Leonardo Portilho

My name is Leonardo Portilho,  and I am 51 yo, Brazilian, father of  a beloved 3 years old son, Salvador, currently living in France in the Basque countries, Saint Jean de Luz

I am a trauma-informed Somatic Practitioner and holistic practitioner with more than three decades of dedicated study, personal exploration, and experience across South America, Asia, and Europe. My work integrates Somatic Experiencing with mindfulness, Buddhist psychology, Zen, biopsychology, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Yoga Therapy, contemplative traditions, Tantra, shamanic practices, and embodied approaches to healing. 

My approach is compassionate, experiential, and deeply person-centered. Rather than focusing exclusively on thoughts or narratives, I invite clients to explore what is happening within the body and nervous system in the present moment. Through gentle somatic awareness, mindfulness, and therapeutic inquiry, clients are supported in developing greater regulation, reconnecting with their inner resources, and cultivating a more grounded relationship with themselves.

My work is rooted in a fundamental belief: people are not broken and do not need to be fixed. Healing is not about becoming someone else, but about creating the conditions to reconnect with the resources, vitality, presence, and wholeness that are already within.

I offer sessions in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese – Online