Reconnect with Your Body Through Inclusive, Nervous-System-Informed Care in Raleigh
At our Raleigh-based therapy practice, we offer somatic therapy to help clients who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves. Whether you’re navigating trauma, anxiety, burnout, eating disorders, or body image distress, somatic therapy invites you to heal not just through talk—but through resourcing your body.
You don’t have to think your way out of pain. Sometimes, the path to change begins in the body.
What Is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is a body-based approach to mental health that recognizes the deep connection between the body, mind, and nervous system. “Soma” means body—and in somatic therapy, we work with physical sensations, movement, breath, posture, and other body signals to support emotional regulation, trauma resolution, and self-awareness. You can read more about somatic therapy here.
Rather than focusing only on thoughts or stories, somatic therapy helps you gently explore how your body holds emotions, memories, and survival responses.
At our practice, somatic therapy is integrated into therapy in a way that is:
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Consent-Based – You’re always in charge of your process.
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Trauma-Informed – We go at your pace and prioritize emotional safety.
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Culturally-Aware – We recognize how bodies are shaped by systems, identity, and experience.
Why Choose Somatic Therapy?
If you’ve ever felt like you know what to do—but still can’t make the change—or like you’re stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand, you’re not alone. Somatic therapy offers a bottom-up approach to healing that supports your nervous system in shifting out of old patterns.
Somatic therapy may be helpful if you:
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Feel chronically anxious, overwhelmed, or shut down
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Have experienced trauma that talking alone hasn’t resolved
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Struggle with body image, food, or movement
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Feel disconnected from your body, emotions, or sense of self
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Know what you want to change—but feel stuck or frozen in place
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Want to build deeper resilience, self-trust, and inner safety
This work can be especially powerful for those living with trauma, eating disorders, or chronic stress—and for those who have tried talk therapy and are ready for a different approach.
What to Expect in Somatic Therapy
Somatic therapy doesn’t require you to “perform” or know how to be in your body. Many of our clients start therapy feeling disconnected, numb, or unsure of how to begin—and that’s okay.
Sessions may include:
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Noticing physical sensations or patterns of tension
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Exploring grounding or self-regulation tools
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Gentle movement or breathwork
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Processing emotions as they show up in the body
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Reconnecting to body-based cues like hunger, rest, or pleasure
Every session is adapted to your needs. We’ll never push you into body-based work you’re not ready for. Your comfort and consent come first—always.
Begin Somatic Therapy in Raleigh, NC
If you're looking for a therapy approach that goes beyond talking and helps you reconnect with your body, our somatic therapists be honored to support you.
Reach out today to schedule a consultation or learn more about our somatic therapy services in Raleigh, NC.
