150+

Women supported through trauma & grief

30+

ESA & Service Dogs Trained

10+

Years of Trauma-Informed Practice

92%

Reported Feeling Safer & More Regulated

About Paws & Reflect

This Isn’t Just Talk Therapy — It’s a Soul-Deep Return to Self

At Paws and Reflect, we offer trauma-informed therapy that goes beyond traditional sessions — blending science, spirit, somatics, and lived experience to help you heal fully.

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What Makes Us Different

What Makes Paws & Reflect Different

Paws and Reflect isn’t just therapy — it’s a full-body, full-heart approach that blends trauma recovery, nervous system healing, and compassionate, soul-centered care.

Traditional Clinics

Generic treatment plans for all
No dog or ESA support included
Talk therapy only — limited modalities
Office-only sessions, often inconvenient
Long wait times and limited availability

Paws & Reflect

✨ Personalized, trauma-informed care
🐕 Healing with your dog by your side
🌿 Holistic and spiritual approach
🏡 Sessions where you feel safe
💬 Compassionate, responsive care

Our Offerings

A Holistic Path to Healing, Designed Just for You

Every woman’s story is unique. That’s why we offer integrated therapy services — so your healing plan actually fits your pain, your pace, and your life.

EMDR Therapy

EMDR is a proven, body-based therapy that helps your brain gently and safely release what it's been holding onto — at your own pace.

ESA & Services Dog Training

This isn’t just training — it’s healing. I help you and your dog become a therapeutic team through trauma-informed guidance, emotional bonding, and clinical insight.

Holistic Therapy

At Paws and Reflect Services, we blend modern trauma therapy with ancient healing wisdom — offering a clinical, spiritual, and somatic approach tailored with compassion to meet you where you are.

Sound Therapy

At Paws and Reflect, we use Zencora soundbed therapy to soothe your nervous system, restore balance, and reconnect you with your body — no words needed.

Online Coaching

You don’t have to be in Oregon to find grounded healing. This isn’t therapy — it’s coaching with emotional depth, spiritual clarity, and true transformation.

Sonja Towner, trauma-informed therapist

About The Founder

Meet Sonja — Therapist, Trauma Survivor, Dog Rescuer, Human Being

I’ve lived through loss, addiction, grief, and rebirth. Now, I help others feel safe enough to heal. Therapy with me is grounded, personal, and full of compassion.

Real Clients. Real Results

Sonja Didn’t Just Listen — She Walked With Me Through It

Our sessions help you live with more balance — all in an environment that puts your well-being first.

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  • "Sonja has done so much to help me work through struggles that I thought actually was apart of me and would follow me my whole life. She is helping guide me to truly loving myself and helping "recalibrate" my brain to find the happier, more loving, optimistic me I can be. I spent years feeling lost and did not know what to do. I tried therapy in the past and only saw a now improvement that would change as more things happened. Sonja is helping me with my past and now to help set up my future me. She is giving me the tools to heal from my pasts and now to have under my belt in the future so maybe one day I can make it through hardships while holding myself up. I am already seeing improvement in myself since I started working with her and I can say that I can not wait to meet that future me with a warm loving hug with the younger me standing at my side knowing that we made it!"

  • "When I first started meeting with Sonja, I was paralyzed, living in fear. I was stuck, living in the past. I did not know what emotions I was feeling or that it was ok to feel them. I had years of bottled up emotions and trauma and no tools to help me process them. I wasn’t even sure how to talk through them. Sonja was patient with me, yet pushed me to go deeper when she needed to. She taught me several tools that helped me in those moments of panic or anxiety. I have learned to allow myself to feel the emotions and then release them. I have learned to be aware of triggers and stop myself from the downward spiral they use to cause. I have learned to use my voice and that it matters. I matter. I have found my smile again. I am no longer stuck. I have found a freedom that I wasn’t sure was even possible. I will be forever grateful for the work I’ve done with Sonja."

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  • "I have been working with Sonja for 6 months. Her counseling has been very beneficial and I feel like I have come along way with her help. She has been very flexible with the schedule and I would recommend her to anyone."

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  • Sonja has been so amazing to work with! She asked what I was expecting out of therapy right from the beginning and has followed through with my expectations. I have seen many therapists who have always validated my feelings which personally has never made me feel better. It just encouraged bad patterns and left me feeling stuck in victimhood. I specifically asked Sonja to challenge me and that is exactly what she has done. I always leave our sessions with something to reflect on and work on. I am so grateful i have found Sonja!

ESA Dog in training

ESA Dog Training

Train a Dog That Helps You Feel Safe, Seen, and Steady

Through trauma-informed ESA and service dog training, we help you build a powerful bond with a companion who supports your emotional healing.

83%

of clients say their trained dog reduces anxiety and helps them feel more confident navigating daily life.

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