Somatic Therapy

Connecting the Mind and Body

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What is somatic therapy?

Somatic therapy is an approach to therapy that helps you develop a deeper awareness of your body and how it stores emotions and stress. 
In somatic therapy, we believe that a close connection between the mind and body is essential to the healthy functioning of all aspects of life.
By nurturing the mind-body connection, you learn to safely release tension and trauma while feeling safe and grounded in your body.

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Somatic therapy gives you empowerment from within

Who may benefit from Somatic Therapy?

Our bodies give us powerful information about our well-being, but we don’t always pay attention. Somatic Therapy helps you build connections between the body and the mind, so you can understand what it’s telling you.

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Do you often feel overwhelmed or disconnected from your body?

Somatic therapy can help anyone who feels overwhelmed by life and out of touch with themselves. By focusing on how your body responds to stress and trauma, somatic therapy supports both emotional and physical health.

It also helps in other conditions, such as Anxiety and Addictions.

You might benefit from this kind of therapy if you experience:

General stress, chronic stress, anxiety and depression, chronic pain, problems setting boundaries, trauma, relationship difficulties, burnout, chronic pain with no medical cause, grief and loss, sleep disturbances, emotional numbness, fatigue, digestive issues related to stress, muscle tension, headaches and migraines, feeling stuck, difficulty regulating emotions.

“Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen.”

Feeling stuck?

We can’t change the past, but somatic therapy can help you start moving again towards your healing. With the right support, you can overcome challenges and create a brighter future.

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  • “Research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going on inside ourselves.“

    Bessel van der Kolk

  • "The mind and body are not separate. What affects one affects the other."

    Gabor Maté

  • "Somatic work connects us with the body, where we can access the raw material of experience."

    Pat Ogden

Person meditating in a calm and grounded pose, symbolizing the mind-body connection. Represents somatic therapy, focusing on using physical awareness and mindfulness to process emotions and promote healing.

How can Somatic therapy help me?

For many of us, Anxiety, Trauma, Grief, or even the fast pace of modern society takes over our nervous system, and we feel constantly overwhelmed and stressed.

Have you ever wondered how it would be if you could slow down your mind? Somatic Therapy helps you do that. In somatic counselling sessions, you learn to reconnect with your body, making it easier to release built-up tension and calm the mind.

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Frequently
asked questions

  • All you need to do for your somatic counselling is show up and be yourself. Elizabeth will adjust her approach to meet you where you are.

  • Somatic Therapy is different for everyone. There is no way to predict how you will feel after a session. However, if you commit to the process, you will feel improvement over time.

  • Somatic counselling can help you address emotional challenges such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflict. It encourages you to develop deeper self-awareness, helping you process emotions stored in your body and create healthier connections in your life.

  • EMDR (Eye-movement desensitization reprocessing) is a form of Somatic Therapy that uses physical stimulation to reduce the vividness of a traumatic memory. While EMDR is one approach within the somatic therapy area, we focus on other somatic therapy techniques to help you process trauma and reconnect with your body in a way that aligns with your unique needs.