Somatic Therapy

What Is Somatic Therapy And How Can It Help?

Somatic therapy recognizes that the body carries our life experiences — including stress, trauma, and emotional pain. The core idea is that past stress and emotional trauma, especially overwhelming events, can get "stuck" in your body and affect your nervous system.

This can lead to issues like irritability, anxiety, or feeling on-edge even when there's no real danger. 
This approach helps you reconnect with your body’s wisdom, using awareness, breath, and movement to recalibrate your nervous system.

How Somatic Therapy Works: Reconnecting With The Body’s Wisdom

Unlike traditional talk therapies that focus primarily on cognitive processing, somatic therapy uses a "bottom-up" approach, starting with the body to address physical imprints and gently guide the nervous system toward a state of healthy balance and self-regulation.

By tuning into and processing bodily sensations in a safe, controlled manner, it helps clients complete the physiological responses that were interrupted during a traumatic event, leading to a profound and holistic healing of both the mind and body. 

By becoming more aware of how your body responds to emotions and memories, you can begin to understand and regulate those reactions rather than being ruled by them.

Who Benefits From Somatic Therapy?

Somatic therapy can help if you:
✔ Feel disconnected or “shut down” after trauma
✔ Experience anxiety, tension, or chronic stress
✔ Struggle with emotional regulation
✔ Want a more embodied, holistic approach to healing

It’s a gentle, grounding form of therapy that helps you feel more at home in your own body.