About Justin

Justin Waring Crane, MS, OT

University of Southern California

Additional Certifications

-Licensed Occupational Therapist

-Certified Intuitive Eating counselor

-Trained in the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), as developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, which strengthens social emotional centers in the brain.

-Trained in Integrated Listening System program (iLs) which supports improved auditory processing along with balance, coordination, and regulation.

Hi, I’m Justin. I’m an occupational therapist who works from a somatic, body-based lens. I help adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck in old stress patterns, or disconnected from themselves learn how to feel more at home in their bodies. I love working with people to recover their true energy and essence.

I have a real heart for working with artists, therapists, creative and sensitive people,. I also enjoy supporting people who feel “stuck in their heads,” especially if you’ve tried to think your way through things for years and are tired of feeling like insight alone hasn’t gotten you where you hoped.

Many of the adults I work with are currently in psychotherapy or have a long history of it. If that’s you, you might notice that even with all your awareness and all the work you’ve done, certain patterns still loop. The same relational wounds seem to be running the show. Maybe you intellectually understand what’s going on, but your body hasn’t quite caught up. You probably have many tools--I’m curious about the part of you that doesn’t use them.

My approach is gentle, experiential, and grounded in neuroscience. Instead of talking about what’s going on, we slow down and notice what your body is feeling and communicating in the moment. We do this by dissolving defenses and personas that are no longer working and that drain the body’s energy. Rather than analyzing emotions, we notice their sensory qualities and allow them to teach us what they need. We then move emotions through the body in a safe way, and access relief, clarity, and deeper connection in the process.

People come to me for all kinds of reasons—long-term stress, burnout, trauma histories, sensory processing patterns that were never named, or simply because they sense there’s another way to live that actually feels good. 

My background includes years of pediatric practice, deep study in somatic and sensory integration models, and a passion for archetypal psychology. While I now primarily work with adults, I still see a small number of kids. They’ve been some of my best teachers.

I bring my lived experience into my work with clients, when appropriate. Deep diving into somatics and body based modalities over the last 10 years has given me an intimate understanding of how effective this work can be. It took me from survival mode into an aliveness I never dared to hope for.

Services offered:

• Neurodivergence

• Parent coaching

• Spirituality

• Somatics

• Intuitive Eating

• Interoceptive awareness

• Safe and Sound Protocol"

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