Throughout my decade of clinical experience, I have seen the need for more than thought based interventions. Cognition, emotion and the nervous system are three intertwined but separate systems. Sometimes they do or do not influence one another. Sometimes they do or do not make sense together. This might sound like:

“I know (insert sound logic), but I still feel (insert valid emotion).”

This is when we need to get out of our heads and get into our bodies.

Somatic skills help to soothe a dysregulated nervous system and process emotions without overwhelm or shutdown.