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Somatic Therapy in New York State
Releasing What the Body Remembers
Your body carries what words haven’t always been able to express.
You move through the world holding unspoken wounds — from childhood experiences, systemic harm, or moments when your identities weren’t honored. Even when things seem “fine” on the outside, the body and nervous system can carry the imprint of past pain. Trauma doesn’t just live in the mind — it often shows up in the body as tension, numbness, high anxiety, or a deep sense of disconnection from yourself and others.
Somatic therapy offers a different way in — one that honors your body’s wisdom and pacing. Together, we’ll gently tune into the sensations, patterns, and protective responses your body has developed to help you survive. As we build safety and awareness, we make space for what’s been held too tightly for too long — and begin to move toward ease, wholeness, and self-trust.
This work doesn’t require you to “re-tell” everything or push past your limits. Somatic therapy respects the language of your body — and helps you learn to listen and respond with care.
You might be a good fit for somatic therapy if you notice any of the following:
You often feel tense, frozen, or disconnected from your body
You’re highly alert or easily startled, even when nothing seems wrong
You avoid certain people, places, or emotions without knowing exactly why
You struggle to feel safe or settled in your relationships
You experience emotional reactions that feel overwhelming or out of proportion
You feel stuck in patterns you can’t seem to shift, no matter how hard you try
You carry deep shame, self-doubt, or a sense of not being “enough”
Past experiences still feel alive in your body, even if they happened long ago
You’re ready to move beyond just getting by — and start feeling more rooted, present, and alive in your own life
How therapy works
You’re ready to come home to yourself — to live from a place of wholeness, not just endurance.
Somatic therapy offers a supportive space to gently explore how your body has been shaped by past experiences — especially the ones you’ve had to carry alone.
Trauma isn’t always one major event. It can be the slow accumulation of identity-based stress, emotional neglect, or years of not feeling safe to be fully yourself. Even when you’ve learned to cope and function, your body and nervous system may still be holding the impact — showing up as chronic tension, emotional overwhelm, shutdown, or a lingering sense of unease.
Somatic therapy invites you to reconnect with your body’s wisdom. Instead of focusing solely on retelling the story, we gently attune to the sensations, survival responses, and patterns your body has developed to keep you safe. In our work together, you’ll learn to recognize and shift those patterns — building safety from the inside out, at a pace that honors you.
This isn’t about pushing through. It’s about slowly restoring your sense of aliveness, self-trust, and presence. Over time, somatic therapy can help you feel more grounded, more connected, and more at home in yourself.
Somatic therapy can help you…
Gain relief from painful memories and emotional triggers
Release patterns of self-blame, shame, or perfectionism
Feel more connected to your body, emotions, and intuition
Build trust in yourself and in your relationships
Calm a nervous system stuck in fight, flight, or freeze
Proces identity-based harm and systemic trauma in a supportive space
Let go of survival strategies that no longer serve you
Create new ways of relating to yourself—with compassion, safety, and care
Frequently asked questions about Somatic therapy
FAQs
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Somatic therapy offers a supportive space to gently process the painful experiences your body may still be holding — even if you’ve never spoken them aloud.
Trauma isn’t just stored in the mind — it can shape how you breathe, move, relate, and respond to the world around you. Somatic therapy helps you reconnect with your body’s signals and survival responses, so you can begin to release what’s been held — without needing to relive every detail.Together, we’ll work at a pace that honors your nervous system, helping you build more safety, connection, and ease from the inside out. here!
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Somatic therapy may be a good fit if you notice any of the following:
You often feel on edge, hyper-alert, or easily startled — even when things seem safe
You avoid certain people, places, or memories without fully knowing why
You struggle to feel safe, settled, or trusting in relationships
You experience emotional reactions that feel overwhelming or confusing
You feel stuck in patterns or behaviors that don’t align with who you want to be
You carry a persistent sense of shame, guilt, or not being “enough”
Your body often feels tense, frozen, or disconnected — like it’s hard to fully relax
Past experiences feel unfinished or continue to affect you, even if they happened long ago