About Us

The Story, Values, and Approach Behind Relevé Wellness & Counseling

Founded in 2023, Relevé Wellness and Counseling was born from a commitment to meet clients exactly where they are, offering trauma-informed, culturally attuned mental health care that honors each individual’s lived experience. Rooted in a decolonized, experiential approach, Relevé centers the healing of marginalized communities — especially BIPOC women and adolescents — who often navigate multiple layers of identity, oppression, and resilience.

Relevé has grown into a holistic mental wellness practice that offers more than individual therapy. We provide clinical supervision, consultation, support groups, and psychoeducational workshops — all designed to foster long-term nervous system regulation, embodied healing, and authentic self-trust.

Founder Mariah Peloso is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), and somatic psychotherapist certified in Brainspotting and the Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method. She brings a deeply embodied, integrative approach to her work, supporting clients navigating anxiety-related disorders, depression, ADHD, trauma, relationship challenges, communication patterns, and major life transitions.

At the core of Mariah’s practice is the belief that each person’s path to healing is unique—and that therapy should honor the whole individual. Her work is tailored to each client, thoughtfully weaving together evidence-informed psychotherapy, somatic practices, and mind-body approaches that support regulation, self-attunement, and sustainable change across the mind, body, and spirit.

As a former school social worker, Mariah noticed how much adults often carry their childhood wounds into adulthood. That insight shaped her guiding philosophy: “Adults are just kids who grew up.” Relevé exists to create safe, playful, and restorative spaces for adults to explore, reconnect, and return home to themselves.

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Mission & Vision

At Relevé Wellness, our mission is to support individuals and communities in rising into nervous system regulation, wholeness, and self-trust through somatic therapy, trauma-informed wellness, and decolonized healing practices.

We envision a world where healing is accessible, intuitive, and rooted in the wisdom of the body — where people feel safe enough to turn inward and powerful enough to grow from what they find there.

We Help Our Clients

  • Get out of their heads and into their bodies

  • Learn somatic tools that reconnect them to their intuition

  • Practice listening to and trusting their inner knowing

  • Cultivate a felt sense of safety and belonging in their own skin

  • Embrace the body as a guide — capable, wise, and worthy of trust

At Relevé, we believe the body holds the answers. Our role is to walk beside you as you relearn how to listen.

Core Values

These values are not just ideals — they guide everything we do. From the way we hold space in session to the way we design our programs, we are committed to walking the talk and cultivating a practice that is ethical, grounded, and deeply relational.

  • We value the wisdom of the body and support clients in reconnecting to their felt experience as a path toward healing.

  • We strive to reduce barriers to care by centering historically marginalized communities and offering inclusive, affirming services.

  • We believe healing happens in real, honest relationships. We show up as our full selves and encourage clients to do the same.

  • We honor the autonomy, lived experience, and cultural background of each person we serve.

  • We walk alongside clients, never in front of them, helping them reclaim their voice and power on their own terms.

  • We actively create space for all identities and expressions, ensuring that every client feels seen, welcomed, and celebrated.