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David Hayden
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Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC

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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

Alice

Alice

Oct 27, 2026

I actually fell asleep for ten minutes - which was wonderfully calming 🌹♥️🥰🌹♥️🥰🌹

Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R

Oct 7, 2026

Thank you David, I'm always really interested in the science and this was a really helpful explanation 🙏

Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R

Oct 7, 2026

I'm feeling so much calmer now after an unexpectedly busy day. Really good guidance and a lovely soothing voice. Thank you David 🙏

Jeffrey S

Jeffrey S

Aug 14, 2026

Very effective in calling my nerves. Great way to start my morning. Thank you for this, Davis. 😊🙏🏼✌🏼

Alicia

Alicia

Aug 10, 2026

Just what I needed and you have a very soothing voice!

Lucille

Lucille

Jul 5, 2026

Thank you, I will practice this breathing again for sure!

Maria

Maria

May 15, 2026

Thank you for this wonderful meditation. It truly helped me to relax and release any tightness and anxiety 🩵

Em

Em

Mar 12, 2026

Great, I am struggling with this nervous system overstimulation and moments of depression.. and find it difficult. Doing this I feel hopeful, that my days will no longer be dull and numb and will start to move forward! thank you for sharing this amazing practice 🙏

Tara

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

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. 😉

My Practice

Service Provided

In-Person · Virtual

Client Age

Adult

Treatment Approaches

EMDR · IFS · Somatics

License Information

C5783


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