A Somatic Approach to Healing Complex Trauma
Complex trauma can shape how our nervous systems respond to the world. Many people who have lived through ongoing stress, relational trauma, or early life adversity find that traditional talk therapy does not fully address what their bodies are holding.
Somatic trauma therapy recognizes that trauma is not only stored in memory, but also in the body and nervous system. Through gentle, experiential practices, we work together to increase awareness of bodily sensations, build nervous system regulation, and create new experiences of safety and choice.
Rather than pushing for change too quickly, our work moves at the pace of your nervous system. This allows healing to emerge in ways that feel sustainable and respectful of your lived experience.
What to Expect
Complex trauma can shape how our nervous systems experience safety, connection, and regulation. Many individuals who have lived through prolonged stress, relational trauma, or early life adversity find that traditional talk therapy does not fully address what their bodies are holding.
Somatic trauma therapy recognizes that trauma lives not only in our memories, but also in the body and nervous system. Through gentle, body-centered exploration, we work together to notice patterns of tension, activation, and shutdown while building greater capacity for regulation and resilience.
Our work moves at the pace of your nervous system. Rather than forcing change, somatic therapy allows healing to unfold gradually, creating new experiences of safety, choice, and self-trust.
I provide somatic trauma therapy for adults across Michigan and Georgia through a compassionate, nervous-system informed approach.
Reconnect with your body and mind as you learn to navigate the noise of everyday life.Complex trauma often develops through repeated or long-term experiences of stress, relational harm, or environments where safety and attunement were limited. These experiences can shape how the nervous system responds to the world, sometimes leading to patterns of hypervigilance, shutdown, or chronic overwhelm. Somatic trauma therapy focuses on the relationship between the body and the nervous system. Rather than only processing experiences cognitively, we gently explore how trauma may be held in physical sensations, patterns of tension, or nervous system responses.
Through this body-centered approach, many people begin to experience:
• greater nervous system regulation • increased awareness of internal cues • more capacity for safety and connection • a deeper sense of self-trust
