Somatic Therapy

What is somatic therapy?

When we think of therapy, we often picture talking through our struggles. But some wounds can’t be fully healed by words alone. Many emotional experiences—especially those tied to trauma and early relationships—live deeply in the body.

Somatic therapy is a gentle, body-based approach that helps you work through pain, trauma, and stuck patterns by listening to your body as well as your thoughts. It brings awareness to sensations, posture, breath, and movement—clues that often reveal layers of experience that words can’t always reach.

By slowing down and noticing what your body holds, space opens for deep healing and lasting change.

Why work with the body?

Sometimes we know something feels off, but we can’t think our way through it. Our nervous system may still be responding to past stress, trauma, or attachment wounds—even when we’re trying our best to move forward.

Somatic therapy can help shift those stuck responses and support you in:

• Feeling more grounded and present

• Reducing anxiety and overwhelm

• Understanding old patterns and triggers

• Reconnecting with your emotions and inner wisdom

• Creating new, embodied ways of relating to yourself and others

My Training and Approach

I am trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Level 2, a leading method in somatic trauma therapy. This approach blends body awareness with talk therapy to help resolve the impact of trauma and early attachment wounds.

Our sessions are collaborative and attuned to your pace. Together, we might:

• Notice sensations or impulses that arise when you share

• Explore nervous system responses like bracing, freezing, or withdrawing

• Gently connect with inner child parts carrying unmet needs or roles

• Use grounding, breath, or small movements to create safety

• Reflect on how old patterns shift as new possibilities emerge

The process often includes parts work and inner child healing—meeting the younger parts of yourself that once had to adapt to survive. By listening to these parts with compassion, new ways of relating to yourself and others can grow.

What sessions might look like

Our sessions are a blend of talk therapy and body-based (somatic) work, always at a pace that feels safe and supportive for you. Some examples of what we might explore together:

• Notice sensations and impulses that arise when you share about daily life or challenges

• Explore nervous system responses like bracing, freezing, or withdrawing

• Connect with younger/inner child parts that carry unmet needs, protective roles, or old coping strategies

• Use grounding, breath, or small movements to create safety and regulation in the moment

• Reflect on how past patterns are shifting—and what new ways of relating you’d like to grow into

Through Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 2), we often discover how the body holds traces of early relational experiences. The ways you adapted in childhood—to feel safe, to be accepted, or to avoid pain—may still live in your nervous system today. Gently tending to these parts opens the possibility for healing, resilience, and new ways of connecting to yourself and others.

You’re always in charge of the process. Whether we’re talking, focusing on the body, or weaving both together, sessions are collaborative and attuned to you.