Somatic Psychotherapy
Somatic Psychotherapy in Los Gatos, Campbell, and San Jose
It is common for people to experience the toll that stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma can take on the body. The mind, body, and heart are all connected in their mission of ensuring that someone is taken care of and healthy. When one piece of the puzzle is facing more obstacles than the others, it can have a bigger impact than most people anticipate. Somatic psychotherapy is a holistic approach that focuses on the connection between the mind and the body to help bring balance to a person’s life. It relies on an individual’s ability to process the overwhelming feelings that they keep bottled up, and eventually release them through various mindfulness and movement techniques.
Your Emotional, Mental, And Psychical Health Move As A Unit
These types of sessions are aimed at guiding someone through the different levels of understanding how their mind, body, and heart work together. Somatic psychotherapy allows someone to get the whole holistic picture of how their experiences influence the tension and trauma that is stored in the body. For individuals experiencing anxiety, stomach issues, and muscle tension may be common indicators that their anxiety levels are rising. For individuals who are depressed, their sleeping patterns and appetite changes might suggest that they are falling back into familiar patterns.
For both individuals – and many more – the link between what they are going through emotionally and mentally is showing up as physical symptoms as well. Without the proper acknowledgment of where these symptoms stem from and why they are present, the relationship between the body and mind becomes strained.
Somatic Psychotherapy Allows You To Unite Them
Somatic psychotherapy asks an individual to be an active participant in listening to the needs of their mind, body, and heart in hopes of bringing together a united front against the challenges that lie in their way. All of these moving parts need a way of communicating, releasing, and coping to bring peace to an individual. Our trained therapists make it their goal to help clients discover how the different aspects of their mental, emotional, and physical health speak to one another, affect one another, and help each other grow.
Below are some of the practices and techniques that can help bridge the gap between mind and body:
● Body Awareness
● Mindfulness and grounding techniques
● Movement and expression
● Talking therapy
● Body scanning
● Breathwork
● Dialoguing with the body
Find Meaning In The Bigger Picture
Creating a stronger bond between your mind and body can take work, but once that relationship has been established, there is no stopping the power that you can harness from within. It takes one step of knowing that you want a change, and another step of being an active contributor to
your overall mental, emotional, and physical healing goals. If you are ready to take that next step, please reach out to our practice to learn more about somatic psychotherapy.
