Definition
Somatic Therapy
Definition
Somatic therapy is a body-aware approach that attends to the physical, sensory, and nervous-system dimensions of psychological experience. Methods include body scans, paced breathing, grounding practices, and tracking sensation as a parallel channel to the talking work.
Clinical Context
Trauma research has demonstrated the value of body-aware methods, particularly for presentations that talk-only therapy has had limited reach with. Specific somatic modalities (Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) are formal training programs.
How This Shows Up in Our Work
Our practice integrates somatic awareness into talk-based therapy without claiming to be a fully somatic-modality clinic. Body scans, paced breathing, and grounding are part of the toolkit. Referrals to specialty somatic clinicians are available when a deeper somatic frame is indicated.