Somatic Therapy
What Is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic Therapy is an approach that recognizes the connection between the mind and body. It helps clients pay attention to physical sensations, body responses, emotions, and thoughts as they work through emotional challenges.
Sometimes, emotional experiences can show up in the body through tension, changes in breathing, restlessness, or other physical sensations. Somatic Therapy can help clients become more aware of these responses and develop healthier ways of responding to them.
How Does Somatic Therapy Work?
Somatic Therapy may incorporate awareness of physical sensations and body responses into the therapeutic process.
Your clinician may help you:
- Notice physical sensations connected to emotions
- Recognize how stress or difficult experiences affect your body
- Develop greater awareness of your body’s signals
- Practice grounding and relaxation strategies
- Explore connections between physical sensations, thoughts, and emotions
- Develop new ways of responding to stress and emotional discomfort
The specific techniques used depend on your needs, comfort level, and treatment goals.
Who Can Benefit From Somatic Therapy?
Somatic Therapy may be helpful for people who notice that stress, emotions, or difficult experiences affect them physically or who want to develop greater awareness of the mind-body connection.
It may be helpful for people experiencing:
- Stress and anxiety
- Emotional overwhelm
- Trauma-related distress
- Difficulty identifying or expressing emotions
- Physical tension associated with stress
- Difficulty feeling grounded or present
- A desire to develop greater mind-body awareness
What Can Somatic Therapy Help With?
Somatic Therapy may be incorporated into treatment for concerns such as:
- Anxiety and stress
- Trauma and post-traumatic stress
- Emotional regulation
- Emotional overwhelm
- Difficult life experiences
- Mind-body awareness
- Coping with physical responses to stress
Somatic Therapy at Modern Me Psychology
At Modern Me Psychology, Somatic Therapy is incorporated into individualized treatment based on each client’s needs and goals.
Your clinician can help you explore the relationship between your physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, and experiences while developing strategies that support greater awareness and regulation.
Our Clinician Who Uses Somatic Therapy
Related Approaches
Depending on your needs and treatment goals, Somatic Therapy may be used alongside approaches such as:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT)
Explore our Trauma & Post-Traumatic Stress and Conditions We Treat pages to learn more about concerns that may be addressed through therapy.
Ready to Get Started?
If stress or difficult experiences are affecting both your emotional well-being and how you feel in your body, therapy can provide a supportive place to begin.
Services are available in person at our Roselle, Illinois office and through telehealth for clients located in Illinois.
We accept several insurance plans, and coverage varies by plan and clinician. Contact us to confirm your benefits and whether your preferred provider and service are covered.
