Somatic therapy is a body-centered approach to healing that recognizes how our experiences, especially stress and trauma, become stored in our physical bodies. Rather than relying on talk therapy alone, somatic work helps you tune into bodily sensations, tension patterns, and nervous system responses. Through gentle awareness and guided practices, you can begin to release what your body has been holding and restore a greater sense of ease and connection.

We’ll talk about what’s happening in your life, but we’ll also pay attention to what you notice in your body as we do. Depending on what you need, we might use practices like breathing, visualization, orienting, bilateral stimulation, or progressive muscle relaxation to build awareness and help your nervous system experience greater safety and regulation.

Somatic Therapy can be especially helpful when anxiety isn’t just something you think about—it consumes you. Maybe your stomach knots, your chest tightens, your heart races, or your whole body seems to brace when something goes wrong. We can work with those responses directly and help your nervous system gradually learn that it doesn’t always need to stay on high alert.

Somatic tools can help you feel more grounded and regulated, but that’s not the end goal. We’ll also use that growing sense of safety to help you stay present with emotions and experiences that may have previously felt overwhelming.

From there, you can begin experimenting with different responses in your everyday life. So, you’re not just getting better at calming yourself down, but actually expanding what feels possible.

Regulation doesn’t mean being calm all the time. It means having a greater ability to experience stress or difficult emotions without immediately becoming overwhelmed, shutting down, or getting stuck there. Over time, you can become more comfortable moving through those experiences and return to a sense of safety.

Setting boundaries starts with being able to recognize that you have a limit. Somatic work can help you notice the signals that you’re tired, uncomfortable, overwhelmed, or simply don’t want something—rather than realizing it only after you’ve said yes. From there, you can practice honoring and advocating for those needs.

Intergenerational trauma can shape what your nervous system learns about safety, emotions, relationships, and what’s expected of you. You may notice yourself bracing for something to go wrong, feeling uneasy when you rest, becoming overwhelmed when you disappoint someone, or pushing aside your own feelings and needs without even realizing it.

Somatic Therapy can help you notice these patterns in your body and gradually build a greater sense of safety, flexibility, and choice.

While traditional talk therapy focuses primarily on thoughts, beliefs, and verbal processing, somatic therapy invites the body into the conversation. Many of us have learned to live from the neck up, disconnected from physical sensations and cues. Somatic work helps bridge that gap by exploring how emotions and experiences live in your body, offering a pathway to healing that words alone may not reach.

Yes, somatic therapy can be particularly supportive for those experiencing anxiety. Anxiety often manifests physically through a racing heart, shallow breathing, muscle tension, or a persistent sense of unease. Somatic practices help you recognize these signals, regulate your nervous system, and develop tools to find calm when anxiety arises. Over time, many people find they feel more grounded and less overtaken by anxious responses.

Somatic therapy is well suited for addressing intergenerational trauma because this type of trauma often lives beneath conscious awareness. The stress, grief, and survival patterns of previous generations can be passed down through family dynamics, nonverbal communication, and even our nervous systems. Somatic work allows you to access and gently release these inherited patterns, creating space for new ways of being that honor your history while freeing you from its weight.

Not at all. Somatic therapy is helpful for anyone who feels disconnected from their body, experiences chronic stress or tension, or senses that something feels "stuck" even if they cannot name it. You do not need a specific event or diagnosis to benefit. Many people seek somatic work simply because they want to feel more present, embodied, and at ease in their daily lives.

Healing is not linear, and the timeline varies for each person. Some people notice shifts in how they feel after just a few sessions, while deeper patterns may take longer to unwind. I encourage you to approach this work with patience and curiosity rather than rigid expectations. Together, we will check in regularly about your progress and adjust our approach to meet your evolving needs.

Somatic principles can certainly be woven into couples and family work. Our relational patterns often show up in our bodies through how we hold tension during conflict, how we physically withdraw or move toward others, and how our nervous systems respond to those we love. Incorporating body awareness into couples or family sessions can deepen understanding and help create new, healthier ways of connecting.

This is more common than you might think, and it is actually one of the reasons people seek somatic therapy. Disconnection from the body is often a protective response that developed over time. We will start slowly and gently, building your capacity to notice sensations without overwhelm. There is no right or wrong way to experience your body, and I will meet you exactly where you are.

If you have tried talk therapy and felt like something was missing, if you carry tension or stress in your body, or if you sense that your struggles are not fully captured by words alone, somatic therapy may be a good fit. I offer a free 20 minute consultation where we can talk about what you are experiencing and explore whether this approach feels right for your healing journey. Please reach out to schedule a time to connect.