You may have heard the term somatic therapy and wondered what it actually means.

Or maybe you felt curious, but unsure whether it’s “for you”.

 

My intention here is simple:

to help you understand what somatic work is, why it can be deeply effective, and how it may support you in ways that talking alone sometimes cannot.

 

If, by the end, you think “This actually makes sense. I want to try this” — then this article has done its job.

 

How Is This Different From Regular Talking Therapy?

 

Talking therapy is valuable. Words matter. Insight matters.

But talking is only one part of how we process life.

 

In somatic work, we don’t work only with thoughts and stories — we also work with what is happening inside your body.

 

Because your body remembers.

Your body reacts.

Your body carries emotions, stress, and survival responses — often long before your mind can explain them.

 

In our sessions, we slow down and bring attention to:

• what you feel

• how you feel it

• where you feel it

 

This is where real, lasting change often begins.

 

Emotions Are Not a Problem — They Are Information

 

Emotions are incredibly important.

 

They tell us:

what a situation means to us

what we need

what boundaries are being crossed

what action might be helpful

 

They also communicate information to others — often without words.

They signal:

 

“Come closer”

“Give me space”

“I need support”

“Stop”

 

During our work together, we focus on your emotions with curiosity and care:

 

How do you feel in different situations?

 

What sensations appear in your body?

 

What information is hidden inside those emotions?

 

I help you name what you feel, understand it, and — just as importantly — express it safely.

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Why Emotions Matter More Than We Think

 

A large part of human communication is non-verbal.

 

Think about saying the word “no”:

 

once with a trembling voice and fear in your body

once with a grounded posture and a strong, clear tone

 

Same word. Completely different message.

 

When we are disconnected from our emotions, our message becomes unclear — to others and to ourselves.

When we reconnect with them, our voice, presence, and boundaries naturally change.

 

That is why emotional and bodily awareness is not a “nice addition” — it is essential.

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Understanding vs. Feeling

 

We live in times when we want to understand everything.

Analyse it.

Explain it.

Name it.

 

But thinking is only one way of knowing.

 

We experience the world through our five senses:

Touch, sight, sound, smell, and taste.

And we experience emotions through the body.

 

Many clients ask me:

 

“How do I connect with my emotions?”

 

And the honest answer is:

You don’t understand emotions — you feel them.

 

Realising emotions means:

 

noticing bodily sensations

allowing what is there

letting the body complete what wants to happen

 

This might look like:

a tear

a shake

a deep breath

a sigh

a movement

a smile

 

Nothing is forced.

Nothing is “wrong”.

Your body already knows what it needs — we simply learn how to listen.

 

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From Emotion to Action: Reclaiming Choice

 

After emotions come behaviour and action.

 

In challenging or traumatic situations, the body often learns to survive through: fight, flight or freeze

 

These responses are automatic and unconscious.

They once protected you — but today they may limit you.

 

In somatic therapy, we gently work with these patterns:

 

finding calm instead of constant tension

staying present instead of escaping

regaining movement and agency instead of feeling stuck

 

Over time, you gain more choice:

How you respond.

How you relate.

How you take care of yourself.

 

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What Does a Somatic Session Look Like?

 

It’s difficult to describe something that is about experience, not explanation.

 

A session may include:

talking

noticing sensations

slowing down

small movements

breath awareness

emotional expression

 

Everything happens at your pace.

You remain in control.

We work with what feels safe and manageable.

 

This is not about reliving the past —

it’s about creating new now, when you feel safe and confident, being able to 

 

Why Work With the Body?

 

Because your body is not separate from your mind.

Because emotions don’t live only in words.

Because healing is not only cognitive — it is embodied.

 

True healing comes from integrating the body, emotions, and the mind.

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This integration allows me to recognize what I’m feeling, understand its source, and consciously choose how to act. I learn to tell the difference between what I can control and what I cannot, to accept what is beyond my influence, and to focus my energy where it truly matters.

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Healing also means being able to stay with discomfort — particularly the discomfort that comes from encountering other people’s emotions.

 

Is This Something You’d Like to Experience?

 

If you feel curious…

If something here resonates…

If you sense that talking alone hasn’t been enough…

 

Then somatic work may be exactly what you’re looking for.

 

👉 Book an initial session and experience it for yourself.

You don’t need to know how it works — you just need to be willing to feel.

 

And we’ll take it from there.