David Hayden

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC

Portland, OR, USA

4.6k Followers

David Hayden is an experienced trauma therapist, working with Natural Mind Counseling located in Portland Oregon, with a background in interpersonal neurobiology, attachment science, and meditation. He brings to his work a deep desire to balance the depth of human exploration, with providing a trauma-sensitive framework for meditation and personal exploration. In addition to being an experienced meditator, and a licensed psychotherapist, David is also a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and practitioner of EMDR.

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Specialities

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Career Counseling

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Trauma and PTSD

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Stress

Reviews

Tara

Jan 21, 2026

One of the more interesting meditations I’ve done lately - the vagal nerve is on my radar because I have an anxious rescue dog but now I’m starting to think about my own! Thank you, David, for sharing this 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Sheron

Jan 8, 2026

Fascinating! I feel soft and fluffy. I have so many questions now... how often can i/ should I do this in a day - like, is it a "whenever you need it" exercise or a "do this 3 times a day for 2 weeks to strengthen your nerve" thing? Is two rounds, like you guided us through, the full exercise or can I do more in one sitting? I feel a deep dive of research coming on, and, any info you can provide would also be appreciated. *update* thanks for the reply. That is helpful. Be the vuu, rather than do the vuu. 😉

watson Xi

Dec 23, 2025

Love that you don't have any background sounds. Spaced out calm voice. Simple practice

Janet

Dec 19, 2025

I loved the simplicity and effectiveness of this. Just what I needed this morning.Thank you.🙏

Carrie

Nov 24, 2025

Perfect morning practice for a busy mind ❤️ Thank you!

Gin

Nov 18, 2025

This was one of the most beneficial breath exercises I’ve experienced! Thank you!

Maya

Oct 12, 2025

Thank you very much David. Your meditation helped me gaan more insight in an important situation. 💚🙏 Have a lovely day.

Maru

Aug 18, 2025

Excellent. I could feel getting less anxious and calmer just by releasing the unwanted feelings. Thank you.

Lori Feiler

Jul 16, 2025

Helpful integration of breathing and banal awareness with stimulation

Christina McMahon

Jun 6, 2025

Love how this integrates mindfulness of breath with vagus nerve!

My Practice

Service Provided

In-Person · Virtual

Client Age

Adult

Treatment Approaches

EMDR · IFS · Somatics

License Information

C5783

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