Somatic therapy for anxiety works by addressing the nervous system's 'fight or flight' response through body-based awareness, making it ideal for high achievers who find traditional talk therapy too slow.
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Why do I feel a pit in my stomach before meetings?
Somatic therapy treats mental and emotional health concerns, even PTSD, through the connection of body and mind. This approach is effective in releasing stress, tension, and trauma through the body.
Rather than a top-down approach working through the mind to effect change in the body, somatic therapy is flipped the other way. Somatic practices centre on the body, and set up strong connections between body and mind (or within the 'body-mind') to provide integrative mental health care.
"Integrative somatic and regression work is one of the most effective and empowering ways to... fully process and complete an emotion so you can naturally release the negative filters you've been holding about yourself and the world.' ~ The Centre for Healing
Somatic Experiencing is a term coined by Dr Peter Levine, but the practices used in somatic therapies span centuries of healing traditions across cultures worldwide.
Unlike standard mental health therapy, such as, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (or "CBT"), which focuses predominantly on the mind, somatic sessions often include body-oriented modalities such as movement, breathwork, and guided meditation to support healing in both the mind and the body.
Somatic therapy sessions also include talk therapy and mind-body exercises that allow clients to take control of their inward journey, and be guided safely by subconscious and body-based cues to where emotions need to be released or cleared.
Working together, we find safety where previously we felt tension, fear or constriction.
These sessions are proven to assist in the treatment of grey-area, non-specific energy or health concerns, unhelpful patterns of behaviour, and emotions arising from challenging, traumatic events.
Using a variety of modalities as needed, a skilled somatic therapist can instigate processes of transformation that can persist for many years to come.
As a Sydney Somatic Therapist can work with you either in-person or online. Both garner excellent results, evidenced by 5-star reviews and testimonials, shared below.
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My internal monologue isn't full of unkind thoughts towards myself now. That's a huge step forward for me.
BETH, COLORADO
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Alena is a gem! I have found both her 1-1 sessions and her women's community both life-changing! Her heart for overextended, overwhelmed, depleted mothers is so apparent and her ability to bring likeminded women together is her superpower. It's evident she "gets it" and has been there. In her community you'll realize you're not the only one trying to balance motherhood, career, dinner and laundry all by yourself.
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I love the different workshops with different people offering tools for different aspects of our lives.
KIM, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Small Business Owner
Thank you for beautifully opening up your heart and holding space for me. Your words spoke to me on a soul-level & allowed me to easily open up. Our session was filled with warmth and compassion and advice I will take with me for years to come!
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