Deepak Chopra
Somatic therapy offers a path to reconnect with your body and process trauma and stress. It is a way to regulate your nervous system, fostering better body awareness through the felt sense, and supporting recovery from burn-out, fatigue, insomnia, chronic stress and pain, trauma, and more. It offers a deeper understanding your own inner embodied wisdom and the ways you relate to yourself (intrapersonal) the outside world (interpersonal).
Embodiment is the practice of being fully present in your body, acknowledging its wisdom and intelligence. Movement is integral to embodiment, serving as a gateway to express emotions, release tension, and enhance the mind-body connection. Embodiment and somatics aim to shift the focus to a more holistic approach that emphasizes the bidirectional relationship between the mind and body. These practices acknowledge that the body holds wisdom and valuable information (emotions, sensations and intelligence) and by tuning into these signals (bottom-up), we empower ourselves to more effectively manage our mental states, decision-making processes, and overall well-being.
Somatic therapy and embodiment coaching employ gentle techniques rooted in trauma-sensitive somatic orienting, talk therapy, sensory perception & polyvagal awareness, gentle movement, mindfulness/insight oriented practices, attunement & co-regulation. Through a person-centered and humanistic lens, sessions may incorporate elements of top-down talk therapy (cognitions, emotions, narrative), combined with bottom-up processing which includes attending to body cues, awareness, internal sensations, movement, stillness, breath, visualization/somatization, touch and deep listening. Somatic therapy and embodiment exploration is unique in that it moves beyond only talk or cognitive processes and incorporates an experiential learning through the felt senses. It honors the living body, embracing its aliveness, unspoken narratives, stories and subtle expressions to heal holistically.
There are three core pillars of my practice that I follow:
Each session will combine and integrate the following elements:
I have experience working with folks navigating:
Other modalities/interventions that inform my therapeutic work include my training and practice in Alexander technique, Generative Somatics, Authentic Movement, Restorative Justice and decolonial ways of working.
Personalized guidance and support in your journey of belonging with your body-mind.
A body-oriented, talking therapy that recognizes the importance of the therapist-client relationship, & incorporates the body as an avenue for discovery & healing. My approach builds on traditional psychotherapy & includes the body as central, informed by my training in SP, BMC, polyvagal theory, Parts, Narrative Therapy & EFT. Sessions may include mindful movement, visualization, breathwork, somatic touch & expressive art.
These session offer space for you to explore your own embodied practice, in a supportive container, while somatically connecting to the body systems (nervous, endocrine, fluids, fascia/ligaments, bones, muscles, senses & perception, etc) & to support you in finding a new way of relating to your body-mind that is more present and attuned to support nervous system regulation. Sessions may include gentle movement, yoga, breathwork, visualization, mindfulness, psychoeducation, & somatic touch.
These sessions use sound as the primary means of facilitating relaxation. You will be invited to lie down or sit comfortably, while the instruments create layers of consistent, repetitive & resonant frequencies that wash over you. This helps the brain shift from a state of high-frequency (like beta waves associated with active thinking) to lower frequencies (alpha, theta, or delta waves), which are linked to relaxation, meditation, & deep rest. Instruments: crystal bowls, tuning forks & chimes.
Sliding Scale Suggestion
Bottle 1 : $145 - 155
Bottle 2 : $135 - 145
Bottle 3 : $125 - 135