Somatic Experiencing

If you’ve tried talk therapy but still find yourself caught in cycles of anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional shutdown—you’re not alone. For many, trauma isn’t just a memory stored in the mind. It’s something held in the body.

You might not always have words for it, but you feel it:

• A constant sense of unease, like your body is bracing for something

• Difficulty relaxing, even when things seem “fine”

• A tendency to disconnect, go numb, or overreact to small stressors

• The sense that no amount of insight is enough to shift what’s really happening inside

These aren’t character flaws. They’re signs of a dysregulated nervous system—often the result of unresolved trauma. And they can be healed.

Somatic Experiencing®: A Different Kind of Therapy

As a Registered Psychotherapist trained in Somatic Experiencing® (SE), I offer an approach that doesn’t just ask what happened to you—but how your body adapted to survive it.

Somatic Experiencing is a body-based therapy developed by Dr. Peter Levine, grounded in decades of research on the autonomic nervous system. It helps you gradually release stored survival energy—fight, flight, freeze or fawn—that keeps you stuck in patterns of stress or reactivity.

Rather than rehashing painful stories or analyzing every thought, we work gently and collaboratively to bring awareness to your sensations, movements, and impulses. This allows your system to complete interrupted survival responses and restore natural regulation.

Why this approach works—especially when others haven’t
Many of my clients are thoughtful, self-aware individuals. They’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, maybe even been in therapy before. But despite all that insight, they still feel hijacked by their anxiety, irritability, or sense of shutdown.

That’s because trauma lives in the nervous system, not just the mind. Until the body feels safe enough to let go, symptoms often persist.

Somatic Experiencing helps bridge that gap. It’s not about fixing you. It’s about helping your body remember how to regulate, rest, and feel safe again.

You Might Notice:

• Fewer panic attacks or shutdowns

• A greater ability to respond, not react

• Deeper sleep and calmer digestion

• A return to pleasure, presence, and emotional ease.

A grounded, trauma-sensitive space

Whether you’re someone who’s always felt “on edge,” someone recovering from specific traumatic experiences, or simply someone who wants to feel more present and whole, this work can meet you where you are.

I work with adults of all genders, with a particular attunement to spiritual and religious seekers who want to grow spiritually. If you’ve ever found it hard to name your emotions or felt stuck “in your head” during therapy, Somatic Experiencing offers a new way in—one that doesn’t require perfect words, only a willingness to notice what your body is already telling you.

Start Where You Are. Healing Begins in the Body.