About Me.
Hi, I’m Laken Doty, MSc, a mental health therapist and Reiki Master specializing in developmental and child-centered care, somatic awareness, trauma-informed healing, shadow work, and intuitive energy practices. I completed my Master’s in Psychology with an emphasis in Forensics with highest distinction, a training path that strengthened my ability to understand human behavior on both a clinical and emotional level.
Before moving to the Netherlands, I spent two years teaching in South Korea, where I worked closely with children from diverse cultural backgrounds—an experience that shaped my passion for supporting young clients through creativity, art-based expression, and compassionate guidance.
Now, as an expat therapist I blend clinical insight, body-based regulation, and energy work to create a grounded, culturally attuned, and emotionally safe space for children, teens, couples, and adults. My approach is warm, integrative, and deeply intentional, helping clients release what no longer serves them, reconnect with their inner strength, and experience meaningful transformation.
Laken Spencer Doty, MSc.
Founder of Still light Therapy | Mental Health Therapist | Reiki Master | Trauma & Somatic Healing Specialist
My Holistic Approach
At Still Light Therapy, I offer a calm and welcoming space for healing, reflection, and transformation. I believe that the body often holds what words cannot express, and that true change comes from presence, compassion, and courage. In every session, I walk alongside clients with care, intention, and alignment to their highest good, guiding them toward clarity, calm, and connection.
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Specialties:
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Shadow Work & Somatic Healing
Supporting clients as they explore unconscious patterns, deepen emotional awareness, and reconnect with the body through grounded, embodied practices.
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Trauma Care & Recovery
Helping clients heal from past wounds using nervous-system regulation, trauma-informed frameworks, and gentle, attuned therapeutic guidance.
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Child & Adolescent Psychology.
Providing trauma-sensitive, developmentally attuned care for children and teens using art therapy, somatic tools, emotional regulation skills, and culturally responsive support — inspired by two years of working with children abroad in South Korea.
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Reiki Energy Work
Balancing the energetic and emotional body to ease tension, enhance clarity, and promote holistic mind–body wellness.
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Forensic & Abnormal Psychology
Integrating advanced knowledge of behavior, personality, and complex clinical presentations to support insight, stability, and growth.​
