Somatic Therapy
Somatic Therapy at Reset Brain and Body
What is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is a body-centered approach to mental health that addresses how stress, trauma, and your emotions are stored in your body. Through gentle movement, conscious breathing, and body awareness techniques, this approach helps you directly access and release stored tension.
Why Somatic Therapy Works
Neuroscience research confirms what you may already sense—your body holds your experiences. According to many studies, stress, anxiety and trauma are stored in your body's tissues. By physically releasing these stressors, somatic therapy helps you return to a natural state of calm. Somatic therapy is an evidence-based method for reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and more.
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How You'll Experience Somatic Therapy
In sessions, you'll discover how to reconnect your awareness with your physical sensations, allowing you to identify and release stored tension and emotions that keep you stuck. Your therapist will guide you through accessible movements, breathing practices, and awareness exercises designed to help you notice what you're feeling in your body. By tuning into these sensations rather than just discussing your challenges, you'll gain insight into patterns that have been operating below conscious awareness, develop greater resilience to stress, and experience a renewed sense of being at home in your body.
A Guide to 5 Types of Somatic Therapy offered at Reset Brain and Body
At Reset, we draw from several powerful somatic approaches, tailoring our methods to your unique needs and preferences:
1. What is Sensorimotor Therapy?
Sensorimotor therapy helps you track physical sensations to process trauma and emotions stored in your body. This gentle approach is particularly effective for addressing past experiences that feel "stuck" in your nervous system.
2. What is Mindful Movement?
Mindful movement incorporates yoga-informed practices that help you reconnect with your body while releasing tension patterns. These accessible movements create immediate relief while building your capacity for self-regulation.
3. Breathwork Techniques
Your breath is a powerful tool for nervous system regulation. These practices help you shift from states of anxiety or shutdown into greater calm and presence.
4. Expressive Arts
Expressive and movement-based arts engage your body's natural creativity to express and process emotions that might be difficult to articulate in words alone. These approaches often create breakthroughs where traditional talking has reached its limits. A few examples may include therapeutic yoga or dance therapy.
5. Body-Centered Mindfulness
Body-centered mindfulness develops your ability to notice physical sensations with curiosity rather than judgment, creating space between automatic reactions and conscious responses.
Each of these approaches offers unique pathways to the same destination—a renewed sense of wholeness where your mind and body work together rather than against each other.
Benefits of Somatic Therapy
One of the most powerful aspects of somatic therapy is its ability to transform the root causes of your distress. Unlike approaches focusing only on thoughts and insights, somatic therapy engages your body's natural capacity for healing. By addressing where tension and trauma are physically held, you'll experience a more complete sense of relief.
Why We Offer Somatic Healing
At Reset Brain and Body, we've witnessed how somatic therapy creates profound shifts where other approaches often plateau. We understand that your challenges aren't just thoughts in your head—they're experiences held in your muscles, breath, and nervous system. By integrating somatic therapy into our comprehensive approach, we offer you a complete pathway to healing that honors all aspects of your experience—mental, physical, and emotional. Our specialists provide compassionate guidance as you discover your body's wisdom and capacity for profound healing and transformation.
Are you ready for your Reset?
If you've been feeling stuck in patterns that talk therapy alone hasn't resolved, your body might hold the key to deeper healing. We invite you to experience how somatic therapy creates change you can actually feel.
Our intake process pairs you with a specialist who understands the connection between your physical sensations and emotional experiences. Together, you'll develop a personalized approach that honors your body's wisdom and specific goals.
Take a deep breath and take the first step. Schedule your intake session today and discover what becomes possible when your whole self—brain and body together—is welcomed into the healing process.
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