Somatic Therapy
"Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside."
The body holds the traces of difficult experiences, even when the mind tries to move on. Somatic therapies work with the body's responses and the nervous system to support regulation and help restore a sense of safety.
Trauma, the nervous system, and the body's natural capacity for self-regulation
Somatic Experiencing®, the method developed by Dr. Peter A. Levine, is a therapeutic approach focused on the body and the autonomic nervous system. Rather than focusing only on the story, we pay attention to bodily sensations and the body's responses, supporting nervous system self-regulation and allowing experiences to be processed at your own pace.
- Renegotiating trauma and difficult experiences (including PTSD)
- Anxiety, panic attacks, and chronic stress
- Persistent body tension, fatigue, or sleep difficulties
- Intense emotional reactions or a sense that the body remains permanently on alert
The body's capacity to hold and integrate emotional experience
Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP™), developed by Raja Selvam, PhD, is a somatic approach focused on developing the body's capacity to hold and integrate emotional experiences. In ISP™, emotions are seen not only as psychological experiences, but also as experiences of the body. As the body develops this capacity, feelings become easier to tolerate, process, and integrate.
See the ISP approach →Depending on the goals of the therapeutic process and each person's needs, I choose the somatic approach best suited to the stage we're in. Both Somatic Experiencing® and Integral Somatic Psychology™ honor the nervous system's own pace and support the development of the capacity to regulate and integrate difficult experiences.
Sessions online and in person (EN, IT, RO)