Somatic Psychotherapy in Minneapolis

Body-Based Therapy for Women Ready to Come Home to Themselves

If “listen to your body” feels confusing or out of reach, you’re not alone.

Many thoughtful, capable women find themselves living mostly from the neck up. You may be self-aware and insightful — and still feel disconnected from your own internal signals. You might overthink decisions. Question whether it’s intuition or anxiety. Push through exhaustion. Repeat relationship patterns that leave you depleted.

At some point, your nervous system learned that staying in your head felt safer than staying in your body.

That adaptation made sense.

And it can gently shift.

When Insight Alone Isn’t Enough

Many women seek somatic psychotherapy after years of traditional talk therapy.

You may understand your patterns. You may recognize your attachment dynamics. You may know exactly where things began.

And still, your body reacts.

Anxiety rises. Shame floods. You shut down. Or you over-function and carry more than your share.

Somatic psychotherapy integrates insight with nervous system healing. We work with both the story and the physiology — because lasting change lives in both places.

Talk therapy is absolutely part of this work. So is mark-making and creative process when it feels supportive. Some sessions are entirely conversational. Others gently include body awareness, breath, or somatic tracking.

Everything is collaborative. Trauma-informed. You-centered. We move at a compassionate pace your nervous system can integrate.

Reclaiming Your Body in a Culture That Taught You to Override It

Many women begin somatic therapy in their mid-30s and beyond — often during seasons of hormonal, relational, or identity transition.

Perimenopause may be beginning. Or menopause is in full swing. Sleep shifts. Anxiety feels sharper. Your cycle changes. Your patience shortens. The strategies that once kept everything running smoothly no longer feel sustainable.

In many cases, nothing has “gone wrong.” You’re simply attuning more deeply now.

For decades, women are subtly trained to override their bodies:
To stay pleasant instead of honest.
To prioritize others’ comfort over their own needs.
To disconnect from anger, appetite, desire, exhaustion.
To function at high capacity while feeling internally disconnected.

These adaptations are intelligent. They helped you survive and succeed.

Over time, though, chronic self-override becomes self-abandonment.

The nervous system carries that cost.

Somatic psychotherapy offers space to rebuild internal trust.

We work with the body as a source of information.
We strengthen nervous system regulation.
We create enough internal safety that sensation and emotion can be experienced without overwhelm.

This is about inhabiting the fullness of your whole self.

Your’e not breaking down, and your body isn’t a problem to solve. This season is a reclamation — a return to rest, to sexual agency, to anger as wisdom, to pleasure without apology, and to full authority over your own mystical, magical, fully embodied self.

What This Work Feels Like

From the inside, above all, this work feels grounding.

You begin to notice subtle cues:

• A tightening in your chest.

• A holding in your breath.

• A sense of collapse or bracing.

Instead of overriding those signals, you learn to stay with them — safely.

Over time, clients often experience:

• Less reactivity in relationships

• Clearer boundaries

• More access to desire and pleasure

• Greater tolerance for difficult emotions

• A felt sense of internal steadiness

The goal isn’t to eliminate stress, force catharsis, or relive every painful memory. Here, we build safety, increase capacity and hone flexibility.

How We Work Together

This is trauma-informed, relational therapy.

That means:

• Your history is honored.

• Your pacing is respected.

• Consent and choice matter.

• Nothing is imposed.

We may integrate:

• Nervous system regulation tools

• Somatic awareness practices

• Attachment-focused exploration

• Mindfulness and breathwork

• Creative or expressive modalities when helpful

Or we may simply talk.

The work adapts to you.

Location & Availability

I offer somatic psychotherapy in Minneapolis and online throughout Minnesota.

For women nationwide seeking depth-oriented embodiment work, I also offer online somatic coaching focused on nervous system regulation, hormonal transitions, and personal growth. Coaching is distinct from licensed psychotherapy and does not include mental health diagnosis or treatment. Book a free 30-minute discovery call below to answer any remaining questions.