Somatic Therapy (Body Centered)

My graduate degree is in somatic psychotherapy and a lot of the trainings I have attended since graduating have focused on neuroscience and body based interventions. I don't have particular certifications because I studied many different modalities in school. We experience the world around us through our bodies, so the healing has to include the body. I typically start with education about how our bodies process the world and then utilize body based interventions.

I incorporate body-focused techniques to help clients to be present with their experiences, clarify their emotional experience, and process through emotions that have been "trapped" in their bodies.

I use Somatic Experiencing a body-centered approach to help you identify and track physical sensations that signal nervous system dysregulation. By developing awareness of these bodily responses, we can gently discharge stuck energy and reset your system's ability to self-regulate. This creates new experiences of safety, allowing your body to recognize when you're in the present moment rather than reacting to past wounds.

Utilizing tools found within sensorimotor psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, pain reprocessing therapy, as well as mindfulness and guided visualization, much of my work is grounded in the mind-body relationship and providing tools to support a client in enhancing awareness of this connection as well as regulating the nervous system.

I have been a massage therapist for 30 years and found my way to Pyschotherapy as a result of the many emotional experiences that the body released during CranioSacral and working with newborns and their parents. I found that the implicit memories that keep people stuck can be accessed with or without the story being shared to be released and healed in the body and the mind.

I could have spent my whole life talking about trauma instead of moving it through. As a student who stumbled into the field, I was its biggest critic. I wanted evidence that the body mattered. In my most profound relationships now as client or healer, we don't talk a lot & the evidence is right there in the ability to process & release pain without analysis paralysis. I lead folx to learn from their own body how stress shapes the way they walk the world & they let it lead them toward freedom

I believe that the deep wisdom of our body can support us through many of our challenges. By harnessing our movement, sensations, and breath, we can access the parts of ourselves that exist beneath our consciousness. In doing so, we can re-experience ourselves in ways beyond our old stories—and, help us learn, grow, and heal.

Somatic therapy is a practice that helps us to become more aware of our bodies and awake in our lives. It is a non-linear, creative, and relational process by which we come to discover and heal ourselves. Somatic therapy teaches us how to listen deeply to ourselves and increase our awareness of the more subtle parts of our body that may go unnoticed in our daily lives.

Somatic Experiencing is a form of alternative therapy aimed at treating trauma and stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The primary goal of SE is to modify the trauma-related stress response through bottom-up processing

I believe that the deep wisdom of our body can support us through many of our challenges. By harnessing our movement, sensations, and breath, we can access the parts of ourselves that exist beneath our consciousness. In doing so, we can re-experience ourselves in ways beyond our old stories—and, help us learn, grow, and heal.

My approach is rooted in somatic experiencing, recognizing that trauma isn’t just a memory—it lives in the body. Rather than just talking through pain, we work with your nervous system to gently release stored trauma, restoring balance and resilience. I help you reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom, fostering safety, empowerment, and healing. Together, we create a path toward greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, and a renewed sense of wholeness.

I utilize somatic therapy to bring awareness back to the body and recondition it to release trauma stored deep within the nervous system. Often, our rational mind understands things clearly but another part of us doesn't. Somatic therapy works to put the mind and body in balance, creating a harmonious connection that facilitates healing. By addressing the physical sensations and responses associated with trauma and stress, we can foster a deeper sense of relief and well-being.

I am trained in Reichian Somatic Therapy, a body-centered approach that helps release stored trauma by working with physical tension, breath, and movement. This method, rooted in the work of Wilhelm Reich, recognizes that emotional pain is held in the body. Through breathwork and body awareness techniques, I help clients access and release deep-seated trauma, allowing for greater emotional regulation, self-connection, and healing from long-standing patterns of distress.

Emotions are learned physiological reactions to memories from the past. Together, we’ll explore these reactions with curiosity, fully embody them, and integrate them to create new emotional experiences. This process reduces the body’s need to protect itself, which often causes tension and disconnect. As you trust your body more, you’ll develop emotional resilience and foster deeper connections with others. This allows for lasting change in how you relate to both yourself and those around you.