A body-centered approach that helps people heal trauma, stress, and emotional pain by reconnecting with physical sensations and restoring balance to the nervous system.
Somatic Therapy focuses on the connection between mind and body, helping individuals release stress and trauma stored in the body through awareness, movement, and mindfulness techniques. It encourages healing by tuning into physical sensations to restore balance and emotional well-being.
Trauma, PTSD, chronic stress, anxiety, depression, dissociation, chronic pain, mind-body disconnection
Varies · Short-term (8–12 sessions) or long-term for complex trauma
Individual, Couples, or Group · In person or Virtual (with adaptations)
Weekly · Session length: 50–75 minutes
EMDR, IFS, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, yoga therapy
Well established in trauma recovery, nervous system regulation, and integrative mental health
Somatic Therapy is based on the idea that trauma and stress are not just mental experiences they also live in the body. When the nervous system gets stuck in fight, flight, or freeze, people may feel physical tension, chronic pain, or emotional overwhelm.
Different Approaches to Body-Based Healing
Focuses on gently releasing trauma energy trapped in the body
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Helps clients track bodily sensations while processing trauma memories
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Uses physical exercises, breathing, and posture to release blocked emotions
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Used with consent and clinical boundaries, often for deep trauma release
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Releases stress stored in the nervous system.
Calms fight-or-flight activation.
Clients learn to track and manage sensations.
Addresses physical urges and triggers in the body.
Strengthens mind-body connection for lasting healing.
Supporting a Wide Range of Individuals on Their Healing Journey
Somatic therapy helps trauma survivors reconnect with their bodies, safely release stored tension, and reduce symptoms of hyperarousal or emotional numbness.
By calming the nervous system and increasing body awareness, somatic therapy restores balance and resilience, easing the physical and emotional effects of stress.
This approach supports reconnection with the body and emotions, helping individuals feel more present, grounded, and engaged in daily life.
Somatic therapy can reduce pain intensity by addressing the mind-body link, promoting relaxation, and improving the body’s natural healing responses.
Somatic Therapy sessions are gentle and collaborative. Practices may include:
Tracking sensations like tightness, warmth, or tingling.
Breathing, posture shifts, or movement to calm the body.
Exploring how emotions show up physically.
Gentle shaking, stretching, or movement to release tension,
Applying new regulation skills in daily life.
TruPaths highlights Somatic Therapy because healing often requires more than talking. Trauma lives in the body, and somatic methods provide a safe, compassionate way to release it and restore balance.
Healing is embodied. Somatic Therapy helps individuals release trauma, calm the nervous system, and reconnect with their bodies in safe, compassionate ways.
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