Massage and Somatic Therapy

Everything is connected. When you experience something, your brain maps it, your nervous system responds to it, and your tissues, muscles, and organs remember what happened. Somatic therapy, a form of body-centered therapy, focuses on the connection between the mind and body, and how the body's physical sensations can be used to understand and heal psychological issues.

As a therapist, my role is to guide clients through these experiences, providing a safe and supportive environment for them to explore their sensations and emotions.

I have worked with clients who cannot feel parts of their bodies due to abuse, have an overactive pain stimulus from life experiences, or have an extreme dislike for their body or body parts due to flawed thinking. Treatment may mean touching one specific place and sitting with the dysregulation in the nervous system. Clients' bodies can shudder and shake, and a piece of embodied shock is released when they stop. Clients who have used disassociation to navigate their world can need hands-on, firm pressure to stay inside their bodies while they notice the sensations that come up around specific interactions. Clients can have unpleasant responses when it comes to safe and intimate touch. The massage table is an excellent place to experience touch while working through the dysregulation that can occur around these issues.

Safe touch, noticing inner sensations, movement, silence, and deep listening are all part of my Somatic therapy approach.

When I work remotely with a client, there are many options for guided inner work without touch. Several remote clients have worked with me and then traveled for one-on-one day-long sessions to receive all that I can offer.

If this approach appeals to you, reach out for a free consultation online or in person.