Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches (M.E.T.A.) is at once a comprehensive clinical approach, a leading-edge educational organization providing training and consultation, and an association of skilled practitioners. Developed by Jon Eisman over the past 30 years from an integration of somatic & experiential psychotherapy, applied mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, and clinically-based qualitative research, M.E.T.A. is a synthesis of proven therapy modalities. These modalities include the Hakomi Method of Body Centered Psychotherapy, the Re-Creation of the Self Model of Human Systems (R-CS), trauma release methods, and attachment interventions. 

M.E.T.A. trains counselors & therapists, allied health & healing practitioners, professionals transitioning into the field of counseling, and people interested in advanced personal growth.

"(Hakomi is) a visionary contribution in bringing mindfulness to our therapeutic community."
—Dan Siegel, M.D., author of The Developing Mind and The Mindful Brain

"The R-CS model provides a major missing link in accessing the embodied, differentiated self in elegant and non-violent ways."
—Rob Fisher, LMFT, author of Experiential Couples Therapy

"Thank you for a truly transformative training. I feel I had a quantum leap in my understanding of what change really is, and I so appreciate your brilliant model. Already, I am going new and wonderful places with my clients..."
—Mary Dumka, M.D., psychiatrist, Canmore, B.C.