What Is Somatic Therapy?
Who Can Benefit From Somatic Therapy?
Who Can Benefit From Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is a body-aware approach that recognizes that difficult experiences can influence not only our thoughts and emotions, but also how we experience and respond to the world through our bodies.
Stress and trauma can affect the way we breathe, hold tension, sleep, respond to relationships, experience emotions, and perceive safety.
Rather than focusing only on "What's wrong?", somatic work invites us to ask:
"What is happening within me right now?"
Together, we explore physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, patterns, and responses with curiosity and without judgment.
The goal isn't to force your body to relax or to relive painful experiences. Instead, we work toward developing a deeper understanding of yourself and your responses so you can have greater flexibility in how you respond.
Who Can Benefit From Somatic Therapy?
Who Can Benefit From Somatic Therapy?
Who Can Benefit From Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy may be helpful if you're experiencing:
- Anxiety or chronic stress
- Trauma or PTSD
- Feeling overwhelmed or constantly "on edge"
- Feeling disconnected from yourself
- Difficulty understanding what you need
- People-pleasing or over-functioning
- Difficulty setting boundaries
- Relationship patterns that feel difficult to change
- Major life transitions
- Feeling stuck despite understanding your situation
- Difficulty trusting yourself or your decisions
My Approach to Somatic Therapy
My approach is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and collaborative, integrating somatic principles to help you better understand your body, emotions, and patterns.
I integrate somatic principles with evidence-based approaches, including CBT, TF-CBT, Prolonged Exposure, and mindfulness, based on your individual needs and goals.
Somatic work doesn't mean ignoring your thoughts or personal story. Instead, we consider the whole person mind, body, emotions, relationships, culture, and environment to better understand your experience and support meaningful change.
Your cultural background and lived experiences are an important part of how we understand your healing. As a bilingual therapist, I offer therapy in English and Spanish, creating space for you to explore your experiences in the language that feels most natural to you.
How Somatic Therapy Can Support You
Anxiety & Chronic Stress
Life Transitions & Self-Trust
Trauma & Survival Patterns
When your body feels like it's always on alert
Somatic therapy can help you notice the physical and emotional patterns connected to anxiety, chronic stress, overthinking, and feeling overwhelmed. Together, we develop greater awareness of your body's signals and explore ways to respond with more intention.
Trauma & Survival Patterns
Life Transitions & Self-Trust
Trauma & Survival Patterns
When your past still shows up in the present
Trauma can affect how you experience safety, relationships, emotions, and your body. Somatic work can help you recognize protective patterns, process difficult experiences at a manageable pace, and develop a greater sense of connection with yourself.
Life Transitions & Self-Trust
Life Transitions & Self-Trust
Life Transitions & Self-Trust
When you're ready to feel more aligned
Major transitions can leave you questioning what you want, need, or even who you are becoming. Somatic work helps you slow down, listen inward, and develop greater self-awareness so you can make decisions that feel more aligned with you.