If you’ve spent years in talk therapy, you might already be familiar with the relief that comes from naming your story. Being seen and heard, especially in a therapeutic relationship, can be powerful. It can help you understand patterns, offer clarity, and begin the journey of healing. But for many of us, particularly those who carry generational, identity-based, or developmental trauma, naming the story is only part of the work.

For me, talk therapy was a lifeline. On and off for years, it helped me understand myself, feel validated, and piece together the origins of my wounds. But something still felt stuck. Certain reactions felt bigger than the situation in front of me. I was managing, but not fully thriving.

It wasn’t until I began exploring somatic therapy that something shifted.

Trauma Doesn’t Just Live in the Mind

Trauma lives in the body. You might know this intellectually, but the lived experience of it is different. Somatic therapy helped me realize that I had been living in a state of nervous system dysregulation for longer than I needed to.

That dysregulation didn’t always show up as panic or collapse. Sometimes it looked like overfunctioning, hyper-vigilance, or people-pleasing. My nervous system had become wired to respond to life as though it were always under threat. Talk therapy helped me understand why. But it didn’t offer the tools to feel and shift those patterns in my body.

What Somatic Work Taught Me

Through somatic practices, I began to understand my triggers in a new way. I gained the capacity to ask myself whether my reaction was about what was happening in the moment, or if it was tied to something old. Sometimes the answer was both. But with somatic awareness, I no longer felt hijacked by my reactions. I learned to honor them without letting them take over.

Somatic therapy gave me a way to connect with my body again. It gave me permission to move, breathe, and pause. It allowed me to respond to my body’s cues instead of ignoring them. Over time, I began to feel more grounded and at ease. I had more capacity to hold my feelings and genuine unease. I learned to recognize the difference between real harm and old stories that no longer match who I am.

The Missing Piece for Many

If talk therapy has helped you but you still feel stuck, your body might still be holding part of the story. Your body deserves to be part of your healing.

Somatic therapy is not about fixing you. It is about returning to yourself. The self that has always been wise. The self that has always deserved care.

If this resonates

Whether you are looking to deepen your healing or are simply curious about working with your nervous system, I offer therapy sessions rooted in body-based, trauma-informed practices.

You are welcome here.