What is Somatic Therapy?

Somatic therapy blends talk therapy with bodily awareness to more deeply and thoroughly address issues such as anxiety, depression, isolation and loneliness, anger, relationship difficulties, and more.

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Somatic therapists see these issues as symptoms of energetic blocks in the body, and aim to help patients dissolve these blocks. In order to do this, I help you discover your bodily reactions during our interactions. I may point out how your posture or breathing changes when discussing emotionally charged topics, or how you amplify or avoid various emotions. Other interventions include eye movements, making sounds while breathing, exaggerating facial expressions, or verbalizing thoughts and feelings that have, until now, been withheld.

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Patients report that this helps them experience more free-flowing energy, which improves their ability to live their lives and relate to others with more satisfaction, deeper experiences of intimacy, and greater vitality.