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Somatic Attachment Therapy

 

Body-based therapy to heal attachment wounds at the root.

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Talk therapy helped you understand—but your body still doesn’t feel safe.

Somatic Attachment Therapy is for you if:

      • You know your triggers, but still feel hijacked by your emotions
      • You struggle to self-soothe or feel overwhelmed when trying to “stay calm”
      • Your nervous system feels constantly activated—tense, on edge, or shut down
      • You crave closeness but pull away (or cling) when it actually shows up
      • You intellectually get your patterns, but they keep repeating anyway
      • You’ve done the mindset work, but your body still holds the fear
      • You want to feel emotionally regulated and safe—without faking it

What is Somatic Attachment Therapy?

Somatic Attachment Therapy bridges the gap between insight and embodiment. Instead of just talking about your patterns, we tune into how your nervous system holds, processes, and protects you from emotional pain.

Rooted in attachment theory, this approach works with your body’s signals—tension, shutdown, restlessness—to uncover what your system learned early on about safety, connection, and trust. By building a felt sense of security, we help your body learn that closeness doesn’t have to mean danger—and boundaries don’t have to mean loss.

How My Approach Will Help You Get to Your Goals:

Using Somatic Attachment work, we’ll explore how your attachment style shows up in your body—from tight jaws and shallow breathing to gut tension and emotional numbness.

We’ll gently track sensations, build nervous system capacity, and create space to feel (and tolerate) emotions without spiraling.

This isn’t about pushing past discomfort—it’s about expanding what feels safe.

This work can shift your experience of relationships, self-worth, and stress from the inside out.

What to Expect

In our sessions, we slow things way down—on purpose. This isn’t talk therapy on fast-forward.

Somatic Attachment work invites you to connect with what’s happening in your body before the story, the analysis, or the fixing takes over. You’ll learn to pause and listen inwardly, creating space to meet the parts of yourself that have been holding pain, fear, or shame for a long time.

We use a focusing-based process that allows you to:

    Bring your awareness into your body—noticing sensations, tension, or a “felt sense” that wants attention.
  • Stay in compassionate contact with your experience, using language like “I’m sensing something tight in my chest” or “Something in me feels afraid.”
  • Make room for emotional responses without needing to fix or change them right away. This teaches your nervous system that it’s safe to stay with instead of escape.
  • Develop a relationship with the part of you that’s hurting, instead of becoming it.

Throughout, I act as a grounded presence and guide. I may reflect what I hear, or invite you to explore a feeling or sensation more deeply. If appropriate, we’ll also integrate Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)—especially when an emotional part feels intense or stuck. EFT helps discharge nervous system activation gently, clearing blocks that might be connected to trauma, attachment wounds, or even money-related stress.

You don’t need to come in knowing the “why” behind your patterns. We’ll let your body lead—and trust its timing.

Somatic Attachment Therapy can help you…

      • Recognize and regulate your body’s stress signals before they spiral
      • Rebuild internal safety so you can feel calm without disconnecting
      • Identify and interrupt attachment-driven behaviors like people-pleasing or emotional shutdown
      • Respond—not react—in relationships, even when things get hard
      • Release long-held emotions from your nervous system gently and safely
      • Reclaim your right to rest, connection, and wholeness—without apology

You don’t have to live in survival mode—it's possible to feel safe in your body and your relationships.

 

 

FAQ's

Q: What makes Somatic Attachment Therapy different from regular talk therapy?

A: Talk therapy focuses on insight, but Somatic Attachment Therapy goes deeper—into the body where trauma, fear, and early attachment wounds are stored. It helps you shift not just what you think, but how you feel and respond in the moment. It’s about creating emotional safety from the inside out.

 

Q: Do I have to know my attachment style to do this work?

A: Nope. You don’t need to come in with any labels or prior knowledge. We’ll explore how your patterns show up in your body, your relationships, and your emotional responses. Together, we’ll uncover what’s beneath those patterns—and gently shift them.

Q: What if I feel disconnected from my body or emotions?

A: That’s actually very common. Many people, especially high-functioners, learn early on to stay in their heads and disconnect from feelings to stay safe. This work meets you exactly where you are and helps you slowly rebuild connection to your body at your own pace—with no pressure.

 

Q: How does this work with other methods you use?

A: Somatic Attachment work blends beautifully with techniques like EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and EFIT (Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy). EFT helps regulate the nervous system and release stored trauma, while EFIT supports emotional depth and connection. Together, they help you build lasting inner security.

Here to help you with:

Anxious or Avoidant Attachment Styles

People-Pleasing & Boundary Collapse

Emotional Repression or Numbing

Chronic Stress & Burnout

Nervous System Dysregulation

High-Functioning Anxiety

Perfectionism Rooted in Worthiness Wounds

Fear of Abandonment or Rejection

Relationship Trauma (including breakups or betrayal)

Body-Based Trauma Healing (without rehashing the story)

Ready to feel safe in your body again?

You don’t have to keep managing your emotions alone—or pretending everything’s fine when your nervous system is screaming otherwise.

Let’s gently explore what’s beneath the stress, shutdown, or self-sacrifice—and build emotional safety from the inside out.

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