If you’ve been struggling to find relief from anxiety, stress, or trauma-related symptoms, a somatic approach might be the right treatment method for you.
What Is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is an integrative, mind-body awareness approach to psychotherapy. It is based on scientific research about the physiology of trauma.
Experiences of trauma and chronic stress can overwhelm your nervous system. When this happens you may become stuck in hypervigilance, always ready for fight or flight. Or you may become locked in a freeze state, unable to release the survival energy trapped beneath the surface.
During a somatic therapy session we’ll work with your body’s natural ability to release tension and stress that has become trapped in your nervous system.
How does it work?
A somatic therapy session may feel like a traditional talk therapy session at first. But as we progress I’ll help you to fine-tune your awareness of physical sensations and how these are connected to your mental and emotional state.
Then, as you become more attuned to your body’s signals, we can begin to develop tools which help you ground in the present moment.
We’ll work together to recognize when a stress response is being triggered in your body, and concurrently support your nervous system’s natural ability to release stress and anxiety, rather than continue to store them in your body.
While we work together to rebalance your nervous system and stabilize your body’s stress response, you may notice changes like an increased ability to regulate emotions, less fear and anxiety, stronger trust in yourself, and a greater sense of connection with others.