Angela Zaun Ollswang

Integrating Somatic practices & Herbal Medicine

Angela is a Somatic Trauma Treatment Specialist, a certified Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) Facilitator, and a trained Community Herbalist.

Through years of experience working with a wide range of clients in both clinical and non-clinical settings, Angela has come to realize that a holistic approach toward physical, emotional, and spiritual health is crucial, and that it is through combining her career passions that she can best support folks along their healing path. She’s thrilled to offer a range of herbal creations and integrative services to support you in surviving and thriving through the ups and downs of life.

Angela believes that everyone is the expert of their own experience. She hopes to empower her clients by both holding space and offering concrete tools. Angela has always felt like her best self when immersed in nature, while sipping a warm cup of something herby, or whilst eating a really good donut. You can find her hiking or canoeing, playing with her two children, binge watching cringe-worthy netflix episodes, or cozied up under a blanket somewhere with a book.

More about Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga: TCTSY is an evidence based, adjunctive clinical treatment for Complex Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder that was developed by Bessel van der Kolk, David Emerson & Jennifer Turner in collaboration with The Trauma Center in Brookline, MA. Angela remains in good standing as an TCTSY-F, and receives supervision through the Justice Research Institute’s Center for Trauma & Embodiment in Boston, MA.

More about Angela’s Somatic Trauma Treatment Experience: Angela has facilitated Mind Body Movement Groups at North Memorial’s Mental Health and Addiction Care Center in their Therapeutic Skills PHP, and their Trauma-Focused IOP. She also led somatic therapy groups at The Mother Baby Program in their Day Hospital and Perinatal Outpatient Program, working with mothers who are receiving treatment for postpartum mood disorders. Angela collaborated with the Center for Victims of Torture to facilitate groups for refugees and individuals seeking asylum at their Healing Clinic. Angela also brought TCTSY to individuals recovering from disordered eating and substance use/addictions through her work with Reed Healthcare. Angela co-facilitated anxiety-focused therapy groups at Wild Tree Wellness & Psychotherapy. Additionally, Angela co-founded and directed community outreach at Terra Firma.

More about Angela’s Herbal Experience: Angela began an official in-depth dive into Herbalism during the Herban Roots Apprenticeship program in 2017, studying under the skilled and experienced Community Herbalist & Educator, Jessica Belden. She continued her herbal education through self-led study of herbalists such as David Winston, Mary Siisip Geniusz, Matthew Wood, and Rosemary Gladstar. In 2019 Angela began studying Elemental Herbalism online through the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. She also served as Jessie Belden’s Teaching Assistant for the 2019 Herban Roots Apprenticeship program and spent many beautiful hours working at The Medicine Tree Herbal Pharmacy. Angela remains a student of herbalism to this day, constantly learning new ways to engage with various herbal teachings, and is grateful to all her teachers, both human and botanical.