Somatic Therapy in Pasadena, CA

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What is Somatic Therapy?

Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach when you were nervous? Or maybe your heart raced when you were scared? These physical sensations are examples of how our bodies react to our emotions. Somatic psychotherapy is a type of therapy that focuses on this connection between our minds and bodies to help us understand and manage our feelings.

One of the main ideas behind somatic therapy is that our bodies hold onto our past experiences and emotions. For example, if something traumatic happened to you in the past, your body might still remember it, even if you don't consciously think about it. This can show up as tension in your muscles, changes in your breathing, or other physical sensations.

In somatic therapy, therapists help clients become more aware of these bodily sensations and learn to understand what they mean. By paying attention to how our bodies react in different situations, we can start to recognize patterns and better understand our emotions.

You’re Tired of Struggling with Somatic Symptoms

  • Neck and shoulder tension

  • Difficulty feeling safe

  • Chronic fatigue

  • Nausea

  • Reactiveness

  • Insomnia

  • Physical pain

  • Panic attacks

  • Digestive issues

  • Phobias

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The Body Knows.

Humans are the only mammals that don’t shake their bodies to release the energy generated by nervous system activation. When this energy is not processed and released, it remains in the body.

Somatic psychotherapy addresses this trapped, unprocessed energy stored in our bodies. Our somatic therapists incorporate the body, body sensations, felt sense, and movement patterns to assess and treat mental health issues.

Somatic Therapy Can Help Release Trauma from Your Body and Restore Well-Being

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Somatic therapy uses body-oriented awareness combined with talking to process and treat psychological issues. It uses embodiment in an experiential process unique to each client.

The overall goal of somatic therapy is to integrate past traumatic experiences that are getting triggered in day-to-day life. These triggers don’t need to continue to cause overwhelm.

Through somatic therapy, clients establish grounding and resourcing in the body. They learn to listen to their body’s cues. Outdated patterns in the mind-body system are replaced with more healthy and sustainable patterns.

Symptoms That Somatic Therapy Addresses

Some common reasons someone might begin Somatic therapy include:

  • Feeling disconnected from yourself

  • Relationship concerns

  • Anxiety or panic

  • Grief

  • Difficulty sleeping

  • Depression

  • Trouble decompressing, unwinding, or relaxing

  • Hypervigilance

  • Auto-immune diseases

  • Phobias

  • Post-traumatic stress

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“In order to change, people need to become aware of their sensations and the way that their bodies interact with the world around them. Physical self-awareness is the first step in releasing the tyranny of the past.”

Bessel Van Der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score

Our Somatic Therapists

Can Help

Our Somatic therapists address the root emotional causes behind the somatic symptoms you experience. Through weekly sessions with your therapist, you can uncover core beliefs held in the body, process traumatic events, learn emotional regulation skills, develop mindfulness practices, and gain self-attunement.

Somatic therapy helps you become more aware of the physical sensations in your body that are associated with your emotions. This awareness can help you recognize and understand your emotions better.

Once you're aware of how your body responds to different emotions, somatic psychotherapy teaches you techniques to regulate those emotions. Somatic psychotherapy can help release physical tension stored in your body as a result of past experiences or traumas.

Somatic therapy emphasizes the integration of your mind and body, recognizing that emotional well-being is closely tied to physical well-being. By addressing both aspects simultaneously, somatic therapy can help you achieve a greater sense of overall balance and harmony.

As you explore the connection between your body and your emotions in somatic psychotherapy, you may gain deeper insights into yourself and your experiences. This increased self-understanding can lead to greater self-acceptance, compassion, and resilience in dealing with life's challenges.

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The Rezak Therapy Approach to Somatic Therapy

At Rezak Therapy, we focus on helping our clients align with their most authentic selves. This begins with creating a safe space of unconditional respect & acceptance. Our somatic therapists will join you in your quest for embodiment, awareness, and acceptance.

We incorporate our education, training, and personal experiences with the mind-body connection, mindfulness, and trauma processing. We align ourselves with somatically focused psychological thinkers like Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Bessel Vander der Kolk, and Jean Chodorow.

We intermingle a variety of body-based therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, Dance Movement Therapy, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Take the next step.

Schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation today.

Embrace Your Body and Emotions With Somatic Therapy in Pasadena, CA

Unlock the healing potential of somatic therapy and become more attuned to your body's sensations. Learn to understand what your physical experiences are telling you and discover new pathways to self-awareness and emotional well-being. Start your journey with somatic therapy at Rezak Therapy and experience a deeper connection to your mind and body. Follow these three simple steps to get started:

  1. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if Somatic Therapy is right for you.

  2. Begin meeting with a skilled somatic therapist.

  3. Become more attuned to your body’s sensations.

Other Services Offered at Rezak Therapy in Pasadena, CA

At Rezak Therapy, we're here to help you align with your most authentic self. In addition to Somatic Therapy, our Holistic Therapy approaches include talk therapy and depth psychotherapy. We also offer services for those struggling with post-traumatic stress, couples looking to increase intimacy in their relationships, and The Artists Way Group which is a 12-week adventure of artistic discovery and personal exploration. For more on somatic therapy and our other services check out our blog.