Somatic Therapists in Raleigh, NC
Kelsey L. Garner
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MEd, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27615
Whether we're exploring somatic practices, mindfulness, or integrating therapeutic yoga elements, my goal is to empower you to access your optimal potential for wellness.
Whether you're navigating through a challenging time, seeking to strengthen your mind-body connection, or exploring ways to foster greater inner peace and coherence, I'm here to support you. My therapeutic approach is relational and integrative, grounded in creating safe spaces where you can fully embody your experiences and cultivate deeper connections within yourself. Through evidence-based strategies and a focus on somatic and holistic healing, I aim to help you achieve a harmonious state where your mind, body, and spirit can thrive.
Whether we're exploring somatic practices, mindfulness, or integrating therapeutic yoga elements, my goal is to empower you to access your optimal potential for wellness.
Whether you're navigating through a challenging time, seeking to strengthen your mind-body connection, or exploring ways to foster greater inner peace and coherence, I'm here to support you. My therapeutic approach is relational and integrative, grounded in creating safe spaces where you can fully embody your experiences and cultivate deeper connections within yourself. Through evidence-based strategies and a focus on somatic and holistic healing, I aim to help you achieve a harmonious state where your mind, body, and spirit can thrive.
My healing philosophy is born out of a wellness model that blends somatic work, embodiment practices, attachment work and trauma informed story work that brings healing, wholeness and freedom to empower the client from the inside out.
Our bodies hold our story therefore making them a very important process of healing and thriving. The experience of living connected to your whole being as you heal, grow and live fully alive is possible. I work well with clients seeking an integrative, trauma informed, holistic wellness approach to therapy. I love helping clients become empowered and connected to their story, body, choices and voice. Bringing the body into the process of healing is powerful and kind. I work with trauma, grief, betrayal trauma, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, embodiment work, nervous system support, spiritual trauma, and life transitions.
My healing philosophy is born out of a wellness model that blends somatic work, embodiment practices, attachment work and trauma informed story work that brings healing, wholeness and freedom to empower the client from the inside out.
Our bodies hold our story therefore making them a very important process of healing and thriving. The experience of living connected to your whole being as you heal, grow and live fully alive is possible. I work well with clients seeking an integrative, trauma informed, holistic wellness approach to therapy. I love helping clients become empowered and connected to their story, body, choices and voice. Bringing the body into the process of healing is powerful and kind. I work with trauma, grief, betrayal trauma, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, embodiment work, nervous system support, spiritual trauma, and life transitions.
Allie Horton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27601 (Online Only)
Somatic/Attachment based EMDR and also incorporate parts work and a systems based approach.
YOU are capable of finding joy and fulfillment! Being human is hard. Every person is capable of finding peace and happiness by facing our trauma (we all have it!) in the name of self-love and kindness to be better human beings.
Somatic/Attachment based EMDR and also incorporate parts work and a systems based approach.
YOU are capable of finding joy and fulfillment! Being human is hard. Every person is capable of finding peace and happiness by facing our trauma (we all have it!) in the name of self-love and kindness to be better human beings.
My practice is primarily guided by a client centered, strength based, holistic approach with use of various treatment modalities including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with somatic experiencing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed, and trauma informed care.
Heal. Live. Love. You can gain insight and heal from traumatic experiences. You can develop your skills of healthy coping. You can thrive, not just survive.
My practice is primarily guided by a client centered, strength based, holistic approach with use of various treatment modalities including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with somatic experiencing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed, and trauma informed care.
Heal. Live. Love. You can gain insight and heal from traumatic experiences. You can develop your skills of healthy coping. You can thrive, not just survive.
Addressing aspects of your being, physical, emotional, and relational, I integrate a variety of techniques and perspectives - CBT, Somatic Psychology, Biofeedback, (Board Certified,) Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, Certified Therapist.
I welcome you. I have been a Psychotherapist in private practice for over tow decvades. I am confident I can help you overcome adversity, expand your self-awareness and self-acceptance, and truly achieve lasting changes in your life. I am passionate about supporting individuals with trauma, chronic pain, and/or illness, as we explore the multifaceted issues surrounding your circumstances. My emphasis is on the mind-body connection. These issues can cause physical and emotional challenges and together we will develop a plan to address the challenges in your life. Currently, EMDR and biofeedback is offered through telehealth.
Addressing aspects of your being, physical, emotional, and relational, I integrate a variety of techniques and perspectives - CBT, Somatic Psychology, Biofeedback, (Board Certified,) Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, Certified Therapist.
I welcome you. I have been a Psychotherapist in private practice for over tow decvades. I am confident I can help you overcome adversity, expand your self-awareness and self-acceptance, and truly achieve lasting changes in your life. I am passionate about supporting individuals with trauma, chronic pain, and/or illness, as we explore the multifaceted issues surrounding your circumstances. My emphasis is on the mind-body connection. These issues can cause physical and emotional challenges and together we will develop a plan to address the challenges in your life. Currently, EMDR and biofeedback is offered through telehealth.
Natasha Pratt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSWA, CCTP
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27606 (Online Only)
Using a strengths-based and somatic mind-body approach, I’m here to help you heal and move forward so that you can feel alive and enjoy life again.
Life truly is challenging at times. We may experience pain, grief, a history of trauma, and fall on uncertain times losing our balance and sense of self. Working together in therapy can help us explore barriers to living a full and happy life while allowing us a safe space to share our innermost thoughts and feelings. If you’re feeling like you need guidance in finding ways to manage your emotions, anxiety, or negative self-talk, I’m here to help. We may not be in control of everything life throws our way, but we can always find ways to cope and move forward. Together, we can address your needs and create goals tailored to you.
Using a strengths-based and somatic mind-body approach, I’m here to help you heal and move forward so that you can feel alive and enjoy life again.
Life truly is challenging at times. We may experience pain, grief, a history of trauma, and fall on uncertain times losing our balance and sense of self. Working together in therapy can help us explore barriers to living a full and happy life while allowing us a safe space to share our innermost thoughts and feelings. If you’re feeling like you need guidance in finding ways to manage your emotions, anxiety, or negative self-talk, I’m here to help. We may not be in control of everything life throws our way, but we can always find ways to cope and move forward. Together, we can address your needs and create goals tailored to you.
Katie Schloss
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27609 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I draw on modalities such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic experiencing in order to create highly individualized treatment plans based on client goals.
I am a licensed clinical social worker serving adolescents and adults in North Carolina. I value the knowledge and insight each client has and use that as a guide in our work together. So many of my clients have heard how they are wrong or don’t fit the prescribed narrative. I work from an anti-oppressive lens to support clients navigating obstacles on a personal level and understanding them from a systemic level. I also work through an experiential and creative lens to access the many possible channels available for therapeutic healing.
I draw on modalities such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic experiencing in order to create highly individualized treatment plans based on client goals.
I am a licensed clinical social worker serving adolescents and adults in North Carolina. I value the knowledge and insight each client has and use that as a guide in our work together. So many of my clients have heard how they are wrong or don’t fit the prescribed narrative. I work from an anti-oppressive lens to support clients navigating obstacles on a personal level and understanding them from a systemic level. I also work through an experiential and creative lens to access the many possible channels available for therapeutic healing.
Emily Brooke Myers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27605 (Online Only)
I guide most of my work through evidence based practices such as IFS, EMDR, and Somatic experiencing to rebuild the mind and body connection and create long term changes.
Do you feel like you logically understand why you are the way you are and yet still struggle with emotion identification, feeling emotions in your body, and making larger changes? Therapy provides a therapeutic relationship that can help guide you toward building a better connection and understanding of yourself. Do you want to have a better sense of identity? A better connection with you body? A sense of acceptance with your trauma? Therapy can provide you with the tools to discover yourself through your mental and physical wellness.
I guide most of my work through evidence based practices such as IFS, EMDR, and Somatic experiencing to rebuild the mind and body connection and create long term changes.
Do you feel like you logically understand why you are the way you are and yet still struggle with emotion identification, feeling emotions in your body, and making larger changes? Therapy provides a therapeutic relationship that can help guide you toward building a better connection and understanding of yourself. Do you want to have a better sense of identity? A better connection with you body? A sense of acceptance with your trauma? Therapy can provide you with the tools to discover yourself through your mental and physical wellness.
In addition, I completed the Advanced and final level of the Somatic Experiencing certification.
I feel strongly that compassion, unconditional positive regard, and a strength-based perspective as a clinician are vital tools that are necessary in the process of restoration and healing. Your perspective, needs, values, and goals will be the foundation for your therapy sessions. With this, combined with knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice and best practices, we will determine together a process that feel safe and comfortable for you. I work in an integrated approach, tailoring treatment from several frameworks to best support your needs and goals, utilizing resiliency based interventions that help one thrive.
In addition, I completed the Advanced and final level of the Somatic Experiencing certification.
I feel strongly that compassion, unconditional positive regard, and a strength-based perspective as a clinician are vital tools that are necessary in the process of restoration and healing. Your perspective, needs, values, and goals will be the foundation for your therapy sessions. With this, combined with knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice and best practices, we will determine together a process that feel safe and comfortable for you. I work in an integrated approach, tailoring treatment from several frameworks to best support your needs and goals, utilizing resiliency based interventions that help one thrive.
Jane Thibodeau
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27601 (Online Only)
Have you tried talk therapy but didn’t see the changes you were hoping for? Do you have good insight into your patterns but don’t know how to actually change them? Are you looking to heal from trauma more effectively and holistically? If so, it might be time to try a somatic approach. Somatic psychotherapy helps us find, understand and resolve the root causes of our issues in ways that are often inaccessible through traditional talk therapy. We’ll work together to expand your ability to be with and effectively process bodily sensations, to digest unresolved emotions, and to renew your optimal connection to yourself and others.
Have you tried talk therapy but didn’t see the changes you were hoping for? Do you have good insight into your patterns but don’t know how to actually change them? Are you looking to heal from trauma more effectively and holistically? If so, it might be time to try a somatic approach. Somatic psychotherapy helps us find, understand and resolve the root causes of our issues in ways that are often inaccessible through traditional talk therapy. We’ll work together to expand your ability to be with and effectively process bodily sensations, to digest unresolved emotions, and to renew your optimal connection to yourself and others.
Sarah Rogers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27606 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I pull from many modalities, such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic interventions.
Hello! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers counseling for individuals. I am currently accepting new clients. With me, you will find a space of non-judgement and respect. I approach sessions from a strengths-based and trauma-informed perspective. I am rostered and certified as a Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy provider. My primary goal is to make you feel safe, seen, and heard!
I pull from many modalities, such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic interventions.
Hello! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers counseling for individuals. I am currently accepting new clients. With me, you will find a space of non-judgement and respect. I approach sessions from a strengths-based and trauma-informed perspective. I am rostered and certified as a Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy provider. My primary goal is to make you feel safe, seen, and heard!
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Brigitta Goshen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-A, MDiv, MSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27609
I draw on evidence-based therapy approaches, specifically, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), as well as somatic and mindfulness-based therapy.
I have experience supporting clients through various challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions. With a particular interest in clients who are neurodivergent, whether you have ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), or other conditions, I recognize that your experiences are beautifully unique. I offer a safe and inclusive environment where you can explore your strengths, embrace your differences, and develop strategies to navigate the challenges that may arise. Another area of interest for me is working with Spiritual/Religious concerns especially religious trauma.
I draw on evidence-based therapy approaches, specifically, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), as well as somatic and mindfulness-based therapy.
I have experience supporting clients through various challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions. With a particular interest in clients who are neurodivergent, whether you have ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), or other conditions, I recognize that your experiences are beautifully unique. I offer a safe and inclusive environment where you can explore your strengths, embrace your differences, and develop strategies to navigate the challenges that may arise. Another area of interest for me is working with Spiritual/Religious concerns especially religious trauma.
Scotia Burrell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27609 (Online Only)
I use a variety of therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, and Narrative Therapy.
The unfortunate truth about life is that it really doesn't get easier over time; we just have to get better at living it! As we grow and change, we encounter situations, relationships, and emotions that leave us feeling confused and lost. I provide a safe and non-judgmental space where you can begin to understand the life you have and create the life you want.
I use a variety of therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, and Narrative Therapy.
The unfortunate truth about life is that it really doesn't get easier over time; we just have to get better at living it! As we grow and change, we encounter situations, relationships, and emotions that leave us feeling confused and lost. I provide a safe and non-judgmental space where you can begin to understand the life you have and create the life you want.
Kate Sutton
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEdS, LCMHC, SEP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27605
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Level II EMDR trained, Certified Safe and Sound Protocol provider, and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.
I help women overcome anxiety and eating disorders to feel more freedom, safety and joy. My clients are highly sensitive, resilient people who are tired of binging, food restriction, over-exercise, and low self-esteem. Despite all their accomplishments and self-help efforts they can't turn off their thoughts and perfectionism. I get it because I've been there! I'll help you challenge that anxious energy in a healthy way to replace old, negative beliefs, tune into your intuition, and align with your values. You deserve to feel more alive and happy in your life without relying on your pants size to dictate your worth.
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Level II EMDR trained, Certified Safe and Sound Protocol provider, and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.
I help women overcome anxiety and eating disorders to feel more freedom, safety and joy. My clients are highly sensitive, resilient people who are tired of binging, food restriction, over-exercise, and low self-esteem. Despite all their accomplishments and self-help efforts they can't turn off their thoughts and perfectionism. I get it because I've been there! I'll help you challenge that anxious energy in a healthy way to replace old, negative beliefs, tune into your intuition, and align with your values. You deserve to feel more alive and happy in your life without relying on your pants size to dictate your worth.
Patricia S. Duggan
LCMHCA, LCASA, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27608 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Our sessions are more than just talking but also incorporating your mind & body to encourage deep healing and feel re-connected to yourself with somatic and talk therapy.
Often our hurtful experiences are out of our control. You didn’t choose to live with pain & society makes it hard to heal. You are tired of feeling alone and misunderstood. The reality is our experiences and memories can shape our beliefs and worldviews, creating guilt, anxiety, shame, anger, and isolation. Living with chronic pain, illness, trauma, anxiety, and grief – does impact us. Even if you don’t feel like it at this very moment, there is part of you that knows they deserve something more, whether it’s self-compassion, healthy connections, pleasure, joy, or the chance to move from surviving to thriving. Let's get curious.
Our sessions are more than just talking but also incorporating your mind & body to encourage deep healing and feel re-connected to yourself with somatic and talk therapy.
Often our hurtful experiences are out of our control. You didn’t choose to live with pain & society makes it hard to heal. You are tired of feeling alone and misunderstood. The reality is our experiences and memories can shape our beliefs and worldviews, creating guilt, anxiety, shame, anger, and isolation. Living with chronic pain, illness, trauma, anxiety, and grief – does impact us. Even if you don’t feel like it at this very moment, there is part of you that knows they deserve something more, whether it’s self-compassion, healthy connections, pleasure, joy, or the chance to move from surviving to thriving. Let's get curious.
Victoria Ardines
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, LCMHC-A, NCC
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27615 (Online Only)
I offer a somatic and liberation trauma-informed approach tailored to the unique needs of BIPOC communities, chronic pain, chronic illnesses, and disabilities, recognizing the deep connections between mind and body in healing.
I am committed to helping clients holistically on their pain journey, recognizing that everyone experiences pain in unique ways. My approach is person-centered, focusing on meeting each individual where they are and supporting them as they navigate their next chapters. I believe in being a steadfast ally, someone who is truly in their corner, and who understands that they are the expert of their own mind and body. My goal is to empower clients to take charge of their healing process, offering compassionate guidance and understanding every step of the way.
I offer a somatic and liberation trauma-informed approach tailored to the unique needs of BIPOC communities, chronic pain, chronic illnesses, and disabilities, recognizing the deep connections between mind and body in healing.
I am committed to helping clients holistically on their pain journey, recognizing that everyone experiences pain in unique ways. My approach is person-centered, focusing on meeting each individual where they are and supporting them as they navigate their next chapters. I believe in being a steadfast ally, someone who is truly in their corner, and who understands that they are the expert of their own mind and body. My goal is to empower clients to take charge of their healing process, offering compassionate guidance and understanding every step of the way.
I have 35 years of experience and additional training in Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, DBT, and Touch Training for therapists.
Thank you for your interest in my practice! I am trained in the Transforming Touch modality. It is a Regulation-based approach rooted in the theory that when we experience ruptures during our developmental years, these disruptions continue to affect our lives at any age. These ruptures can be seen as challenges that are behavioral, psychological, spiritual and physical. Developmental Trauma affects every part of our growth and development. It orchestrates how we learn, how we mature, how we relate to others. Transforming Touch is an innovative way of supporting change in our nervous systems so that we can begin to hope and dream.
I have 35 years of experience and additional training in Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, DBT, and Touch Training for therapists.
Thank you for your interest in my practice! I am trained in the Transforming Touch modality. It is a Regulation-based approach rooted in the theory that when we experience ruptures during our developmental years, these disruptions continue to affect our lives at any age. These ruptures can be seen as challenges that are behavioral, psychological, spiritual and physical. Developmental Trauma affects every part of our growth and development. It orchestrates how we learn, how we mature, how we relate to others. Transforming Touch is an innovative way of supporting change in our nervous systems so that we can begin to hope and dream.
Jackie Cook
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, RYT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27609 (Online Only)
I have training in IFS, NARM, & somatic interventions and have experience working with CPTSD, self-esteem issues, shame, anxiety, depression, and disordered eating.
Do you lack confidence in who you are and what you have to offer? Maybe you find it hard to ask for what you want and be assertive. You might carry feelings of guilt, shame, powerlessness, disconnection to self and others. I get it. I know the feeling. And I'm inspired by you being here. How beautiful is it that no matter the pain we've trudged through to get here, there's still a part of us whispering: I matter. I deserve love & peace & healing. I am more than the story I've been told. It might be hard to believe that part of you, if you grew up in a home or endured an experience that told you otherwise.
I have training in IFS, NARM, & somatic interventions and have experience working with CPTSD, self-esteem issues, shame, anxiety, depression, and disordered eating.
Do you lack confidence in who you are and what you have to offer? Maybe you find it hard to ask for what you want and be assertive. You might carry feelings of guilt, shame, powerlessness, disconnection to self and others. I get it. I know the feeling. And I'm inspired by you being here. How beautiful is it that no matter the pain we've trudged through to get here, there's still a part of us whispering: I matter. I deserve love & peace & healing. I am more than the story I've been told. It might be hard to believe that part of you, if you grew up in a home or endured an experience that told you otherwise.
Christine Gerhard Dicks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27605
I have completed specialized training in Somatic Experiencing (SE) and am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
Asking for help can be hard. Sometimes an objective, outside person can provide the space we need to find our own answers. My goal as a therapist is to help you reduce stress, increase healthy resources, and ultimately increase your capacity for joy and connection.
My experience includes work with children, adolescents, adults and families on issues related to trauma, mental health, parenting, self-esteem, grief and loss, career and life transition issues, and separation and divorce. I work to provide a safe and supportive environment free of judgment and criticism.
I have completed specialized training in Somatic Experiencing (SE) and am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
Asking for help can be hard. Sometimes an objective, outside person can provide the space we need to find our own answers. My goal as a therapist is to help you reduce stress, increase healthy resources, and ultimately increase your capacity for joy and connection.
My experience includes work with children, adolescents, adults and families on issues related to trauma, mental health, parenting, self-esteem, grief and loss, career and life transition issues, and separation and divorce. I work to provide a safe and supportive environment free of judgment and criticism.
Lara DeChicio- Somatic Experiencing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27606
As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), I can also offer extensive insights to healing areas of life which feel "stuck" within your system.
In the journey of life, we can all experience challenges which shake our foundations. At times the pressures of life can just feel overwhelming. Maybe you are feeling lost, confused, or even scared. I hear you. Taking the first step and reaching out for support can be incredibly hard AND you are so worth it!!!
As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), I can also offer extensive insights to healing areas of life which feel "stuck" within your system.
In the journey of life, we can all experience challenges which shake our foundations. At times the pressures of life can just feel overwhelming. Maybe you are feeling lost, confused, or even scared. I hear you. Taking the first step and reaching out for support can be incredibly hard AND you are so worth it!!!
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Somatic Therapists
How does somatic therapy work?
Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.
Is EMDR a somatic therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.
Is somatic therapy evidence-based?
Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.
What is somatic trauma therapy?
Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.