Somatic Coaching helps individuals get out of their heads and more into their bodies, emotions, and animal impulses. It is excellent for people who want to find more pleasure, authenticity, and flow in their daily lives, relationships and creative pursuits.

Unlike traditional talk therapy, I may nudge you away from the ‘story’ and into the sensation in your bodies. Because this can be highly activating for some people, we move slowly and take ample time to orient to our environment and find supportive resources, both real and imagined. We may also utilize art making, vocalization, archetypal imagery or movement to help titrate the experience. All the while I am carefully tracking your nervous system during a session and looking for signs of activation, completion.

During a session we may explore into something ‘activating’ and see if any survival energy wants to move or complete in the body. If it is subtle, we may take time to let it build, OR, if it is intense, we may slow things down and move towards more grounded sensation in the body. As we work with more activating events over time, the nervous system may begin to move out of chronic states of Fight/Flight/Freeze/Fawn, often freeing up energy in the system for presence, creativity and connection.

During a session, I stay attuned to your needs and will continually check in to see if things are landing, missing, or need to pivot. My approach is transparent and highly consensual. You can always opt out, say no, or suggest something else. Feeling into what you want and need in any given moment is apart of the work!

My approach is playful, intuitive, and connected to what is alive in the moment. I hold a safe, nonjudgmental container to explore sensations and impulses of all kinds. I gently guide my clients between noticing what is both pleasant and uncomfortable in their bodies to help build capacity for working more directly with traumatic events. While I am committed to helping clients accomplish their goals, I never force an agenda. I prefer to allow for a gentle unfolding in sessions that mirrors the flow and ease that we are working to cultivate in our lives, work and relationships.