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
I’m Soli (they/them), a white, queer, trans/nonbinary, neurodivergent Clinical Mental Health Intern studying at Antioch University. I’m currently a professional bodyworker, and much of my work centers around trauma and nervous system function. I’m particularly interested in approaching therapy from a liberatory framework to help you identify, challenge, and divest from the harmful systems in your life, and to support you in building healthier patterns, connections, and resilience.
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
"I don't think most people are disconnected from themselves by accident.
I think many of us learned to disconnect because it helped us survive something.
My work is less about helping people become someone new and more about creating space to hear the parts of themselves that have been drowned out by stress, trauma, expectation, or exhaustion.
What might change if your body wasn't a problem to solve, but a relationship worth rebuilding?"
- 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.