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Body-based trauma therapy with a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) — in person at my Henrico office near Richmond, Virginia, or online anywhere in Virginia and Washington, DC.
Trauma isn't only a memory — it's a pattern held in the body. When something overwhelming happens, the nervous system mounts a survival response: fight, flight, or freeze. When that response can't complete, the body stays braced long after the danger has passed, showing up as hypervigilance, chronic tension, numbness, or anxiety that doesn't respond to logic.
Somatic Experiencing (SE), developed by Dr. Peter Levine, works with the nervous system directly. Rather than retelling the story again and again, we slow down, track sensation, and let the body discharge stress in small, manageable doses — a process called titration. It's gentle by design, and it's backed by a growing body of research on trauma and the autonomic nervous system.
For many Richmond-area clients who have spent years in traditional talk therapy, SE is the missing piece: they understand their story, but they still don't feel different. This work is about feeling different.
Have "tried talk therapy" but still feel stuck, hypervigilant, or disconnected from your body
Carry chronic pain or physical tension no doctor can fully explain
Can't truly rest, even when everything is "fine"
Went through a medical trauma, accident, or assault your body hasn't moved past
Feel numb, blank, or cut off from your own life
Sessions are available in person in Richmond / Henrico, VA — the office is ADA accessible — and via secure video throughout Virginia and Washington, DC. Somatic work translates surprisingly well to the screen.
