Somatic Therapy for Trauma & Nervous System Support
Reconnect with Your Body. Reclaim Your Life.
At Empower Women Counseling, we understand that trauma and chronic stress can leave you feeling disconnected from your body, emotions, and sense of self. Our specialized Somatic Therapy offers a holistic, body-based approach to healing. By addressing the profound connection between mind and body, we help you release stored trauma, regulate your nervous system, and feel more grounded and empowered.
What is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic Therapy comes from the Greek word "soma," meaning "living body.” It recognizes that trauma is not just a memory in the mind but an experience stored in the nervous system, muscles, and tissues. Unlike traditional talk therapy, which focuses primarily on thoughts and emotions, Somatic Therapy works directly with the body’s sensations, reflexes, and physiological responses to promote deep healing.
In Somatic Therapy sessions, we use gentle, body-centered techniques such as:
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Body Awareness – Cultivating mindfulness of bodily sensations to uncover and process stored emotions and trauma.
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Self-Regulation Techniques – Developing skills to calm and soothe your nervous system’s responses.
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Trauma Processing – Safely releasing stored tension and integrating past experiences.
You don’t have to relive painful memories to heal. Somatic Therapy helps you work with your body in a way that feels safe and empowering.
Benefits of Somatic Therapy
Many people struggling with trauma, anxiety, or chronic stress feel stuck in patterns of fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. Somatic Therapy helps you break free by working with your body—not against it.
Through Somatic Therapy, you can:
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Deepen Your Mind-Body Connection – Learn to trust and understand your body's signals.
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Improve Emotional Regulation – Develop tools to manage stress, anxiety, and overwhelm.
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Release Stored Trauma – Safely process and let go of past wounds held in the body.
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Build Resilience & Self-Empowerment – Shift from survival mode into a life of ease and connection.
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Enhance Overall Well-Being – Experience improvements in sleep, energy, physical health, and relationships. This is holistic healing.
What to Expect in a Somatic Therapy Session
Each session is tailored to your unique needs and comfort level. Our approach is gentle, trauma-informed, and always at your pace—you will never be forced to relive painful experiences. Instead, we focus on helping you feel safe, regulated, and connected to yourself. Somatic Therapy sessions may incorporate mindful movement to explore and release tension, breath work to calm your nervous system and promote relaxation, and body awareness techniques to help you recognize and shift sensations linked to stress and trauma. You may also engage in grounding exercises to cultivate stability and presence, as well as compassionate dialogue to process experiences in a way that integrates both mind and body. These practices work together to support healing, resilience, and a deeper connection with yourself.
Somatic Therapy is for anyone looking to heal from the inside out. Whether you struggle with trauma, chronic stress, or emotional overwhelm, this approach can help you reconnect with yourself in a profound way.
Is Somatic Therapy Right for You?
Somatic Therapy can be especially beneficial for:
Individuals feeling stuck in traditional talk therapy and seeking a body-based approach to healing.
Folks navigating loss and significant life transitions, including grief, relationship changes, career shifts, or identity shifts.
People who have started their healing journey but are looking to go deeper.
Individuals who have experienced trauma (including PTSD, childhood trauma, and complex PTSD) and are ready to heal in a way that feels safe and embodied.
Those struggling with anxiety, chronic stress, or emotional overwhelm who want to regulate their nervous system in a sustainable way.
People experiencing chronic pain, muscle tension, or physical symptoms related to stress, who want to address the mind-body connection.
Women who feel disconnected from their bodies and want to rebuild a sense of self-trust and empowerment.
Humans seeking spiritual growth and deeper healing through somatic practices that nurture self-awareness, resilience, and transformation.
✔️ In-Person Sessions – Located in Beverly, Chicago Illinois
💻 Telehealth Appointments – Available statewide in Illinois
📅 Flexible Scheduling – Find a time that works for you
✔️ A Safe, Non-Judgmental Space – Healing happens at your own pace.
✔️ Experienced, Trauma-Informed Therapists – Experts in nervous system regulation & body-based healing.
✔️ A Holistic Approach – We go beyond symptoms to help you reconnect with your whole self.
If you’re ready to heal from trauma, release stored stress, and reconnect with your body, we’re here to help. Somatic Therapy can transform your life—let’s begin this journey together.
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