Lela C Beem

Lela C. Beem

Lela has been a full-time yoga therapist since 2005. She owns a studio in Evanston, IL where she specializes in using Somatic Experiencing combined with movement and some touch. She also offers group Hatha yoga classes, therapeutic yoga instruction, prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher mentoring, childbirth preparation and postpartum recovery skills that are all offered with an emphasis on regulating the nervous system using SE principles.

Lela began training in SE in 2021 and received her Somatic Experiencing credential (SEP) in 2024. Her areas of expertise are with young adults, women/females in all life stages, the perinatal population, chronic pain/medical conditions and survivors of sexual abuse. She is particularly interested in helping clients process traumatic childbirth experiences, car accidents, falls and other types of medical trauma. Lela is available for in-studio work or telehealth and does not take insurance.

Specialties

• Adolescents
• Adults
• Adults abused as children
• Anxiety Disorders
• Chronic Illness
• Chronic Pain/Fibromyalgia
• Complex PTSD
• Depression
• Developmental Trauma
• Physically Impaired
• Dissociative Disorders
• Early Childhood Attachment Disturbances
• Eating Disorders
• Grief and Loss
• LGBTQIA+
• Medical Procedure Trauma
• Motor Vehicle Collisions
• Pregnancy/Prenatal/Postpartum
• Birth Trauma
• Relational/Relationship Issues
• Self-Esteem
• Sleep/Insomnia
• Spirituality
• Intergeneration Trauma
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Sexual Abuse
• Womens’ Issues