Somatic Therapy for Sensitive Systems
Coming home to your body after trauma, shutdown, or sensory overwhelm
There’s a reason why talking about it hasn’t been enough.
When you’ve lived through trauma, or you’re neurodivergent in a world that constantly overwhelms your senses, your body starts to carry the things your words can’t say.
You freeze.
You dissociate.
You go through the motions while feeling like you’re floating five feet above yourself.
Somatic therapy gently helps you come back.
🌿 What Is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is body-based healing. It supports you in noticing, feeling, and processing what’s happening inside your body—at a pace that feels safe.
Instead of staying in your head, we focus on:
Nervous system regulation
Noticing body sensations without judgment
Releasing trauma patterns stored in muscles, fascia, or breath
Learning to feel safe again in your own skin
It’s not about fixing you—it’s about building relationship with your body. One that’s based in curiosity, compassion, and deep listening.
🌀 Why It Helps ADHD, Autism, and PTSD
If you’ve ever felt:
Stuck in freeze or shut down
Chronically tense, dissociated, or disconnected
Easily overwhelmed by sensory input
Like your emotions are “too much” or go from 0 to 100
Tired of masking, numbing, or trying to explain yourself...
Somatic therapy can offer a way through that doesn’t rely on words alone.
We work with your felt sense—the subtle internal cues, textures, and shifts that your body already knows but may have learned to ignore or override.
🧘♀️ What a Session Looks Like
Every session is designed to meet you where you are.
You might sit or lie down. You can fidget, stim, hold grounding objects, or move gently. I guide you with prompts like:
“Can you notice where you feel that in your body?”
“Is there a part of you that needs more space right now?”
“What does your body want to do next, if anything?”
You’ll never be pushed.
You’ll always be in control.
And silence is always welcome.
Some sessions may include breathwork, grounding, or visualizations to support regulation. Others may focus on noticing patterns and gently shifting them, together.
💛 For the Ones Who Feel Disconnected
If you’ve spent years living in survival mode, running on adrenaline, or ignoring your own needs—this work is for you.
Somatic therapy can help you:
Feel safer in your body
Reduce anxiety and emotional reactivity
Understand your sensory needs
Set embodied boundaries
Reclaim softness and rest
Healing doesn’t have to be loud.
Sometimes, it sounds like your own breath.
Sometimes, it begins with a single sensation.
📚 Book Resource
“The Body Keeps the Score” by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
A foundational trauma book that explains how our bodies store emotional experiences—and how somatic approaches help release what words cannot.
🌱 Ready to Explore?
Somatic therapy is a core part of my Mind-Body Trauma Healing sessions. These are tailored to support trauma recovery and neurodivergent healing in a way that honors your pace, sensitivity, and lived experience.
📍Available in South Haven, MI or online
🌐 Book your session at www.restorativehealinghaven.com under Mind-Body Trauma Healing
📱 Or text 1-269-767-8920 to ask a question
You don’t have to earn your way back into your body.
It’s already waiting for you—with so much wisdom.