Integrative Somatic

Trauma Therapy

The Church says: The body is a sin.
Science says: The body is a machine.
Advertising says: The body is a business.
The body says: I am a fiesta.


EDUARDO GALEANO, from “Window on the Body”

Somatic trauma therapy: what is it?

It is impossible to live in this world without experiencing trauma. Difficult life experiences, especially those from early development, contribute to patterns of tension in the body and learned stress patterns- fight, flight, freeze, appease, collapse. The body is a vital place of learning and transformation and therefore must be included in the therapeutic process.

What you can expect

Resilience is “flexible strength to heal trauma, overcome adversity, and transform harmful relationships and systems of inequity and oppression into places where we thrive.” - Nkem Ndefo, Lumos Transforms

At Sol Therapy you can expect to feel safe and foster resilience.

  • “Any event that overwhelms the ordinary human adaptions to life. The event leaves us powerless or helpless with losses of control, dignity, connection, sense of belonging, or meaning.” Judith Herman, Trauma and Recovery

  • “Somatics is a holistic way to transform. It engages our thinking, feeling, sensing, and actions. Transformation, from a somatic view, means that the way we are, relate, and act become aligned with our visions and values—even under pressure. More than understanding and insight, it supports us in embodying new ways of being, aligned with a broader vision.” Staci K. Haines, The Politics of Trauma.