SOMATIC THERAPY WASHINGTON

Get in your body

Somatic therapy is talk therapy that pays attention to more than words.

When we work together, we might notice that your breathing changes when you mention a certain person. That you laugh while describing something painful. That your hands clench, your thoughts scatter, or you suddenly cannot remember what you were saying.

Our job is not to explain the reaction immediately, but to slow down and get curious about what is actually happening. Not what you think should be happening.

Sometimes something shifts.

Sometimes it doesn’t.

Either way, you do not have to pretend

Somatic therapy gives us another place to begin: with what your body is already telling you.

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BODY & PARTS

Sometimes the body is where a part speaks first

You may get a knot in your throat when you want to speak.

Your stomach twists while another part of you insists that everything is fine.

One part of you keeps you moving because stopping feels unbearable. Another may make you so tired that stopping (everything) is the only option.

I integrate somatic therapy with Internal Family Systems so we can listen to both: the stories you know and the responses that happen before you have words.

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WHAT SOMATIC THERAPY CAN SUPPORT

More room to be in your own life

Healing does not have to mean feeling calm all the time!

It might mean noticing a no before it turns into resentment. Realizing you are overwhelmed before you disappear or crash out. Actually experiencing pleasure in your body instead of immediately rushing away from it.

It might mean staying connected to yourself when someone else is disappointed.

Your body does not need to become a better body.

The work is learning to know it more closely and having more ways to respond.

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QUESTIONS PEOPLE OFTEN ASK

  • We talk, but we also pay attention to what is happening as we talk. We may notice a change in your breathing, an urge to move, tension, numbness, or a feeling that is difficult to name. Sometimes we pause with it. Sometimes we try a small movement, sound, or boundary and notice what changes.

    You can’t do this wrong.

  • You are not alone. Feeling blank, disconnected, restless, or unsure is information too. We begin with what you do notice, even if that is simply, “I don’t know.”

  • You get to decide what we talk about and how quickly we move. Somatic therapy does not require retelling painful experiences in detail. We can work with what is happening in your life and body now.

  • Yes. Your body is still in the room, even when we are meeting through a screen. Virtual sessions can include movement, sensory awareness, noticing your surroundings, and experimenting with boundaries. I offer online somatic therapy to clients across Washington State.