Somatic Therapists in Wichita Falls, TX

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Angela Kaiser
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
My name is Angela Kaiser and I landed in Marriage and Family Therapy because I see the world through a systemic lens. Basically, the people we are surrounded by influence us and we have an influence on the people around us. I am a firm believer that you are never stuck, that you don’t have to live life feeling exhausted, that you are capable of overcoming the thing that’s keeping you down. You are not broken. What I have to offer you as a therapist is a safe space to be heard, a place to heal, and help you reach your goals. I approach therapy believing you are the expert in your own life, and I get to offer an outside perspective.
My name is Angela Kaiser and I landed in Marriage and Family Therapy because I see the world through a systemic lens. Basically, the people we are surrounded by influence us and we have an influence on the people around us. I am a firm believer that you are never stuck, that you don’t have to live life feeling exhausted, that you are capable of overcoming the thing that’s keeping you down. You are not broken. What I have to offer you as a therapist is a safe space to be heard, a place to heal, and help you reach your goals. I approach therapy believing you are the expert in your own life, and I get to offer an outside perspective.
(940) 716-3947 View (940) 716-3947
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Jennyfer Rosado
Counselor, MS, LPC-S, LCMHC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Not accepting new clients
Are you a perfectionist? Do you have repeated distressing thoughts that are difficult to get rid of? Maybe you have flashbacks or triggers that stop you from doing what you once enjoyed? Hypervigilant and not feeling safe? Do you feel hollow, numb, or like you're going through the motions? High-functioning anxiety taking over? Or shame suffocating you? Maybe you've seen too much [it's just part of the job] and you find yourself thinking about it all the time? Talking may not be your thing, we can still process and reduce your symptoms.
Are you a perfectionist? Do you have repeated distressing thoughts that are difficult to get rid of? Maybe you have flashbacks or triggers that stop you from doing what you once enjoyed? Hypervigilant and not feeling safe? Do you feel hollow, numb, or like you're going through the motions? High-functioning anxiety taking over? Or shame suffocating you? Maybe you've seen too much [it's just part of the job] and you find yourself thinking about it all the time? Talking may not be your thing, we can still process and reduce your symptoms.
(940) 400-0746 View (940) 400-0746
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Shelley Renae Crampton
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC
Verified Verified
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Not accepting new clients
I am Certified Trauma therapist (CCCTP-I) and I specialize in relational trauma. I have a Doctorate in Community Care and Counseling with an Emphasis on Traumatology. You have what you need to heal, sometimes we just need an outside person to help us recognize those strengths.
I am Certified Trauma therapist (CCCTP-I) and I specialize in relational trauma. I have a Doctorate in Community Care and Counseling with an Emphasis on Traumatology. You have what you need to heal, sometimes we just need an outside person to help us recognize those strengths.
(940) 283-5258 View (940) 283-5258
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Falls Psychology Services
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
www.fallspsychologyservices.com
www.fallspsychologyservices.com
(940) 400-3720 View (940) 400-3720
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Leslie M Watson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
If you've been feeling sad, anxious, and overwhelmed, it's time to prioritize being happy. I am here to help you find your way forward. In the last 22 years of counseling, I have worked with a diverse group of amazing clients - from troubled teens, parents dealing with divorce, young adults seeking clarity about their identity (gender and otherwise), to those recovering from suicide attempts, chronic anxiety and depression, addictions, combat and childhood traumas, complicated grief, and career burnout. I look forward to helping each new client clarify their goals and find their unique path to recovery, peace, and acceptance.
If you've been feeling sad, anxious, and overwhelmed, it's time to prioritize being happy. I am here to help you find your way forward. In the last 22 years of counseling, I have worked with a diverse group of amazing clients - from troubled teens, parents dealing with divorce, young adults seeking clarity about their identity (gender and otherwise), to those recovering from suicide attempts, chronic anxiety and depression, addictions, combat and childhood traumas, complicated grief, and career burnout. I look forward to helping each new client clarify their goals and find their unique path to recovery, peace, and acceptance.
(817) 442-6824 View (817) 442-6824
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Holding Hope Therapy
Counselor, MDiv, MA, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
Wichita Falls, TX 76301  (Online Only)
I want my clients to know they are not alone, and that healing and peace are possible. Each Client has incredible worth and value.​ I offer a safe and nonjudgmental setting and partnership where you can share your burdens and offload the weight on your shoulders. Whether your struggle is anxiety, depression, or life/relationship issues, I hope to help you get to the root of your concerns and empower you to overcome. Especially for Clients who have trauma from experiencing abuse tactics such as gaslighting, manipulation, and any violation of boundaries, I hope to validate your experience and help you claim your life back.
I want my clients to know they are not alone, and that healing and peace are possible. Each Client has incredible worth and value.​ I offer a safe and nonjudgmental setting and partnership where you can share your burdens and offload the weight on your shoulders. Whether your struggle is anxiety, depression, or life/relationship issues, I hope to help you get to the root of your concerns and empower you to overcome. Especially for Clients who have trauma from experiencing abuse tactics such as gaslighting, manipulation, and any violation of boundaries, I hope to validate your experience and help you claim your life back.
(253) 766-5089 View (253) 766-5089
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Dr. Maricon Barillo Revis
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
Wichita Falls, TX 76310  (Online Only)
Do you find yourself held back by self-doubts and insecurities? Are difficulties with self-esteem, trauma, anxiety, impacting your daily life? I believe that every individual has the capacity to live a purposeful and fulfilling life. My experience has equipped me to help clients overcome challenges and achieve their goals. I have worked with children, adults, and families in different settings, including mental health clinics, military, hospitals, and hospice facilities, addressing issues like trauma, anxiety, depression, military transitions, grief, stress management, and other mental health issues.
Do you find yourself held back by self-doubts and insecurities? Are difficulties with self-esteem, trauma, anxiety, impacting your daily life? I believe that every individual has the capacity to live a purposeful and fulfilling life. My experience has equipped me to help clients overcome challenges and achieve their goals. I have worked with children, adults, and families in different settings, including mental health clinics, military, hospitals, and hospice facilities, addressing issues like trauma, anxiety, depression, military transitions, grief, stress management, and other mental health issues.
(940) 532-8338 View (940) 532-8338

More Therapists Nearby

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Love Is Healing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, SRMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sheppard AFB, TX 76311
We specialize in treating complex PTSD through a holistic and integrative health approach. All providers are trained in DBT. Some of our providers provide EMDR. Our ideal client is eager and completely motivated to do the inner-work to face their inner "shadows," to move into deeper healing. With our specialized trauma and shamanic healing training, we are eager to help, as holistically as possible. Providers are trained in an integrative health approach to complex trauma treatment. We will actively mirror your pace and effort. Love Is Healing also offer Comprehensive Community Support Services. Online only for Texas clients.
We specialize in treating complex PTSD through a holistic and integrative health approach. All providers are trained in DBT. Some of our providers provide EMDR. Our ideal client is eager and completely motivated to do the inner-work to face their inner "shadows," to move into deeper healing. With our specialized trauma and shamanic healing training, we are eager to help, as holistically as possible. Providers are trained in an integrative health approach to complex trauma treatment. We will actively mirror your pace and effort. Love Is Healing also offer Comprehensive Community Support Services. Online only for Texas clients.
(505) 560-8854 View (505) 560-8854

Online Therapists

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Laura Westbrook
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, SEP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Hickory Creek, TX 75065
I utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy II (GMCT), EMDR, Somatic Experiencing and Trauma Focused Narrative Therapy to engage a wide variety of life experiences and needs.
Your particular story is like no other's and must be engaged through no other lens. It has formed relational patterns and helped determine your life's path, usually with only partial awareness. Exploring your unique story with more intentionality and depth is my passion. I provide a safe and caring environment for individuals, couples and families to explore personal challenges and transform patterns that prevent them from experiencing satisfying lives and relationships. My approach is holistic and attachment-oriented, and takes into account many areas of functioning in client's lives.
I utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy II (GMCT), EMDR, Somatic Experiencing and Trauma Focused Narrative Therapy to engage a wide variety of life experiences and needs.
Your particular story is like no other's and must be engaged through no other lens. It has formed relational patterns and helped determine your life's path, usually with only partial awareness. Exploring your unique story with more intentionality and depth is my passion. I provide a safe and caring environment for individuals, couples and families to explore personal challenges and transform patterns that prevent them from experiencing satisfying lives and relationships. My approach is holistic and attachment-oriented, and takes into account many areas of functioning in client's lives.
(940) 236-2674 View (940) 236-2674
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Carol Lynn Jackson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, EMDR, SEP, SSP
Verified Verified
Cross Roads, TX 76227
As a Certified EMDR, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Certified SSP (Safe and Sound Protocol) I treat both shock trauma and developmental trauma using a bottom up approach, chronic pain, sexual abuse, codependence, love addiction, narcissistic abuse, infidelity, anxiety, and depression.
I am passionate about assisting my clients restore a sense of balance and joy in their lives. My formal education, field experience, and personal journey of recovery have prepared me to work with adults, couples, and groups utilizing a holistic approach. I will meet you where you are on your own personal journey of healing through my extensive training and utilization of trauma healing modalities. I am trained in Post Induction Therapy, pioneered by The Meadows Treatment Center to address Family of Origin Issues. I offer 1:1 intensive retreats to help complex trauma clients get a jump start on their healing.
As a Certified EMDR, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Certified SSP (Safe and Sound Protocol) I treat both shock trauma and developmental trauma using a bottom up approach, chronic pain, sexual abuse, codependence, love addiction, narcissistic abuse, infidelity, anxiety, and depression.
I am passionate about assisting my clients restore a sense of balance and joy in their lives. My formal education, field experience, and personal journey of recovery have prepared me to work with adults, couples, and groups utilizing a holistic approach. I will meet you where you are on your own personal journey of healing through my extensive training and utilization of trauma healing modalities. I am trained in Post Induction Therapy, pioneered by The Meadows Treatment Center to address Family of Origin Issues. I offer 1:1 intensive retreats to help complex trauma clients get a jump start on their healing.
(940) 240-3849 View (940) 240-3849
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Kathryn Kalahan Arrington
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MT-BC, CSAT, SEP, EMDR
Verified Verified
Denton, TX 76209
My credentials include: Licensed Professional Counselor, Music Therapist - Board Certified, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and I am trained in EMDR.
My interaction with clients is collaborative and empowering. I believe that we humans are intended to lead fulfilling lives, and that inside each of us is a "wise counselor", access to which is often blocked by obscured wounds. I believe that symptoms of those wounds show up in our lives as addictions, eating disorders, co-dependency, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and/or a sense of "restricted" living. I believe that my own "journey" is useful in helping people find clarity around their wounds, and discover new and increasing levels of personal choice and freedom of expression.
My credentials include: Licensed Professional Counselor, Music Therapist - Board Certified, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and I am trained in EMDR.
My interaction with clients is collaborative and empowering. I believe that we humans are intended to lead fulfilling lives, and that inside each of us is a "wise counselor", access to which is often blocked by obscured wounds. I believe that symptoms of those wounds show up in our lives as addictions, eating disorders, co-dependency, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and/or a sense of "restricted" living. I believe that my own "journey" is useful in helping people find clarity around their wounds, and discover new and increasing levels of personal choice and freedom of expression.
(940) 202-3005 View (940) 202-3005
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Alicia Wallace
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Denton, TX 76210  (Online Only)
I am an EMDR trained and somatic informed therapist.
I work with a diverse array of clients, including active and retired military, police, and other first responders, as well as victim/survivors of trauma, chronic illness, substance use, and the LGBTQ+ population. I have skills for the variety of concerns that my populations encounter, including, complex PTSD, trauma, severe anxiety, adjustment, re-integration, communication, TBI/ABIs, phobias, substance use, and mood dysregulation. Most importantly, I work with clients that come how they are, how they can, and with everything they have.
I am an EMDR trained and somatic informed therapist.
I work with a diverse array of clients, including active and retired military, police, and other first responders, as well as victim/survivors of trauma, chronic illness, substance use, and the LGBTQ+ population. I have skills for the variety of concerns that my populations encounter, including, complex PTSD, trauma, severe anxiety, adjustment, re-integration, communication, TBI/ABIs, phobias, substance use, and mood dysregulation. Most importantly, I work with clients that come how they are, how they can, and with everything they have.
(940) 535-7274 View (940) 535-7274
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Ben C Salicco
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Flower Mound, TX 75022
Ben also incorporates Somatic Experiencing® into his practice as he is a SE practitioner in training.
Maintaining relationships, managing a family, keeping friends and regulate your emotions may feel impossible at times. Learning skills and strategies to help regulate your emotions can be done with a counselor. Ben has experience helping individuals and couples find balance and peace in their lives through assisting with identifying meaning and articulating goals. You don't have to be a prisoner of your emotional life forever. There is hope!! Finding peace in difficult situations is possible. If you are struggling with emotional problems there is likely a solution, don't suffer alone. visit www.bensalicco.com
Ben also incorporates Somatic Experiencing® into his practice as he is a SE practitioner in training.
Maintaining relationships, managing a family, keeping friends and regulate your emotions may feel impossible at times. Learning skills and strategies to help regulate your emotions can be done with a counselor. Ben has experience helping individuals and couples find balance and peace in their lives through assisting with identifying meaning and articulating goals. You don't have to be a prisoner of your emotional life forever. There is hope!! Finding peace in difficult situations is possible. If you are struggling with emotional problems there is likely a solution, don't suffer alone. visit www.bensalicco.com
(682) 970-6903 View (682) 970-6903
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Kelly Opgenorth
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Willow Park, TX 76087
I have training in DBT, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and RO DBT.
In life we can experience many ups and downs that present challenges and hardships. Our stories are constantly being influenced by many different factors. I believe that healing and growth can come from healthy and safe relationships. In counseling I seek to provide a space where you can process your pasts, learn to live in the present, and moving closer to the future you desire. As a counselor I seek to walk alongside my client in their journey towards acceptance, understanding, and change in a safe and encouraging environment.
I have training in DBT, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and RO DBT.
In life we can experience many ups and downs that present challenges and hardships. Our stories are constantly being influenced by many different factors. I believe that healing and growth can come from healthy and safe relationships. In counseling I seek to provide a space where you can process your pasts, learn to live in the present, and moving closer to the future you desire. As a counselor I seek to walk alongside my client in their journey towards acceptance, understanding, and change in a safe and encouraging environment.
(682) 297-3781 View (682) 297-3781
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Misty Jasso
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Roanoke, TX 76262
As a Somatic EMDR practitioner and relationship therapist, couples experience transformation through inner healing and skill building. Therapy incorporates somatic experiencing, parts work, and integrating mind and body for clients to create an internal rhythm of presence, connection, and passion. With experience from rehabilitation, stabilization, and integration individuals and families overcome generations of trauma, addictions, and self-harm. With a holistic and compassionate approach, the client experiences a process of discovery, healing, and empowerment, leading them through a continuation of transformation.
As a Somatic EMDR practitioner and relationship therapist, couples experience transformation through inner healing and skill building. Therapy incorporates somatic experiencing, parts work, and integrating mind and body for clients to create an internal rhythm of presence, connection, and passion. With experience from rehabilitation, stabilization, and integration individuals and families overcome generations of trauma, addictions, and self-harm. With a holistic and compassionate approach, the client experiences a process of discovery, healing, and empowerment, leading them through a continuation of transformation.
(682) 587-1247 View (682) 587-1247
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Cyndi Gray Williams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RCAT, SEP
Verified Verified
Haslet, TX 76052
As a Registered Art Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner I incorporate both areas of study to aid the individual in learning more about their body's version of the story.
The ideal client has experienced trauma, feels lost and is seeking support to reclaim their life, experiences and sense of self.
As a Registered Art Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner I incorporate both areas of study to aid the individual in learning more about their body's version of the story.
The ideal client has experienced trauma, feels lost and is seeking support to reclaim their life, experiences and sense of self.
(682) 297-5140 View (682) 297-5140
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Dr. Kimberly Dunkin
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LPC, SEP, BASE-P
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Willow Park, TX 76087
I am trained in Somatic Experiencing (assistant), EMDR, DBT, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Neuroaffective Touch, The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, and BASE (Relational Bodywork and Somatic Education).
Is your nervous system stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or appease? In the first session, I provide concrete tools to resolve somatic issues, flashbacks, PTSD, developmental trauma, attachment issues, phobias, medical trauma, autoimmune issues, and trauma without reliving the story. My Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment protocol offers a healing roadmap and answers the question, "What makes this make sense?"
I am trained in Somatic Experiencing (assistant), EMDR, DBT, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Neuroaffective Touch, The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, and BASE (Relational Bodywork and Somatic Education).
Is your nervous system stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or appease? In the first session, I provide concrete tools to resolve somatic issues, flashbacks, PTSD, developmental trauma, attachment issues, phobias, medical trauma, autoimmune issues, and trauma without reliving the story. My Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment protocol offers a healing roadmap and answers the question, "What makes this make sense?"
(817) 385-9129 View (817) 385-9129
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Natalie Craver
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, TIYT, RYT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Whitesboro, TX 76273
I am EMDR certified focusing on neurobiology with IFS, using mindfulness, experiential, and somatic techniques.
Has the weight of the world become too heavy? We are not meant to carry it alone. I became a therapist to help others navigate the transitions, challenges, and torrential storms of their lives, just as I learned to do in my own life. The client-therapist relationship is sacred. I pride myself on the strong connection I have with my clients, so that our work is meaningful and successful. My hope is that you feel more connected to your self and others, create boundaries to strengthen those relationships, and find more creativity, confidence and contentment in your life.
I am EMDR certified focusing on neurobiology with IFS, using mindfulness, experiential, and somatic techniques.
Has the weight of the world become too heavy? We are not meant to carry it alone. I became a therapist to help others navigate the transitions, challenges, and torrential storms of their lives, just as I learned to do in my own life. The client-therapist relationship is sacred. I pride myself on the strong connection I have with my clients, so that our work is meaningful and successful. My hope is that you feel more connected to your self and others, create boundaries to strengthen those relationships, and find more creativity, confidence and contentment in your life.
(972) 853-4351 View (972) 853-4351
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Candace L. Hargett
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Keller, TX 76248
I am trained in ACT, prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy and, somatic processing and EMDR.
If Anxiety and past traumas are impacting your daily life, you are in the right place. I am here to help you work through hurts and understand the why's of your behaviors. Understanding the impact of past traumas and the deeper repetitive intergenerational patterns is a powerful tool for change. Together in a safe and nonjudgmental space, we will work towards achieving your treatment goals and start creating the life you deserve. I use a bottom up approach with trauma focusing on learning how anxiety feels in the body and how trauma it is stored in our physical body.
I am trained in ACT, prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy and, somatic processing and EMDR.
If Anxiety and past traumas are impacting your daily life, you are in the right place. I am here to help you work through hurts and understand the why's of your behaviors. Understanding the impact of past traumas and the deeper repetitive intergenerational patterns is a powerful tool for change. Together in a safe and nonjudgmental space, we will work towards achieving your treatment goals and start creating the life you deserve. I use a bottom up approach with trauma focusing on learning how anxiety feels in the body and how trauma it is stored in our physical body.
(682) 368-3859 View (682) 368-3859
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Michele Smiley Greer
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, LPC-S, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denton, TX 76210
Greer loves to incorporate holistic interventions such as breath-work, yoga, walk & talk and other somatic methods into her sessions, as she believes that healing occurs throughout the entire nervous system.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a systems trained therapist, Dr. Greer's goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, she will assist you in unearthing long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Dr. Greer's counseling utilizes interactive, experiential , and cognitive behavioral techniques. Dr. Greer believes therapy is collaboration between the client and therapist.
Greer loves to incorporate holistic interventions such as breath-work, yoga, walk & talk and other somatic methods into her sessions, as she believes that healing occurs throughout the entire nervous system.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a systems trained therapist, Dr. Greer's goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, she will assist you in unearthing long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Dr. Greer's counseling utilizes interactive, experiential , and cognitive behavioral techniques. Dr. Greer believes therapy is collaboration between the client and therapist.
(972) 460-9342 View (972) 460-9342

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Somatic Therapists

How does somatic therapy work?

Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.

Is EMDR a somatic therapy?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.

Is somatic therapy evidence-based?

Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.

What is somatic trauma therapy?

Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.