In person in North York · Online therapy across Ontario
How I work

Somatic & body-based therapy

Somatic therapy works with what your body is doing — the bracing, the held breath, the tension — to calm the nervous system from the inside out, because stress and trauma live in the body, not just the mind.

A method I tailor to you — never one-size-fits-all.
In person · North YorkVirtual across Ontario
The body keeps the score — and the body helps you settle it.
In plain language

What somatic work is

So much of anxiety, trauma and overwhelm isn’t really about thoughts — it’s about a nervous system stuck in alarm. You can understand a problem completely and still feel braced, wired, or shut down.

Somatic work brings the body into the room. We notice sensations, tension, breath and impulses with gentle attention, and use grounding and regulation skills to help your system shift out of survival mode.

Over time this builds a friendlier awareness of your inner signals — and a felt sense of safety that thinking alone can’t reach.

Bottom-upCalms the body’s alarm, not just the thoughts.
Practical & portableTools you can use the moment you need them.
Gentle & pacedWe never flood the system — we steady it.
In our work together

How I use somatic work

What we work on is yours to name. Here’s how somatic work tends to show up in our sessions — woven in with whatever else fits you.

Noticing the body

We tune into sensation, breath and tension with curiosity — the early signals long before words.

Regulating the system

Grounding, breath and orienting skills help shift you out of fight-flight-freeze and back to steady.

Completing stuck responses

Sometimes the body needs to finish a protective impulse it couldn’t at the time — safely and slowly.

Building capacity

Bit by bit, your window for handling stress widens, and calm becomes more available.

Is it a fit?

Where somatic work can help

If some of this resonates, somatic work may be part of how we work — always at your pace.

Especially helpful when…

  • Anxiety you feel physically — chest, gut, breath
  • Feeling wired-but-tired, or frozen and shut down
  • ‘Talking it out’ hasn’t fully settled it
  • Panic, tension, or trouble relaxing

It can help you…

  • Calm the body’s alarm in real time
  • Recognize and ride your stress signals
  • Feel more grounded and present
  • Widen your capacity to handle hard moments

No single method fits everyone — most of our work blends a few, always at your pace.

The first step is just a conversation.

Book a free 15-minute call and we’ll see if we’re a good fit — no pressure, no commitment.

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Free & confidential · phone or video · in person in North York or online across Ontario