Your body tells the truth before your mind catches up. If you have ever noticed your shoulders tightening before you realize you are stressed, or your chest closing before you can name why, you already understand something about how the body holds what the mind has not fully processed.
Somatic therapy works with that layer directly. Rather than relying on talk alone, it pays attention to physical sensation, posture, breath, and the states of your autonomic nervous system. The goal is not to analyze the body, but to listen to it.
What somatic therapy is
Somatic therapy is a body-aware approach to trauma and chronic stress. It draws on polyvagal theory, which describes how the nervous system shifts between states of safety, mobilization, and shutdown. When those states get stuck, you feel it as anxiety, numbness, collapse, or chronic bracing.
In session, I track what is happening in your body with curiosity. I notice where there is tension, where there is space, where the breath moves freely and where it gets held. I work gently to expand your window of tolerance, so your system has more room to stay present without overwhelming or shutting down.
Why I use somatic work
Trauma lives in the body as much as in the mind. Many of the women I work with are skilled at thinking their way through difficulty. But a nervous system that does not feel safe cannot be reasoned into safety. Somatic work gives us a way to meet the body where it actually is.
What sessions may feel like
Sessions are slow and gentle. I might pause to notice a sensation, follow a breath, or simply track what is present with you. Nothing is forced. The body often knows what it needs if we give it enough space and safety.
If you are curious whether somatic therapy might be a fit, I offer a free 15-minute consultation. We can talk through what you are carrying and whether this approach feels right.
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