Somatic therapy focuses on the connection between body and mind. It helps you notice and work with sensations, posture, breath, movement, and the nervous system to release stress, tension, and trauma that can be “held” in the body. By learning to track sensations and regulate the nervous system, clients often find reductions in anxiety, chronic tension, and reactivity.
Experiential therapy emphasizes present-moment emotional experience. Instead of only talking about the past, it uses guided exercises — such as role-play, active imagination, expressive movement, or focusing techniques — to safely re-create and process feelings and unmet needs. This direct, felt approach can make shifts in patterns that talking alone hasn’t changed.
When combined, somatic and experiential approaches allows for the client to listen to the body’s signals, access and carefully process difficult emotions and experiences. Grounding, gentle movement, breath work, and experiential exercises help you stay regulated while exploring painful memories or practicing new ways of relating.
These therapies are commonly used for trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, and somatic symptoms.
This is a great article about how our stories are stored in our bodies.
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