Somatic Therapy

our SOMATIC APPROACH

Somatic work invites us to listen to the body. To name what happened, what we're experiencing in the moment and to build capacity to be with what our body is holding—the tension, frozen, shutdown, fawning or fight-or-flight energy.

We gradually slow down and gently bring awareness to the body's sensations (interoception) and begin to safely release and complete protective responses that were once interrupted and then buried inside.

We bring the body into regulation, allowing healing from the effects of trauma, PTSD, chronic pain, anxiety, depression and burnout through resolving long-held somatic patterns.

Our bodies carry our wounds—the pain of losses, the fear of being hurt, and the protective responses that helped us survive difficult, or even unbearable, situations. Healing is interwoven with our ability to sense and feel what is happening inside, including the physical responses linked to experiences that were never fully processed.

We gradually build the capacity to stay present with difficult internal experiences, noticing a greater sense of spaciousness within. Emotions such as anger, confusion, isolation, panic, or grief may arise as brief sensations or powerful waves. We learn to recognize what is happening inside, allowing our bodies to gently "thaw" with safety, and compassion.

We gain capacity to notice and respond in new ways when things feel uncomfortable or scary. Over time and with practice, the nervous system learns how to move out of these states and become calm and present.

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We cultivate the ability to approach what we have instinctively avoided with newfound care and compassion. Drawing on imagination and neuroplasticity—the brain’s natural ability to form new connections—we embody new, softer experiences of connection, regulation, and hope.

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"We use things outside to try to fix what we are experiencing inside.

Better to find out why it’s not nice inside to begin with." 

-Michael Singer, Living Untethered