What Is Somatic Therapy and How Can It Help You Heal?

Feel Like You're Always in Your Head?

If you’ve ever said,

“I know I should feel okay… but my body doesn’t.”
you’re not alone.

Many of my clients—especially high-functioning professionals and creatives in Flatiron, Union Square, and Downtown Brooklyn—come to therapy knowing all the “right things” intellectually. They’ve read the books, done the self-work, even tried traditional talk therapy.

But their nervous system still feels stuck.

That’s where somatic therapy makes a difference.

🌿 What Is Somatic Therapy?

Somatic therapy is a body-based approach to mental health. Unlike talk therapy, which focuses on thoughts and insights, somatic work helps you reconnect with physical sensations, release stored tension, and regulate your nervous system from the inside out.

You don’t have to relive every traumatic memory to heal. In fact, you may not even have words for what your body remembers—and that’s okay.

In somatic sessions, we use techniques like:

  • Grounding and resourcing

  • Tracking bodily sensations

  • Gentle movement or breathwork

  • Touch-based consent-based interventions (if desired)

The goal is to help your body feel safe, connected, and at ease—not just your mind.

⚡ Who Is It For?

Somatic therapy can help anyone—but it’s especially powerful for those who:

  • Feel chronically overwhelmed or burnt out

  • Struggle with anxiety, dissociation, or hypervigilance

  • Have done years of talk therapy with limited results

  • Have experienced trauma (big-T or little-t)

  • Want to reconnect with their emotions, boundaries, and physical self

If you live in fast-paced environments like Kips Bay, Williamsburg, or Midtown Manhattan, chances are your nervous system has been in fight-or-flight more than you realize.

💬 What Clients Say

“I’ve never felt more present in my body.”
“It’s the first time I’ve been able to feel safe just being still.”
“I finally understand what grounding really means—not just in theory, but in practice.”

🔗 Want to Learn More?

📎 NICABM – What Is Somatic Therapy?
This trusted clinical resource breaks down how trauma lives in the body—and how we gently release it.

🧭 Ready to Reconnect with Yourself?

At Tarynn Dier Psychotherapy, I offer private, trauma-informed somatic therapy sessions in NYC for adults who are tired of performing, pushing, or numbing—and ready to feel more whole.

Whether you’re a high achiever in Flatiron, a creative in Williamsburg, or simply someone who knows there’s more to healing than talking—we’ll work together gently, at your pace.

👉 Reach out here to schedule a consultation
 You deserve to feel safe in your body again.

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