WHAT IS SOMATIC THERAPIES

What Are Somatic Therapies?

Somatic therapies are body-based approaches that work with the MindBody system as an integrated whole. Rather than separating thoughts, emotions, and physical experience, this work recognizes that our sensations, feelings, and patterns of thinking are constantly influencing one another. Real change happens when the body is included in the process — not just the story about what happened.

Stress, trauma, and long-term overwhelm don’t live only in memory. They shape breathing patterns, muscle tone, posture, energy levels, and the way the nervous system responds to the world. Over time, the body can hold protective patterns that once helped us cope but now contribute to tension, fatigue, reactivity, or shutdown. Somatic therapies gently help the system update these patterns.

While traditional talk approaches rely mostly on conversation and analysis, somatic work brings in awareness of sensation, breath, movement, rhythm, and nervous system regulation. This allows experiences that were never fully processed to complete in a paced, supported way — without forcing or reliving.

The goal is not just insight, but embodied change. Clients learn to recognize their body’s signals, increase their capacity to stay present, and develop tools that support steadiness, clarity, and resilience in everyday life. Over time, people often experience a deeper sense of connection to themselves, more choice in how they respond to stress, and a renewed feeling of vitality.