If you're living with the effects of trauma, you may have noticed that it doesn't just affect your thoughts, it also shows up in the body. You might feel tension that won’t go away, a sense of always being “on edge,” or even disconnected from your body altogether. You may find yourself excessively sleeping, working or even exercising as an escape from difficult feelings, sensations or thoughts.

These responses are common with trauma. You're most definitely not alone. But it gets hard to connect with others when the grip of trauma is affecting your day-to-day life. The feeling of isolation can feel spiralling, and one’s sense of self and purpose often gets lost in the cracks of symptoms.

What Is Somatic Therapy?

Somatic therapy is a gentle, body-centred approach to healing that can help you reconnect with yourself and relearn feelings of safety in the world and in relationships. Slowly, you will begin to feel more at ease in your body and in your life.

What’s different about Somatic Therapy?

Somatic therapy focuses on the connection between body and mind in relationship. Rather than just discussing what happened, this approach helps you tune into physical sensations, movements, and patterns of tension that may be related to past experiences. We untangle the pieces of how your responses are affecting you and begin to separate past from present.

Trauma often activates the body’s natural survival responses, including fight, flight, freeze, fawn and flop. Sometimes those reactions stay stuck in the nervous system long after the danger has passed. Somatic therapy helps your body gradually return to a sense of safety. By experiencing a sense of safety in the therapy session and building tolerance to revisit difficult experiences, inner and outer transformation can occur.

Why Somatic Therapy Can Be So Effective for Trauma

1. You Don’t Need to Re-Tell Everything

You don’t have to go into every detail of your past. We can start with what you’re feeling right now, like a tight chest, shallow breath, or a sense of numbness, and explore those sensations gently, at your pace.

2. It Supports Nervous System Regulation

When your nervous system is overwhelmed, it’s hard to feel calm or connected. Somatic therapy helps you move from states of anxiety or shutdown into more balanced, grounded states of being and teaches you skills to move more flexibly between different nervous system states.

3. It Rebuilds Trust with Your Body

Trauma can make the body feel like an unsafe or unfamiliar place. Somatic work gently helps you reconnect with your body in a way that feels empowering, not overwhelming.

4. You Learn Real-Life Tools

In sessions, you'll build body awareness and learn simple, effective tools—like grounding exercises, mindful movement, or breathwork—that you can use in your daily life to feel more present and in control.

You Deserve to Feel at Home in Your Body

Healing from trauma is possible. Somatic therapy offers a safe, compassionate path forward by honouring the wisdom of your body and your unique healing process.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you’re curious about somatic therapy or want support in your trauma healing journey, I invite you to reach out. I offer a calm, non-judgmental space where healing can unfold at your own pace.

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