As a human being moving through the world, many things can be experienced as overwhelming. Trauma could be identified as anything that is overwhelming for a system. Experiences could be too much, too fast, too big, needs neglected, or not enough support in a moment of need. 

If these experiences are unresolved, we can be “stuck” in patterns of fight, flight, and freeze in the nervous system. These stuck patterns may be experienced as anxiety, poor sleep, body image disturbance, relational issues, depression, pain patterns, hyper-vigilance, and many other emotional and behavioral patterns.

Somatic psychotherapy offers gentle access to deep and at times unconscious non-verbal experiences while introducing new patterns and possibilities for the nervous system.

With skilled attention and somatic practices, we can build and restore a sense of safety, security, aliveness and resiliency with the day-to-day challenges of this life. 

In somatic therapy, we are learning the patterns of your nervous system and identifying what works best to support you while addressing your specific goals. Sometimes we focus our work on stuck patterns while other times we may focus on specific events or traumatic experiences. 

Traumatic events and patterns could include:

• Natural Disasters
• Car Accidents
• Complex Grief
• Sexual Trauma
• Complex PTSD
• PTSD symptoms
• Attachment – Relational Wound Patterns
• Anxiety
• Body Image Disturbance
• Complex Health Issues
• Racial or Identity Trauma