Home Therapy Blog What Is Somatic Therapy? How Body-Based Healing Helps You Process Trauma
 

Somatic therapy is a treatment approach that recognizes the mind-body connection and focuses on the experiences of the body, sensations, and movement to promote emotional healing and overall well-being. In the context of trauma, somatic therapy can be particularly effective because trauma often manifests not only as psychological symptoms but also as physical sensations and tensions in the body. Here’s how somatic therapy helps trauma survivors.

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Tara Rullo, LCSW is the founder and clinical director of Middle Way Healing in Brooklyn Heights, NY. A certified EMDR therapist and Gottman Level 3 practitioner, she draws on over a decade of clinical experience integrating trauma-informed, body-based, and relational approaches in her work with individuals and couples.