Somatic Therapy for Trauma: Healing Through the Body
Somatic Regulation & Trauma Healing
Many of us carry patterns in our bodies that were shaped by early experiences - especially during childhood, when our nervous systems were still developing. These patterns can show up as anxiety, shutdown, overwhelm, or difficulty feeing safe in relationships.
My approach is to offer a gentle, body-based approach to healing those patterns. My methods focus on helping the body and nervous system feel more stable, more resilent, and more connected - especially after trauma or early attachment wounding.
Who This is For
This work may be helpful if you:
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Struggle with anxiety, chronic stress , or overwhelm
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Have a history of developmental trauma or attachment wounds
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Feel "stuck" in old patterns that are hard to shift
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Want a body-based approach to therapy that doesn't rely only on talking
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Are curious about how your body and nervous system affect how you feel and relate
What to Expect in a Session
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A slow, supportive pacing that honors your body's readiness
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Somatic awareness practices to gently tune into breath, tension, energy, and internal cues - even in subtle ways
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Uncoupling trauma dynamics - exploring and gently unwinding patterns where past experiences or emotional responses are stuck together
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Supporting the completion of unresolved trauma - creating conditions where your body can move toward resolution without re-experiencing overwhelm
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Deepening the relationship between your body and mind—listening for signals, building capacity, and choosing new responses.
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Regulation tools to help stabilize your nervous system during and between sessions
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Fully online format - no physical touch is used, we rely on verbal guidance, imagery, and somatic cues to support your healing
Understanding Trauma Through the Nervous System
Many symptoms of anxiety, overwhelm, or shutdown reflect how the nervous system adapts to stress and trauma.
When experiences feel unsafe or unpredictable, the body organizes around protection. Over time this can shape patterns of hyper-activation, withdrawal, or difficulty feeling settled.
The articles below explore how trauma affects the nervous system, how the body organizes around safety and threat, and how healing occurs through regulation and relational repair.
Key Articles
The following articles explore different ways the nervous system organizes around stress, safety, and connection.
How Stress Becomes Suffering: A Nervous System Perspective
Explains how chronic stress changes nervous system regulation.
The Vagus Nerve and Chronic Stress
Understanding how vagal regulation influences stress responses.
Attachment Protest and Withdrawal
How the nervous system organizes around closeness and threat in relationships.
Growing Up Without Reliable Emotional Safety
How early environments shape nervous system patterns.
When Care and Harm Are Intertwined
How grooming and relational abuse affect the body and sense of safety.
