IZZY SWANSON
Somatic Trauma Specialist
I believe healing is possible for everyone, no matter how long you've been carrying your story.
As a Somatic Trauma Specialist, Integrative Trauma Coach, and Trauma-Informed Reiki Master, my work exists at the intersection of mental health, trauma, nervous system regulation, energy healing, and spiritual practice. Rather than treating these as separate pieces, I believe they are deeply connected and deserve to be supported together.
I specialize in supporting people as they heal trauma held within the body, gently guiding the nervous system toward regulation while creating space to reconnect with the parts of themselves that may have felt lost along the way. Whether someone is navigating acute trauma, religious trauma, chronic illness, nervous system dysregulation, or simply feeling disconnected from themselves, my goal remains the same: to create a calm, compassionate space where healing feels safe, supported, and sustainable.
Many of the people I work with have spent years carrying more than anyone realizes. They may be navigating trauma, chronic stress, addiction, burnout, autoimmune conditions, grief, or experiences that have left them wondering why life feels so heavy. Healing isn't about becoming someone new. It's about reconnecting with the person you've always been beneath survival and learning to trust yourself again.
By creating calm, restorative spaces, I help people feel safe enough to engage in the deeper work of healing. Together, we gently explore the places that have carried pain while making room for resilience, hope, and self-trust. Holding space for another person's healing is something I never take lightly. It is a privilege to witness people reconnect with themselves, and I approach every session with compassion, curiosity, and deep respect for each person's unique journey.
My Work Is Grounded in Lived Experience
The way I support others is deeply shaped by my own healing journey.
I've navigated trauma, addiction, and recovery, and those experiences have profoundly influenced the way I hold space today. They allow me to meet people with empathy rather than judgment because I understand what it feels like to wonder if healing is possible.
I don't shy away from how hard and dark trauma can be. I can meet you in those dark places where you feel lost or broken and help you find your way through. Together, we'll move at a pace that feels supportive to your nervous system, creating a space where healing feels safe, grounded, and sustainable.
I don't believe our hardest experiences define who we are. I believe they can become the foundation from which compassion, resilience, wisdom, and transformation grow. That belief shapes every session I offer and continues to remind me that healing isn't about perfection. It's about creating enough safety for change to become possible.
Alongside my lived experience, I've dedicated years to studying trauma, nervous system healing, and Reiki through extensive training and certification. I am a Certified Trauma Recovery Coach with additional certifications in the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method, Medical Reiki, Traditional Usui Reiki, and Usui Holy Fire Reiki. I also created the Integrative Trauma Coaching program and the Feileacan Trauma Release Technique for soul healing, and I'm a co-founder of the Order of the Crows, a priesthood tradition honoring the Morrígan.
While education has given me invaluable tools, I believe the most meaningful healing happens through genuine human connection, safety, and trust. My hope is not simply to help people heal during our time together, but to empower them with the understanding and tools to continue building a life that feels grounded, connected, and aligned long after our sessions end.
With time, love, and support, I truly believe our capacity for healing and transformation is far greater than we often imagine. I've lived it, and it's an honor to walk alongside others as they discover it for themselves.
My Story
The classes, tools, and services I offer today exist because of my own healing journey.
I was raised in an extremely religious family and experienced physical and emotional abuse from those I believed were meant to protect me. At fourteen, I turned to drugs as a way to survive. That path eventually led me into addiction before finding recovery just before turning thirty.
As I write this today, I have celebrated more than seventeen years free from all mind and mood-altering substances.
My work is grounded in lived experience because I know shame. I know addiction. I know what it feels like to wonder if healing is possible. I also know recovery. I know peace. And I know the freedom that comes from choosing healing one day at a time.
I share my story because I know I am not alone. So many people carry experiences that feel too painful, too complicated, or too heavy to speak out loud. If my story helps even one person feel less alone or believe that healing is possible, then sharing it is worth it.
Recovery didn't simply happen because I wanted it to. Healing required commitment, presence, patience, and the willingness to keep showing up, even when progress felt slow. Along the way, I learned that transformation isn't one defining moment. It's something we practice every day through the small choices that create safety, resilience, and self-trust over time.
One of the greatest lessons my own healing has taught me is that we aren't meant to heal alone. We heal in safe relationships. We heal when we feel seen, supported, and understood. That's the space I strive to create for every person who walks through my door, because I've experienced what can happen when someone believes in your healing before you're able to believe in it yourself.
CERTIFICATIONS
Medical Reiki
Master (TM)
Trauma Conscious
Yoga Method (TM)
Military Outdoor
Leadership Training
Usui Reiki/ Holy
Fire II Master
Mental Health
First Aid
Ordained Minister- Universal Life Church
Certified Trauma
Recovery Coach
EXPERIENCE
Speaker, Educator, and
Organizational Consultant Since 2013
Reiki Master and Teacher since 2013
Creator: Feileacan Trauma Release Technique
Creator: Reiki Intensive Training Program
Creator: Sacred Keys Herbal Support Products
Host/Guide of Weekend Reiki Training Retreats
Founder: The Order of the Crows Priesthood
Member: Pride Interfaith Partnership Committee
Member: Pagan Affirming Therapy and Healthcare
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelor's in Science, Biology
Texas State University
Trauma Conscious Yoga Method
The Trauma Conscious Yoga Institute
Certified Trauma Recovery Coach
International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching
Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies
Linda Thai, LMSW, ERYT-200, CLYL
Medical Reiki Training
Medical Reiki Works
Usui Reiki/Holy Fire Training
Laurinda Webb
International Center for Reiki Training
Healing the Energy Body
13-hour training course with Anodea Judith
Dying Consciously
Training through the Austin Shamanic Center
Death Priestxing: Tending the Threshold of Transition
Way of the Weaver
Meeting the Morrigan
6-month intensive training with Lora O'Brien
Ogham Journeys
6-month intensive training with Lora O'Brien
Seeking Avalon Within
Intensive training - the Sisterhood of Avalon
Realm of Sea
Intensive training - the Sisterhood of Avalon
Celtic Sorcery
Intensive training course with Morpheus Ravenna
PUBLIC SPEAKING, EVENTS, & COURSES
Harvard Divinity School
Uses and Abuses of Power in Alternative Spirituality
Presenter, April 2023
“The Mirror Within: Abuse and Hope in Devotional Spirituality”
Sacred Space Foundation
Presenter, March 2025
”Trauma Awareness in Modern Polytheism”
Mystic South
Presenter, March 2026
”Animism and Accountability in Magical Practice”
Bloom Therapy
Presenter, April 2025
”Energetic Safety for Mental Health Practitioners”
Austin Witchfest
Presenter, May 2025
”The Dark Path, Healing Trauma With the Morrigan”
Strategy and Solidarity Summit
Presenter, June 2025
”Breathe Deep: Regulating the Nervous System for Resilience and Resistance”
Mystic South Conference
Ritual Facilitator, July 2025
”Black Birds at Midnight: Healing at the Well of Rhiannon”
Center for Reiki Research
Presenter, August 2024
“Trauma-Informed Reiki: An Online Workshop”
Center for Reiki Research
Presenter, July 2024
“Trauma-Informed Reiki: Research and Practice”
In the Roundhouse of the Ancestors:
Death Work and Death Care in Celtic Polytheism
Presenter, October 2021
“In the Mossy Margins: The Role of the Psychopomp in Celtic Polytheism”
Reiki Intensive Training Course
Facilitator and Teacher, 2013 – Present
Feileacan Trauma Release Training Course
Facilitator and Teacher, 2019 – Present
The Psychopomp’s Journey Intensive Training Course
Facilitator and Teacher, 2021 - Present
Reiki I, II, and III Intensive Training Weekends
Leader and Teacher, 2016 – 2019
A Year with Our Gods: Land Sea Sky Polytheist Conference Series
Workshop Presenter and Panelist, 2018—2021
Reset Workshop with Valerie Bachman Sound Therapy
Meditation Guide and Presenter, May 2019
The Morrigan’s Call Retreat
Volunteer Staff, Ritual Facilitation, and Presenter, 2017-2018
“Guardian Magic”
“The Dark Path: Healing Trauma with the Morrigan”
A Hosting at the Morrigan’s Hearth
Presenter, August 2019 & 2020
“Recovery Awareness in Spiritual Community”
“Walking the Boundaries with Cú Chulainn”
“Initiation and Shadow: Following in the Footsteps of Cú Chulainn”
Reiki Intensive Training Course
Build a Strong Foundation with Reiki