Somatic Therapy

I’m a Certified Somatic Therapy Foundations Practitioner (CSTFP) with specialized training in somatic psychology, developmental and relational trauma, attachment, and nervous system regulation. My training allows me to incorporate body-based practices into therapy alongside the other approaches I use in my work.

Somatic work invites us to slow down and notice what is happening in your body alongside your thoughts and emotions. Together, we may explore physical sensations, stay with difficult emotions, notice how they shift, and use grounding, self-soothing, visualization, movement, or vocalization to better understand what your body and emotions are communicating.

My training is in Somatic Therapy Foundations and is not the same as Somatic Experiencing®. I integrate somatic practices into my broader therapeutic work in a way that is collaborative and tailored to you, with the goal of building greater self-awareness, emotional capacity, regulation, and connection with yourself.

Somatic Therapy May Be Helpful If You:

• Feel anxious, overwhelmed, or easily activated

• Have difficulty identifying or expressing emotions

• Feel disconnected from your body or unsure what you're feeling

• Notice that you understand something intellectually but still feel it physically

• Want to develop greater emotional regulation and self-soothing skills

• Are working through trauma or difficult past experiences

• Want to better understand what your body's sensations may be communicating

I offer online somatic therapy throughout California, incorporating body-based practices into therapy when they feel supportive and appropriate for you.