A Soft Place to

About our founder

Established 2022

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.

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.

960 Manhattan Ave, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11222

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

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

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Natalie Linnea

Nicole Quintana-Wolf

breathwork facilitator &
held space community manager

intuitive brand designer &
held space marketing manager

held space photographer

Amanda Nascarella

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Grace Mennell

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.

held space Facilities team manager

Natalie is an intuitive branding and web designer. Her signature approach fuses science-backed strategies and color psychology with human design and clairsentience. She collaborates closely with female entrepreneurs in the wellness and creative industries, helping them bring their essence to life and translate it into a compelling online presence, enabling them to confidently showcase their unique positive impact on the world. After developing Held Space’s brand identity and website in 2023, Natalie officially joined the team as our marketing manager. She brings her design expertise to life through thoughtful social media content, while managing our Instagram and weekly newsletter with care.

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As the community manager, Nicole is the connective thread of Held Space—welcoming new members, coordinating events, and making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. She’s often the first face you’ll see on a tour and the go-to person for anything members need.

In addition to her role at Held Space, Nicole is a trauma-informed breathwork guide, somatic coach, and writer. Her work is rooted in helping people reconnect with the innate wisdom of their bodies and live from a more heart-centered place. Whether she’s holding space in a session or around the collective, Nicole strives to bring a sense of presence, play, and care to all she does.

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As our resident photographer, Amanda uses her artistic gifts to offer creative direction and photography services at a discounted rate to our collective members.

With a passion for capturing the essence of artists and entrepreneurs, she translates each person's individuality into vibrant, dynamic visuals. Her thoughtful approach ensures every image reflects the unique energy of those she works with.

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After years as a Held Space fangirl and member, Grace jumped in with the HS admin team on the logistics and planning for the buildout of Held Space 3.0. Grace serves as the lead for the care-taking facilities team to make sure the physical environment of Held Space is well-maintained, loved, and evolving with our community. With her professional design experience in museums and project management for construction, Grace loves thinking about how buildings and interiors function and operate. For a collective as special as Held Space, she sees this role as a beautiful opportunity to think about how we can build an aligned and symbiotic relationship with our shared space at 960 Manhattan Ave.

Please feel free to reach out to her about all things cleaning, plumbing, lighting, HVAC, cute mid century furniture, cats, running, and good books.