Somatic Therapy

Most of us spend most of our time in our heads. We often have strong intellectual or thinker parts of us that run the show. While these parts are valuable and important, I believe the body can be an important source of information that is not accessible to us through thought alone. With somatic therapy, we’ll work in a bottom-up, rather than top-down, way, letting information unfold from the body rather than the mind.

This can mean sitting mindfully with a thought, emotion, or sensation and seeing what emerges. It can also mean going inside to focus on a particular part of you that you may find is keeping you stuck and noticing how that part shows up in your body, making room for deeper awareness and healing. Learning to be more in tune with the body takes practice, and with this practice we’ll help you not only learn about yourself and heal in new ways but also gain more skills for nervous system and emotion regulation. 

More on somatic therapy coming soon—in the meantime, feel free to reach out to get started.