what is somatic therapy and how it can help
In today’s world, many of us experience anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship challenges. These struggles affect not only our minds but also our bodies. Somatic therapy is a holistic approach that bridges this connection, helping us heal by tuning into the body’s sensations and physical responses.
What is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy focuses on the body-mind connection. While traditional therapy centers on talking through thoughts and emotions, somatic therapy brings awareness to how the body holds tension, stress, and trauma. Techniques like deep breathing, movement, and mindfulness help clients process and release emotional pain stored in the body, offering relief that goes beyond talk alone.
How Society Disconnects Us from Our Bodies
In our fast-paced, productivity-driven society, we often lose touch with our bodies. We’re taught to push through stress and ignore physical discomfort. This disconnection can make it harder to process anxiety and trauma. Somatic therapy helps us regain body awareness, reconnecting with the wisdom our bodies hold for healing.
Why Somatic Therapy Helps with Anxiety, Depression, and Relationships
For those struggling with anxiety or depression, somatic therapy can calm the nervous system and bring awareness back to the present moment, reducing symptoms like restlessness and tension. Trauma survivors find that somatic therapy offers a safe, gradual way to release stored trauma without feeling overwhelmed.
It also improves relationships by helping clients recognize and regulate physical stress responses like fight, flight, or freeze, creating healthier interactions and deeper connections. In terms of intimacy and sex, somatic therapy can help you reconnect with your body, addressing emotional or physical blocks that may interfere with pleasure or intimacy. By increasing body awareness and understanding how past experiences impact your present relationships, somatic therapy can help create a more fulfilling and connected sexual experience.
I Use sensorimotor Therapy
As a somatic therapist, I integrate the body’s wisdom into the healing process, using Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. This method blends body awareness with traditional therapy to address how past experiences are stored in the body. Unlike traditional talk therapy, somatic therapy invites you to tune into your body’s sensations, which can help access and heal emotional wounds in ways talking alone cannot.
In our work together, you’ll learn to connect with your body’s signals, using them to release tension and gain insight into patterns that keep you stuck. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy provides a gentle, effective way to process trauma, anxiety, and relationship issues by focusing on the physical experience of emotions.
Take A New Way Toward Healing
Healing isn’t just about thinking—it’s about feeling and reconnecting with your body. At A New Way, I help you regain that connection and guide you toward deeper self-awareness and wholeness. If you’re ready to explore somatic therapy and discover how it can help you heal anxiety, trauma, or relationship challenges, I invite you to reach out.
Contact me today to begin your journey toward healing with somatic therapy.