Somatic Therapy
I believe that each of us has the innate power to heal ourselves and that we also need lots of help along the way.
As a somatic therapist, I’ll begin by deeply listening to you so that I can understand what brings you to therapy, what’s not going well in your life, and what you want to change.
Somatic therapy is special because in addition to the intimate, insightful, in-depth conversations that are typical of traditional individual psychotherapy, the two of us can also move together, breath together, and create personalized meditations, all of which can accelerate and deepen your healing. The same sorts of problems that draw people to more traditional psychotherapy also bring people to somatic therapy - depression, anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, disordered eating, and traumatic experiences, to name a few.
Some Examples of What Brings People to Somatic Therapy:
Anxiety and stress
Depression
Guilt and shame
Family trauma and cycles of abuse
Disordered eating
Substance abuse
Isolation
Low self-esteem and negative self talk
PTSD and complex PTSD
Health issues including digestion, insomnia, back pain, autoimmune disorders
Trauma, including sexual trauma
Postpartum depression, anxiety and parenting
Race-based and gender-based stress and trauma
Unhealthy choices
Stagnation and low energy
What to Expect
If you don’t find the answers to your questions here, please feel free to connect with me.
From the very first moment of our first session, you can expect me to listen carefully to what brings you to therapy so I can clearly see what is not going well in your life and what you hope will be different at the conclusion of our work.
Maybe an initial session is all you need. Maybe additional sessions are going to be helpful.
If you decide to schedule follow up sessions, we can work together to help you create the changes you want in your life. Together, we can make sure that everything in our sessions moving forward is informed by your vision and your goals.
The Next Step
If you’re interested in working with me, you can use the button below to schedule a free 30-minute consultation for us to get to know each other and decide if we’re a good fit.