Somatic Therapy in State College, PA

Virtual therapy throughout Pennsylvania and Washington

You feel like:

  • people around you can trigger you without meaning to, and your body reacts before you even understand why.

  • you’re always on edge, easily startled by sounds, movements, or sudden changes.

  • your reactions to small situations come on too strong or too fast, even when you logically know it’s “not a big deal.”

Somatic Healing for Trauma That Lives in the Body

When you’ve grown up in chaos, emotional neglect, or high expectations, your body learns to stay on high alert. Even if life is calmer now, your nervous system may still feel tense, guarded, or overwhelmed.

Somatic therapy helps you reconnect with your body so you can finally feel safe again — not just think you’re safe.

This work supports people who experience:

  1. Anxiety & Overthinking: You feel like your mind never stops spinning, constantly replaying conversations or imagining what could go wrong.

  2. Perfectionism & Difficulty Relaxing: You feel like you can’t relax unless everything is perfect — and even then, it still doesn’t feel enough.

  3. Numbness & Disconnection: You feel like you’re moving through life on autopilot, numb or shut down often so you can go about your day. You have difficulties connecting with your feelings or your body sensations.

  4. Nervous System Overwhelm: You feel like your body is always braced for something, jumpy, tense, and easily overwhelmed.

  5. Relationship Anxiety: You feel like you’re always second-guessing yourself in relationships, scared of conflict or losing connection.

What is Somatic Therapy?

Somatic therapy is a body-based therapeutic approach that explores how your nervous system stores and expresses stress, trauma, and emotional patterns.

Instead of focusing only on your thoughts, somatic work helps you understand the internal signals, sensations, and protective responses your body has learned over time.

Somatic therapy helps you:

  • Feel calmer inside, like your body finally knows how to settle instead of jumping straight into panic or shutdown.

  • Feel less hijacked by triggers, because your nervous system learns to slow down and give you a moment of choice.

  • Feel more in control of your reactions, noticing early signals before overwhelm takes over.

  • Feel safer in your own body, instead of bracing for something bad or waiting for the next emotional hit.

  • Feel more open and relaxed around other people, instead of scanning for tone changes or reading between the lines.

  • Feel steadier in relationships, less afraid of conflict, and more able to communicate your needs without panic.

  • Feel your body supporting you, not fighting against you — a sense of internal alignment instead of internal chaos.

What Somatic Sessions Look Like

Somatic sessions are gentle, slow, and centered around helping your body feel safer and more at ease.

Instead of pushing you to relive anything, we simply pay attention to what your body is holding — and support it in letting go, little by little.

Here’s what the experience often feels like:

  • You start noticing where stress or emotion lives in your body, like tightness, heaviness, or a knot in your stomach — and we explore these sensations at a pace that feels safe.

  • We work in small, manageable steps, so your body never feels overwhelmed. You stay in control the entire time.

  • You begin to feel gentle shifts inside, moments when your body softens, breath returns, or tension releases naturally — the signs that your nervous system is settling.

  • We use grounding and simple awareness practices that help your body recognize: “I’m safe now.”

  • We also explore the “parts” of you that hold these sensations, the parts that learned to protect you or shut down to keep you safe.

  • As your body unwinds, these parts often feel more supported, less burdened, and less alone with what they’ve been carrying.

  • You start feeling more whole, more connected to yourself, and more at ease in your body.

All of this happens through gentle awareness, curiosity, and supportive presence — no physical touch, no forcing, and no pressure to go anywhere your system isn’t ready for.

Contact me for Somatic Therapy

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FAQs

  • Sessions are $150 for 55 minutes.

    If you’re located in Pennsylvania, sessions are private pay only — I do not bill insurance there. I can provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement, and I also accept HSA/FSA cards.

    If you’re in Washington State, please reach out — I’m in network with select insurance panels, and I can share more details during your consultation or in the full Q&A section.

  • Yes — all sessions are offered virtually for adults in Pennsylvania and Washington through a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform. You can join from anywhere you feel comfortable and safe.

  • If you often feel anxious, unworthy, people-pleasing, or easily triggered in relationships, it might be a sign that old survival patterns are still running your life.


    Trauma doesn’t always look like “big” events — it can be emotional neglect, criticism, or growing up in a home where love felt conditional.
    Somatic therapy can help you understand these patterns with compassion and start living from your present self instead of your past pain.

  • You can schedule a free 15–20 minute consultation to see if we’re a good fit.
    This is a gentle space to ask questions, share what’s bringing you in, and get a feel for how therapy with me works.
    You don’t have to go through this alone — healing is possible, and it can start with a single conversation.

  • It’s a short, no-pressure call where you can share what’s been coming up for you, ask questions, and get a feel for whether this is a good fit. There’s no commitment — just a chance to connect.

  • That’s completely okay.
    You never have to tell your story before you feel ready.
    In therapy, we focus first on building safety and trust — so your system knows it’s finally safe to begin healing.

  • There’s no fixed timeline. Healing from trauma or anxiety is not linear — it unfolds at the pace your nervous system can handle.
    Some clients notice changes immediately during sessions, or within a few weeks, or months, while others find deeper transformation over longer-term therapy.
    We go slowly enough for it to feel safe, yet deep enough for it to be real.