Somatic Therapy
A body-centered healing approach to healing, nervous system regulation, and embodied presence.
Somatic therapy invites you out of your head and back into your body—gently, safely, and at your own pace.
What is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is a body-centered approach to healing that recognizes the nervous system as central to our emotional, relational, and psychological well-being. Rather than focusing solely on thoughts or behaviors, somatic therapy invites awareness of the body — sensations, breath, posture, movement — as meaningful sources of information and insight.
The word somatic comes from the Greek soma, meaning “the living body.” In this work, we understand that stress, trauma, and emotional experiences are not just remembered cognitively — they are held and expressed through the body.
In our work together, I support you in slowing down and noticing what your body is communicating, moment by moment. This might include tuning into subtle sensations, tracking shifts in tension or ease, or gently exploring how your body responds to different emotions or relational patterns.
Somatic therapy is not about forcing change or reliving the past. It’s about helping your nervous system experience safety, choice, and regulation, so healing can unfold naturally and sustainably.
At Conscious Collective, somatic therapy is offered through a trauma-informed, relational lens, honoring your pace, your boundaries, and your inner wisdom.
Who is This For?
Somatic therapy can be supportive for a wide range of experiences — especially when you sense that talk therapy alone hasn’t fully reached what you’re holding.
Somatic therapy may be a good fit if you are:
Living with chronic stress, anxiety, or overwhelm
Feeling disconnected from your body, emotions, or sense of self
Navigating the effects of past trauma or prolonged high-pressure environments
Struggling with emotional regulation, shutdown, or hypervigilance
Seeking a more embodied, experiential approach to healing
Curious about building nervous system awareness and resilience
Wanting to feel more grounded, present, and at ease in your daily life
You do not need to have a specific diagnosis or a clear story of trauma to benefit from somatic therapy. Many people come simply with a sense that something feels stuck, tense, or out of alignment — and a desire to relate to themselves with more compassion and clarity.
This work meets you where you are, honoring both your strengths and your protective adaptations.
What to Expect in a Somatic Therapy Session
A somatic therapy session is not about performing, fixing, or pushing through discomfort. It’s a collaborative, body-led process that unfolds at a pace your nervous system can sustain. My role is to offer a grounded, attuned presence while supporting you in listening to what your body is communicating — with curiosity, choice, and care.
Each session is shaped by your unique needs, but there are a few core elements you can expect.
Creating Safety and Orientation
We begin by helping your nervous system settle into the space. This may include simple grounding practices, orienting to the room, or noticing points of contact between your body and the chair or floor. These moments are not rushed — safety is not assumed; it is gently built.
You are always in control of the pace. We follow what feels accessible rather than forcing exploration before your body is ready
Body-Led Awareness and Exploration
Rather than analyzing experiences from a distance, we work with present-moment sensation. I may invite you to notice your breath, a subtle shift in tension, or how an emotion shows up physically.
This might look like:
Tracking sensations such as warmth, tightness, or movement
Bringing gentle attention to areas that feel activated or calm
Allowing small, spontaneous movements or stillness
Pausing often to notice what feels supportive or regulating
There is no “right” way to experience your body. Everything we work with is information, not a problem to solve.
Co-Regulation and Relational Support
Healing does not happen in isolation. Through attuned presence and relational safety, your nervous system has the opportunity to experience regulation in connection. This process, known as co-regulation, helps build internal capacity for steadiness, resilience, and trust over time.
You are not asked to hold everything on your own — support is part of the work.
Integration Beyond the Session
Somatic therapy is meant to support your everyday life, not stay contained within the therapy room. Toward the end of sessions, we often explore simple practices or awareness cues you can carry with you — subtle ways to stay connected to your body and nervous system throughout your day.
These practices are intentionally small and sustainable, designed to meet real life rather than add another thing to manage.
These practices are intentionally small and sustainable, designed to meet real life rather than add another thing to manage.
Over time, this work helps you develop a more trusting, responsive relationship with your body — one that supports regulation, clarity, and a deeper sense of presence.
We’ll move at the pace of your nervous system allows.
How Somatic Therapy Works
Somatic therapy works by supporting the nervous system’s natural capacity for regulation, resilience, and repair. When stress or trauma has been present — whether acute or ongoing — the body often adapts by holding tension, bracing, or cycling between states of activation and shutdown. These patterns are not signs of dysfunction; they are intelligent responses to what you have lived through.
In somatic therapy, we work with these patterns gently and intentionally. By bringing awareness to physical sensation, movement, and internal cues, your nervous system begins to recognize moments of safety in the present. Over time, this awareness creates more flexibility — the ability to move out of survival responses and into states of steadiness and choice.
Rather than revisiting experiences in a way that overwhelms or reactivates, somatic therapy emphasizes titration — working in small, manageable increments. This allows your system to integrate change without becoming flooded or shut down.
As regulation strengthens, many people notice:
Greater emotional range and resilience
Reduced reactivity or chronic tension
Improved ability to stay present in relationships
A deeper sense of trust in their body’s signals
This work is not about fixing or overriding your responses. It’s about helping your body update what it knows — so the present no longer feels like the past.
Healing becomes more sustainable when it’s rooted in the body. If you’re curious about exploring this work, the next step is simple.
Begin Your Somatic Healing Journey
If you’re feeling drawn to somatic therapy, there’s often a reason — a quiet knowing that your body is asking for a different kind of attention. This work is not about doing more or trying harder. It’s about learning how to listen, respond, and move through life with greater steadiness and self-trust.
You don’t need to have the right words or a clear plan before beginning. We’ll start exactly where you are, at a pace that feels supportive and sustainable. Together, we’ll create space for your nervous system to settle, adapt, and reconnect with its natural capacity for balance.
If you’re curious about whether somatic therapy is the right fit, I invite you to reach out. Taking the first step can be simple — and it doesn’t have to be rushed.
Sessions available in person and via telehealth.