About Teri Langer | Somatic & Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapist in Los Angeles

Teri Langer, ASW

I came to this work through both training and lived experience — and through a growing awareness that insight alone does not create change.

For many years, I lived with chronic pain and a dysregulated nervous system. Talk therapy helped me understand my patterns, but it was somatic work that allowed my body to reorganize and feel safe again. That experience continues to inform how I practice: slowly, collaboratively, and with respect for the nervous system’s timing.

In the therapy room, I pay close attention not just to what’s being said, but to pace, tone, and what feels possible in the moment. Many people arrive with strong insight and self-awareness, yet notice that their systems remain stuck in loops of anxiety, shutdown, or hypervigilance. I don’t see these as failures — I see them as intelligent adaptations that once served a purpose.

My role is to help you understand how those patterns formed and to support your system in softening them over time, without pressure to perform, explain, or “get it right.”

Education and Training

MSW, University of Southern California
B.S., Portland State University — Psychology/Restorative Justice
Certified Brainspotting Practitioner
Psych-K® Facilitator