Locus of Healing

06/18/2025

We're excited to be facilitating the INflow Retreat this summer, Aug 8-10 at The Harmony Mountain House! The Internal Family Systems model has learned that we all have access to an inner Self, or Self-energy that is inherently healing when our parts connect to it. The existence and presence of Self-energy lines up with what the 18th century Swedish mystic and spiritual world geographer Emanuel Swedenborg found and describes about the structure of our psyche and our inner relationship to the divine. The INflow Retreat connects both of these worldviews into a weekend of self-reflection and embodiment. Registration open now! Spots are filling up! If you feel called to this weekend of inner and outer connection, reserve your spot now! Link in bio and a comment under this post.

03/11/2025

Potential topics for upcoming retreats! Which ones of the list below sparks your interest? These retreats would be in-person and immersive, single day or overnight, all TBD. Add your votes in the comments!

Experiential retreats based on Swedenborg’s teachings led by Chelsea Odhner (LMT, ACC, IFS Practitioner). All are welcome.

✨Direct Experience of Divine Inflow. Connect with your senses to the inflow of divine love and wisdom into your inner self.
✨Wheel of the Year: Seasons as the Cycle of Regeneration. Learn to honor the changes of state we go through on our path of regeneration.
✨Grief as the Portal to Healing. Create safety to bring compassion to the losses you hold, revealing a vibrant connection to your true self.
✨Connecting to Your Intuition. Learn tools and experience practices that will teach you to dance in partnership with angelic perception.
✨Learning to Listen to Your Body. Hone your sensitivity to the wisdom of the divinely designed vessel that you are.
✨The Process of Rebirth. Learn and explore the different phases of the path of transformation to give you agency during difficult times.

[pictured: the sun setting over the Delaware Bay]

11/04/2024

It has been approximately six months since Chelsea and I launched Locus of Healing as a business, “full time” for me and very part time for Chelsea. Six months of showing up to the gifts and challenges of business ownership. Six months of having the privilege of sitting with people as they share their challenges and triumphs, laughter and tears, or find a peaceful space to invite loving presence and healing into their bodies. Six months of gratitude for the personal and monetary support we have received that has allowed me to see clients whom I might not otherwise have been able to serve because of financial constraints. As of this writing, I have been blessed to provide nearly 60 sessions at significantly reduced cost to clients, thanks to the generous contributions that have been made to our Therapy Angel fund.

I firmly believe that it is essential as a helping professional to continue to engage in my own personal inner work. I work to understand how I can best show up as a counselor through listening and inviting curiosity. I wrestle with how to do my part in repairing the inevitable breakdowns that occur in any human relationship with honesty and courage. Being in touch with my human-ness, as I struggle to find the energy to advertise through social media or to reach out to providers and make the contacts that are essential to building a network that will connect potential clients with me, all while I work to show up as a present parent and supportive spouse, keeps me grounded in why my work is important.

I share with my clients that it is important to celebrate and savor the fruits of their work. I am proud to say that I am now a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor, which does not materially change how I offer services, but feels incredibly validating of the time and energy I have put into my practice as a professional counselor. I also am celebrating my acceptance into a four-month-long experiential training in Internal Family Systems Therapy that starts in January. I believe that Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy is one of the most transformational frameworks for healing in the Western world today, and that the model is unique in the way it describes the psychological and spiritual underpinnings of the body-mind-spirit.

While I am not “perfect” in the way that some parts of me believe I ought to be, I am confident that the world continues to become a better place when I share my gifts such as they are with those who seek them. I continue to foster my inner garden of healing by planting new seeds and tending to their growth, and I look forward to the new offerings and opportunities that will spring up to support more connectedness in a world that needs just that.

In order to continue doing this work, I need more clients so that I can fulfill my hours for full licensure. If you feel called to help, you can spread the word to those who might benefit from my services by directing them to https://locusofhealing.com or by giving them my practice number, which is 267-625-2685. You can also support me in providing low-cost/affordable therapy for those who need it by giving through Venmo at and include “Therapy angels” in the comment field.

09/13/2024

New clients welcome! Chelsea's IFS Coaching can help you generate new possibilities for places you feel stuck or create a shift in something you’re struggling with. Visit locusofhealing.com to schedule a free consultation today!

09/12/2024

Affordable therapy available! Johanan's approach is person centered, compassion focused, trauma aware, Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed, and mindfulness oriented. He has a particular interest in neurodivergence and high sensitivity. Visit locusofhealing.com to set up a free consultation today!

09/11/2024

"I feel disconnected from a sense of purpose"
"I wish I felt comfortable in my own skin"
"I wish I felt connected to my true self"
If any of these statements resonate for you, my IFS Coaching can help. Anywhere you find yourself on your life’s journey, if you want support to help navigate tough decisions, make sense of life events, process grief, or find wholeness and fulfillment, I am here to help. It is my philosophical perspective that healing and becoming our whole, true selves is what this life is for; we can resist that flow, but when we open to it, it brings a sense of purpose and aliveness that is unmistakable. You learn to hear the signal of your spirit and how to connect to it for guidance and refuge. Go to locusofhealing.com to schedule a free consultation today!

09/10/2024

New clients welcome! Johanan creates a warm space of safety to soften into healing and love. The whole range of challenging human experiences—shame, overwhelm, ambivalence, emotional pain, feelings of emptiness, or whatever you are experiencing—is welcome. Schedule a free consultation at locusofhealing.com today!

09/09/2024

Here's my Locus of Healing session room! I have availability for new clients, in person or virtual.

My perspective on healing is a spiritual one. Informed by my study of Emanuel Swedenborg's insights into the spiritual realm, I understand healing to be an organic spiritual process that is core to our life's journey. A word he uses for this is "regeneration," which describes our path to authenticity: aligning our outer selves with our inner selves and helping our parts soften to love.

This path can be intense and by its very nature requires us to awaken to the somatic experience of our embodiment. I offer the option of massage/bodywork as a means of support alongside the healing journey.

If you are someone with a Swedenborgian background who feels disconnected from a personal sense of faith, would like to feel a more living sense of the ideas you’ve been taught, and/or carries wounds related to religion, my IFS Coaching may be particularly helpful in supporting you on your journey.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Safe space
🧠☂️Neurodivergence affirming

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06/06/2024

🌟 Discover Inner Harmony with the IFS Healing Circle 🌟

Are you looking to deepen your journey of self-discovery? Join Chelsea and Johanan Odhner at Locus of Healing for our 8-week introspective IFS Healing Circle series!

🌿 What is IFS?

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a powerful model that helps you understand and heal the different parts of yourself. It's a path to inner peace, self-awareness, and personal growth.

✨ Why Join Our Healing Circle?

Educational & Experiential: Learn the IFS model and apply it to your life in a supportive group setting.
Compassionate Guidance: Benefit from the wisdom and lived experience of Chelsea and Johanan.
Community Connection: Join a circle of self-explorers committed to growth and healing.

🗓️ 8-Week Series Details:

Dates: Thursdays 7-9pm, July 11 - Sept 5 (except Aug 8)
Location: In person at Locus of Healing, Glenside, PA
Investment: $400

🌈 Limited Spots Available! Starts July 11th! Savor your summer with some sweet, soulful self-exploration.

👉 Follow the link to fill out the interest form and reserve your spot!



Chelsea and Johanan Odhner
Locus of Healing | Helping People Through Therapy, Coaching & Bodywork

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05/26/2024

Dear Friends and Family,

What an incredible outpouring of love we have received over the last three days! I feel deeply grateful and humbled by your generous support.

Chelsea and I have long dreamed of stewarding a space where a vibrant community of healing and connectedness could grow. With Locus of Healing, it feels like that dream is suddenly alive here and now rather than existing in some imagined distant future. For me, part of that vision has been being able to offer help when and where it is needed without worrying about whether I can afford to do so, and the Therapy Angel sessions that have been purchased so far are already making that part of the vision a reality.

With your help, we have already received sufficient funds to pay for over a year’s worth of individual therapy sessions. For folks who can pay a little (no more than the cost of a reasonable insurance copay), that would stretch even further. We’ve created a page for the program on our website (link in comments) to let people seeking support know about the program, and also let folks know how they can participate by buying a session. My best hope is that I will be able to let each and every Therapy Angel know when their session(s) has been redeemed so they can share in the joy of this work.

Equally impactful for me is the gift I have received in knowing that I have a loving community that believes in me and supports me in the work I am doing. I have felt very vulnerable declaring my worth to the world and inviting in those who are seeking healing with the promise that I can help. So much of healing is remembering the fundamental goodness of life that is embodied in the “big Self” carried within each of us, and our awareness of big Self is perfected and expanded through our connections with each other. Whether by buying a session, sharing my post, or clicking the “like,” you have helped me remember that I am offering more than my “small self” to those I serve.