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Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, M.E.T.A. is at once a clinical approach, an educational body that provides state-of-the-art training and consultation (M.E.T.A., LLC), and an association of skilled practitioners.

M.E.T.A. (Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches) is a comprehensive approach to therapy, counseling and general human endeavors. Developed by Jon Eisman over the past 30 years from an integration of somatic & experiential psychotherapy, applied mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, and thousands of hours of 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.

 
"(Hakomi is) a visionary contribution in bringing mindfulness to our therapeutic community."

—Dan Siegal, 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.