Somatic Experiencing
What if your body already knew how to heal - it just needed the right support? Somatic Experiencing helps you gently unwind trauma, anxiety, and overwhelm at the nervous system level.
When your nervous system has been stuck in survival mode, healing doesn’t happen through words alone.
Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a gentle, body-based approach that helps you reconnect with yourself, release stored survival energy, and finally start to feel safe - from the inside out.
Whether you’re carrying the imprint of trauma, navigating chronic stress or burnout, or simply feeling disconnected from your body, SE supports deep, lasting shifts by working directly with your physiology.
What Is Somatic Experiencing?
Developed by Dr. Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing is based on the understanding that trauma is held in the body - not just the mind. Even when a threatening situation is long over, your nervous system may still be stuck in patterns of fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown.
SE helps your body complete the responses it couldn’t at the time, allowing your system to move out of survival mode and into a felt sense of safety, regulation, and connection.
It doesn’t require you to retell your story. In fact, we don’t need to focus on the story at all. Instead, we follow the body’s cues and gently build capacity for what feels overwhelming - one step at a time.
What SE Can Help With
Somatic Experiencing can be profoundly helpful for:
• Complex trauma or developmental trauma
• Anxiety, chronic stress, or burnout
• Dissociation, freeze, or shutdown
• Medical trauma or chronic health issues
• Pain, tension, or other body-based symptoms
• Sleep challenges and digestion issues
• Sensory overload and neurodivergent nervous systems
• Feeling numb, disconnected, or “stuck” in your healing
Gentle, Attuned, and Customized to You
No two nervous systems are the same. That’s why SE sessions with me are never formulaic. We’ll follow your body’s lead, go at your pace, and use your unique responses as a guide.
Sessions may include:
• Tuning into internal sensations with support
• Noticing subtle shifts and natural cycles of regulation
• Helping your system safely complete stuck responses
• Grounding tools that actually work with your physiology
• Integration of other modalities like SSP, RRP, Brainspotting, or parts work when helpful
And because I work intuitively, we may weave in gentle insights, somatic symbolism, or unexpected threads of wisdom — all grounded in deep respect for your system’s timing and needs.
Online Sessions
Although SE is a somatic modality, it translates beautifully to online sessions. I’ll guide you in reconnecting with your body in a safe, supported way — whether you’re sitting at your desk, wrapped in a blanket, or wherever you are most comfortable.
Many of my clients say they feel deeply connected and regulated even through the screen. If anything, being in a familiar environment can make it easier for the nervous system to settle and explore.
A Different Kind of Therapy - One That Actually Shifts Things
If you’ve tried talk therapy and gained insight but haven’t felt real change, Somatic Experiencing may offer a new path forward — one that listens to the body, honors your pace, and supports your system in doing what it was always meant to do: heal.
Sessions are $200 CDN (approximately $159 US).
👉 Book a session or get in touch to see if Somatic Experiencing feels like a fit for your next step.