The body holds the pattern
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The body holds the pattern 〰️
Somatic Therapy
in Texas & Arizona
Somatic therapy works with what the body is doing in real time. We use that information to understand what your system is responding to and help create a different experience in the moment.
You can understand exactly where a response comes from and still feel it in your body before you have time to think. Somatic therapy works with that gap, paying attention to what is happening in the nervous system as the response unfolds.
Working With the Nervous System
You’ve learned how to keep going. But your body is still carrying the load.
Staying functional under pressure is something your nervous system learned to do. It adapted by holding a steady state of readiness, and that state stays in place after the pressure eases.
The tension shows up when you try to rest. The exhaustion stays after a full night's sleep. In somatic therapy, we work directly with what your body is holding. f that conversation from the first session.
A Place to Begin
Whether you're ready to start therapy or have a few questions first, reaching out gives you a sense of what working together could look like.
I offer free 15-minute phone consultations so we can talk about what brings you in and whether my approach is a good fit. There's no pressure to schedule. Use the time to ask your questions and see what feels right.
Your body adapted over years to keep you going, and it shifts through repeated experience in session. That takes time. Some sessions will be uncomfortable, because the work asks you to feel what you have spent years moving past. The pace stays at what your system can take in. When it is too much, we slow down.
The Pace of the Work
Hello! I’m Michelle
I work with what's happening in your body during the session. When your breath shifts or tension builds, I name it and bring in an intervention that fits what's coming up in that moment. You'll leave with something concrete to practice before we meet again.
My style is active and collaborative.
Therapy with me has a direction. We name what you want to be different, and every session works toward it.