities
Somatic Therapy
Liberation Psychology
Relational-Cultural Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Body-Based Healing Approaches
Reiki-Informed Practices
Nervous System Regulation
Mindfulness & Grounding Techniques
Herbalism-Informed Wellness Perspectives
Birth & Reproductive Justice-Informed Care
Lived Identity
and Experience
Queer & Trans/Nonbinary
Neurodivergent (AuDHD)
Disabled & Living with Chronic Pain/Fatigue
Working Class Background
Polyamorous
White American / Western European Cultural Background
Deeply Connected to Community Care & Liberation Movements
Brings Personal Understanding of Identity, Marginalization, and Resilience
Beyond Individual Healing
Reconnecting with your body after trauma
Navigating identity in a world that often demands conformity
Building sustainable relationships with rest, boundaries, and community
Moving beyond survival mode
Challenging systems that undermine wellbeing
Developing self-trust and nervous system resilience
Creating lives rooted in authenticity, connection, and choice
Why I Do This Work
"Your nervous system is not broken.
It has been adapting and carrying you.
What might change if, instead of fighting your body, you became curious about its wisdom?"
- Soli Rai 
My Approach in Practice
I approach therapy with curiosity rather than certainty.
I am less interested in diagnosing who you are and more interested in understanding how you became who you are.
Many of the people I work with have spent years feeling misunderstood, too much, not enough, disconnected from their bodies, or exhausted from constantly adapting to other people's expectations.
Together, we slow down.
We pay attention to what your nervous system is communicating, what your body has been carrying, and what patterns may have helped you survive in the past but no longer feel supportive now.
My work is influenced by somatic therapy, relational-cultural therapy, narrative practices, liberation psychology, and community-based approaches to healing. Depending on your needs, our work may involve talking, reflection, body awareness, nervous system regulation, storytelling, creativity, or exploring how larger systems have shaped your experience.
I don't believe healing is about becoming a different person.
I believe it is about becoming more deeply connected to the person you already are.
What Clients Often Come to Me For
Clients often reach out when they are:
Feeling disconnected from their body
When stress, trauma, masking, or chronic survival have made it difficult to trust themselves.
Queer, trans, and gender exploration
Making space for curiosity, authenticity, and self-definition without pressure or expectations.
Neurodivergence and unmasking
Understanding ADHD, autism, sensory needs, burnout, and the impact of living in systems that were not designed for neurodivergent people.
Chronic stress, fatigue, and burnout
Especially for people who have spent years taking care of everyone except themselves.
Relationships, community, and belonging
Exploring intimacy, friendship, polyamory, chosen family, and connection in ways that feel aligned with your values.
Building a life beyond survival
Creating more room for rest, pleasure, creativity, embodiment, and joy.
I aim to create a space that honors the full complexity of your life, without judgment or prescription. I walk alongside you with curiosity, clarity, and respect for your pace and inner wisdom.