For Held Space founder and psychiatric nurse practitioner Laura Temple, Held Space sparked from a need for deeper presence and healthy separation from home during session times for her then-entirely virtual therapy practice. 

What began as a way to offer her patients an in-person location for appointments quickly expanded into a mindfully experimental place to bridge conscious mental health care, creative healing modalities, and a sense of deep belonging through community-led offerings.

Held Space is unconventional and proudly unfiltered in its offerings, partnering with a network of practitioners and facilitators who honor a complete picture of the human experience. There is no false cheeriness here, but we are no strangers to joy.  

Space members share common core values: anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ identified/allied, sex-positive, and body neutral.

In our pursuit of collective effervescence, Held Space offers an open hand to those looking to explore their own depths through a collection of multidimensional and ever-evolving offerings. We’re rooted in inclusivity, creativity, mindfulness, and play. Whether you’re creating and hosting an offering, or coming to receive it, Held Space is a soft place to land for your human being wholeness.

252 Java Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

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