Approach
Somatic therapy
Somatic therapy pays attention to what happens below the neck — the bracing, the held breath, the flat calm that arrives when something gets close. There is no physical touch in this work.
You might recognize
Some of this may sound familiar
- You understand exactly why you do it, and you do it anyway.
- Your body answers before you have decided anything — jaw, stomach, breath.
- You go flat or far away in the moments that matter most to you.
- Talk therapy got you somewhere real and then stopped taking you further.
In the work
What we actually do
Working at your body's speed
We go at the pace your system can actually take. That often means stopping mid-sentence to check what just happened in your chest or your hands. Nothing here asks you to relive an event to prove it counted.
Tracking sensation alongside story
You will get asked what you notice physically almost as often as what you think. Early on that question can land as a blank, and the blank is useful information too. The vocabulary tends to come back with practice.
Coming back down
Before we go anywhere difficult, we build the way back: what helps you settle, what tells you you have had enough, how to stop. If a session leaves you flooded, that is information about pacing rather than a verdict on you. Therapy outcomes are not guaranteed, and pacing is one of the few things we control together.
“Many approaches to therapy treat humans as logic machines. But real change lives in the emotional/unconscious mind, in the attachment systems and the body.”
FAQ
Questions people ask
Does any of this involve physical touch?
No. There is no physical touch in somatic psychotherapy with me, and weekly sessions happen by telehealth in any case. You stay in your own body, and you are the one doing the noticing.
Where do I need to be for sessions?
Weekly therapy takes place via telehealth. I am licensed in New York and can only offer psychotherapy services to people who reside in New York State. You also need to be physically located in New York State at the time of each session.
What if I cannot feel anything in my body?
That is common, and it is not a failure of the method. Numbness is usually something your system learned to do for a good reason. We start there rather than pushing past it.
What does it cost, and how often would we meet?
Sessions are 50 minutes, usually weekly, at $235 for individual psychotherapy. I am out of network with all insurance plans and provide a monthly superbill you can submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement, which is never guaranteed. There is no sliding scale.
What if something gets harder between sessions?
Tell me, and we adjust the pace together. If you are in danger right now, call or text 988 or dial 911. This site isn't a crisis service and email is not monitored for emergencies.
Start with a free consultation
A short conversation to see whether we would be a good fit for working together. Weekly therapy takes place via telehealth. I am licensed in New York and can only offer psychotherapy services to people who reside in New York State.