Understanding “Somatic Integration”
In therapy, top-down approaches focus on thoughts, insights, and meaning-making, while bottom-up approaches work directly with the nervous system and body to support regulation and healing. We are devoted to offering both, recognizing that lasting change often happens when mind and body are addressed together, Even in primarily top-down sessions, we thoughtfully incorporate somatic interventions to help support nervous system awareness, integration, and a deeper connection to the self.
What somatic therapies are currently offered?
EMDR
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR is an evidence based therapy that helps people heal from trauma and distressing experiences. Through guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation, EMDR allows the brain to reprocess painful memories so they lose their emotional charge and can be integrated in a healthier way. Many clients find EMDR helps them feel calmer, more resilient, and less triggered by past events.
EMDR therapy often leads to noticeable relief within a few sessions, through the length of treatment varies depending on the nature of the concerns, the complexity of past experiences, and each person’s readiness and goals.
Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-based therapy that helps release the physical tension and stored energy that can result from stress or trauma. Rather than focusing only on thoughts or memories, SE gently guides attention to bodily sensations to support the nervous system’s natural ability to regulate and restore balance. This approach helps clients feel more grounded, safe, and connected to themselves in the present moment.
Somatic Experiencing therapy can begin to bring subtle but meaningful shifts within a few sessions, with progress unfolding gradually over time as the nervous system builds greater capacity for regulation, safety, and resilience.
Gottman Method couples therapy
The Gottman Method is a research-based approach to couples therapy grounded in decades of scientific study on what helps relationships thrive. It focuses on strengthening friendship, improving communication, and helping couples manage conflict in healthier, more productive ways. Using practical tools and structured interventions, the Gottman Method helps couples better understand each other’s inner worlds, reduce patterns of criticism or defensiveness, and build trust or emotional intimacy. This approach can support couples in navigating ongoing conflict, healing after breaches of trust, and creating a more stable, connected, and resilient relationship.
There is no set number of sessions for Gottman Method couples therapy; many couples experience meaningful progress within approximately 8-20 sessions, with the length of treatment tailored to your unique goals, level of distress, and the complexity of the issues you are working through together.