By focusing on regulating the nervous system, you are able to bring what's in your head into your body. Traumatic events and feelings are often “stored” in the body and can manifest physically.
Engaging in 50-minute somatic therapy sessions helps to release that bodily tension and provide avenues for the parts of you that are holding onto patterns, emotions, and habits.
-You feel like “talk therapy” hasn’t worked well for you in the past or you feel stuck
-You experienced a major shift, trauma, life transition
-Feel like your past or history is dictating how you’re showing up in your life now
-You intellectualize and have been told you’re so “self-aware,” you don’t need therapy but still feel “off”
-You feel on edge but don’t know why
Before the intake session, you’ll have a few forms to fill out such as consents, payment, and assessment.
For yourself: making sure that you’re well rested, well fed, well hydrated, and in comfy clothes is a great place to start. It may be helpful to let your support system know that you’ll be taking part in an intensive so they can help with supporting you or covering any needs you have.
Everyone’s experience is different, but you can expect a combination of talking through your thoughts, breathwork, grounding work, body movement, using your imagination, and leaning into your vulnerability. We’ll take breaks as needed and you can take your time through the somatic exercises.
Ketty Marquez, LPC would love to guide you through somatic therapy at our West Chester office at 101 E. Chestnut Street West Chester, PA 19380.
Somatic therapy session will last 50- minutes. We will begin offering intensive sessions, last 3-hours, in the fall of 2026!
Please use our contact form to get connected with Ketty Marquez, LPC!
