Somatic Therapy Los Angeles
At our Los Angeles counseling center, we offer somatic therapy as a powerful, body-centered approach to healing trauma, anxiety, depression, and stress. If you’ve found talk therapy alone hasn’t brought full relief—or you feel stuck despite your best efforts—somatic therapy in Los Angeles may be the solution you’ve been seeking.
Here it comes again, that familiar tension in your body. Whether it’s a migraine, panic attack, gut issues, or hives, you know this pattern well: these symptoms rear their head in response to stress. You feel stuck, powerless to make the symptom stop.
The symptoms control too much of your daily life. You’re tired of how much effort it takes to avoid the wrong foods, products and activities. You wish so much of your life didn’t revolve around this symptom.
You want control over your body again. You want freedom from your body’s enflamed, fear-based response.
We understand how difficult this pattern can be. The good news? Your body is actually looking for healing. Soothing the inflammatory symptoms is all about tuning in to your body’s desire for listening, curiosity, and empathy. This is the key to reducing the pattern and creating safety.
We provide somatic therapy in Los Angeles.
We offer somatic therapy to help individuals move from disconnection to embodiment. Stored tension and trauma can be released, and you can learn new ways to feel safe and present in your body. We have somatic therapists who can guide you toward that transformation.
The somatic approach understands that our emotions are expressed not first with words, but with our bodily state. Somatic therapy emphasizes movement and feeling over talking and thinking. We listen to the body to create safety, greater awareness, and regulation of emotions like anxiety, depression, and panic, and traumatic stress.
We can help. We are certified in somatic interventions and can help you create lasting change in your body and mind.
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Somatic therapy is a form of trauma-informed psychotherapy that focuses on the mind-body connection. Rather than only discussing thoughts and emotions, somatic therapy integrates body awareness, physical sensation, and movement to help release deeply held trauma and restore emotional balance.
Unlike traditional therapy, which emphasizes verbal processing, somatic experiencing in Los Angeles involves tracking body sensations to uncover the nervous system’s response to unresolved trauma. The body remembers what the mind forgets—and somatic therapy gives that memory a safe outlet for healing.
Somatic Therapists available in Los Angeles
Julia Wilson, MA
TRAUMA THERAPY IN PASADENA
John Allan Whitacre, AMFT
EMDR THERAPY FOR TRAUMA
Addy Sonneland, AMFT
SOMATIC THERAPY FOR ANXIETY
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Our Los Angeles Office is located at 520 S Grand Ave Suite 671, Los Angeles, CA 90071, United States.
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How Does Somatic Therapy Work?
A licensed somatic therapist in Los Angeles will guide you through body-awareness exercises, gentle movement, grounding techniques, breathwork, and emotional tracking to uncover and process stuck energy from traumatic or overwhelming experiences.
This approach taps into your body’s innate capacity to regulate, restore, and heal itself.
You’ll Learn to:
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Identify how trauma manifests physically (e.g., tight chest, shallow breathing, chronic tension)
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Release stored stress from your nervous system
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Rewire emotional responses and reduce triggers
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Develop tools to ground yourself during moments of anxiety or overwhelm
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Build resilience, safety, and trust in your body again
Who Can Benefit from Somatic Healing in Los Angeles?
Whether you’re facing emotional challenges or physical symptoms with no clear medical explanation, somatic healing in Los Angeles may benefit you. This therapy is especially powerful for those who have:
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Experienced childhood or adult trauma
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Suffered from chronic anxiety, panic attacks, or depression
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Lived through accidents, abuse, grief, or PTSD
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Encountered emotional numbness, dissociation, or feeling “stuck”
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Struggled with body image issues or disconnection from self
We understand that trauma lives in the body—and that true healing involves restoring safety, regulation, and connection between the mind and body.
Somatic Trauma Therapy in Los Angeles
Our therapists are trained in somatic trauma therapy—a specialized approach that addresses how traumatic experiences are stored in the nervous system. Using modalities like Somatic Experiencing (SE), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Polyvagal Theory, we help clients:
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Regulate intense emotional states
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Understand and rewire survival responses like fight, flight, or freeze
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Establish safety within their body and relationships
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Access deeper layers of healing not reached through talk therapy alone
We don’t just treat symptoms. We empower transformation from the inside out.
Why Choose Us for Somatic Therapy in Los Angeles?
We offer more than just therapy—we provide a sanctuary for healing. Our somatic therapists in Los Angeles:
✅ Are licensed and trauma-informed
✅ Create a safe, compassionate, and culturally responsive environment
✅ Tailor sessions to meet your individual nervous system needs
✅ Blend somatic methods with evidence-based talk therapy if needed
✅ Offer both in-person and virtual sessions for your convenience
Whether you’re searching for somatic experiencing in Los Angeles or want to work through trauma using your body’s wisdom, we’re here to support your healing journey.