Somatic therapy

Somatic Therapy  is  the  practice  of  incorporating the body into  the  healing  therapeutic  process.  At Mosaic, somatic therapy incorporates body based interventions such as yoga practice, mindful movement, meditation, trauma release exercises and more. Somatic Therapy helps clients get connected with their body and their emotions in a safe and supported way. It can be surprising how much of our lives we live just going through the motions and not actually “in our body.” Somatic Therapy can help with this. Unlike traditional exercise or mindfulness classes, somatic therapy is more about the therapeutic process of fulling experiencing and being present in our body than acquiring physical skills.

Somatic  Therapy uses both directed and open-ended sessions  to  incorparate  the  body  into  the  healing  process within a psycho-therapeutic relationship. A somatic therapist is a credentialed therapist who has specialized training to use intentional body based  directives.

Are you feeling disconnected from your body? Do you often feel like emotions are too overwhelming to feel and sit with? Have you noticed yourself numbing out? Somatic Therapy can help you experience life connected to your body and connected to your emotions without overwhelm. Somatic Therapy is for anyone regardless of age or physical limitation or skills.  Somatic therapy is helpful in addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional behavioral issues, identity, chronic stress and more. Somatic therapy offers clients a different form of communication, which is often helpful in therapy where clients are encouraged to bring up difficult emotional topics. Somatic therapy can also be a great fit for a person looking to incorporate movement and self care into thier therapy as it offers a creative way to stay grounded and present while processing difficult topics.  

We know through decades of research that trauma and stress are stored in the body. All of our intense emotions take root in our physical body and often result in more distress and discomfort. Did  you  know  you that when an individual is focused on movement, breath-work or mindfulness, their stress levels can decrease? Movement can even release chemicals in the brain associated with happiness like dopamine and serotonin. Somatic therapy is founded in the research that as we move and engage in bodies, we can release the stress stored in our body and our brain creates new pathways for learning and healing. Through somatic therapy our body can actually have a corrective experience and recover from past trauma. Individuals can feel their emotions and connect with their bodies safely without overwhelm. Somatic Therapy offers a space for clients to create a sense of freedom and control over their present reality and their body. Somatic therapy actually reaches clients in a way that traditional talk therapy falls short. 

A Somatic Therapist is a credentialed clinician who receives specialized training in a somatic or body based therapy modality such as yoga, mindfulness, breath-work, massage etc.. This specialized higher education helps them understand what how to safely activate the body  and specific directives to connect to body and mind in therapy sessions. Somatic Therapists learn how to utilize movement in a trauma informed and culturally inclusive way. A trained somatic therapist can facilitate a somatic therapy session with both direct or open ended instruction to help clients process and grow. Somatic therapists are experts in helping clients of all ages overcome, grow and change through active movement and body based interventions.