Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapy · Los Angeles
Therapy That Makes Roomfor the Whole of You
Individual and couples therapy for people seeking greater connection, emotional clarity, and a more grounded relationship with themselves and others.
An Integrative Approach
No single therapy model can fully capture the complexity of a person's life. I draw from several approaches based on your needs, goals, culture, history, and way of making meaning.
Our sessions may include conversation and reflection, attention to relationship patterns, exploration of emotions, body awareness, nervous-system regulation, mindfulness, imagery, or noticing what is occurring between us in the present moment.
At times, therapy may focus on practical support and immediate concerns. At other times, we may explore the deeper roots of a pattern and the meaning it has carried throughout your life.
The goal is not to apply techniques to you. It is to develop a therapeutic process with you.
Somatic Experiencing and Trauma-Informed Therapy
Trauma is not defined only by what happened. It may also involve what your body and nervous system were required to do in order to survive what happened.
Somatic Experiencing is a body-oriented approach that helps us gently notice patterns of activation, protection, shutdown, and settling. Rather than asking you to retell every detail of a painful experience, we may explore how the experience continues to live in your body, emotions, relationships, or automatic responses.
Somatic work is always collaborative. You remain in control of the pace, and physical touch is not required.
This work may include noticing
- Changes in breath, muscle tension, temperature, or posture
- The impulse to move toward, move away, fight, freeze, or protect
- Moments when you feel more grounded, connected, or able to breathe
- Internal and external sources of safety and support
- How your body communicates boundaries, fear, anger, grief, or relief
A Place for Meaningful Change
I see therapy as part of the quiet infrastructure of healing: a consistent relationship in which your experiences can be witnessed, your protective responses can be understood, and new ways of relating can gradually take root.
Healing is rarely a straight line. It can include grief, humor, resistance, relief, uncertainty, and moments of recognition that arrive unexpectedly. My role is not to tell you who to become. It is to help you listen more closely to yourself and support your movement toward a life that feels increasingly authentic, connected, and your own.
Ready to take a first step?
A consultation is a brief conversation to see whether working together feels right. No forms, no commitment.