Somatic Therapy in Squamish and Online Across British Columbia

A Body-Based Approach to Anxiety, Trauma, and Relational Patterns

What is somatic therapy?

When many people think of therapy, they imagine talking through their struggles. While insight and reflection are important, some experiences, especially those shaped by trauma or early attachment relationships, are held not only in the mind but also in the body.

Somatic therapy is a body-based approach to counselling that supports healing by working with sensations, posture, breath, and nervous system responses alongside thoughts and emotions. Rather than analyzing experiences alone, we gently bring awareness to how they are stored and expressed physically.

By slowing down and noticing what your body is communicating, space opens for deeper integration, regulation, and lasting change.

Why work with the body?

Sometimes you know something feels off, yet you cannot think your way through it. Your nervous system may still be responding to past stress, trauma, or attachment wounds, even when you are trying your best to move forward.

Somatic therapy helps shift these stuck patterns by working directly with the body and nervous system. It can support you in:

Feeling more grounded and present

Reducing anxiety and overwhelm
Understanding old relational patterns and triggers
Reconnecting with your emotions and inner wisdom
Developing new, embodied ways of relating to yourself and others

By working at the level of the nervous system, change often feels less forced and more integrated.

My Training and What Sessions May Look Like

I am trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 2), a leading approach in somatic trauma therapy that integrates body awareness with talk therapy. This method supports healing by working directly with the impact of trauma and early attachment experiences held in the nervous system.

Sessions are collaborative and paced with care. You are always in charge of the process. Together, we may:

Notice sensations or impulses that arise as you speak
Explore nervous system responses such as bracing, freezing, or withdrawing
Gently connect with younger or protective parts carrying unmet needs
Use grounding, breath, or small movements to create safety and regulation
Reflect on how old patterns begin to shift as new possibilities emerge

Somatic therapy often includes parts work and inner child healing, meeting the parts of you that once adapted in order to survive. By listening to these parts with compassion, new ways of relating to yourself and others can develop.

Whether we are speaking, focusing on the body, or weaving both together, sessions remain steady, collaborative, and attuned to you.

Somatic therapy often includes parts work and inner child healing, gently meeting the parts of you that once adapted in order to survive. As we bring compassion and awareness to these experiences, new ways of relating to yourself and others can begin to take shape.

Sessions are collaborative and paced with care. Whether we are speaking, working with the body, or weaving both together, the process remains steady and attuned to you.