Trauma & Somatic Therapies

You may be irritable, have emotional outbursts, or feel unsafe even when nothing is wrong. You might wonder where do these feelings come from. Or, you might already “understand” why—yet still feel trapped by it.

It’s not a mental weakness. It’s biology.

Your troubling feelings are not because of a mental weakness or a lack of will—it may be a nervous system stuck in a trauma response.

Trauma responses make your body wants to fight, flee or shut down. It’s our biological design to survive.

The problem is that our nervous system can sometimes get stuck in the “survival mode,” disabling us from feeling safe, relaxing, and deeply connecting with people.

Somatic therapy retrains the nervous system so you can feel safe when the life is safe.

Why Somatic Therapy?

Traditional therapy focuses on the “Top-Down,” relying on the thinking brain. While valuable, trauma often resides in the “Bottom-Up,” the survival brain (nervous system and body).

Somatic therapy is a way to access and change the patterns of the survival brain.

Somatic therapy can help you:

• Reduce flashbacks and trauma reactions of fight/flight/freeze
• Feel calmer and more grounded in your body
• Embody what it means to be present in the here and now in daily life.

What happens in a session?

Unlike approaches that rely mainly on talk and memory, this work engages the body and nervous system directly.

I actively guide the process—helping you notice what is happening in your body, suggesting next steps, and offering clear pathways forward—while checking in with you at every stage.

Our work is about helping your body learn what your mind already knows: the trauma is in the past.

This is not coping to manage your symptoms. It is retraining your system to change your baseline.

Gentle and Safe

For many trauma survivors, traditional talk-therapy can feel overwhelming—or even re-traumatizing.

In my work, you do not have to describe the details of what happened in order to heal.

In fact, recent studies have shown that recovery is more rapid when your nervous system is not in the survival mode.

I will guide you to regulate your emotions and the nervous system, keeping you away from spiraling down to a painful state.

Guide with Consent

Trauma often involves having your boundaries crossed or your choices taken away.
Healing must restore the opposite.

In my work, your autonomy is always respected. You are never rushed, overridden, or pressured to share more than you are ready for.

At the same time, this is not a process where you are left to find your way alone. I provide structure and direction, drawing on my clinical expertise to shape each session.

We move one step at a time, always with your consent.

Best fit if:

• You want to heal without having to retell or relive trauma
• You want guidance and momentum, while staying in control of your pace
• You are ready to invest in therapy that goes deeper than weekly check-ins
• You want more than insight —you want lasting change
• You value expert-level clinical skill
• You are ready to reclaim a sense of safety in your body