1:1 Somatic Experiencing & Trauma Resolution
Restore your relationship to your body. Resolve traumatic cycles and free-up more energy for life in the present moment. Repair past relational wounds to bring more love into your current connections.
Soma: “the living organism in its wholeness.
Somatics is the practice of working with the Soma, not the brain and body as separate parts coming together, but the connected and integrated self that you've always been.
so·mat·ic (a) : of, relating to, or affecting the body
ex·pe·ri·ence (n) : direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge
In Somatic Experiencing we create space to experience the soma; to encounter ourselves, in our wholeness, in our aliveness, as we are, not as we could/would/should be.
We work with the whole and the relationship between the parts that make it up, restoring coherence through connection.
As humans, as mammals, our nervous systems are relational. Everything we experience happens in the context of relationship—our relationship to ourselves, to each other, and to life itself.
In this work we are tending to your most foundational relationship: your relationship to yourself and your body, the root from which all of your relationships flow. We do this by restoring the innate connection between your body and your mind. By interrupting the habitual leap from body sensations to cerebral processing, we redirect established neural pathways and create new channels of connection and growth. Over time, this transforms not only how we experience the terrain of our bodies but the entire landscape of our lives.
“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.”
— Peter Levine
Trauma can be understood as any moment that overwhelmed our ability to respond. When we couldn't fight, flee, or find safety, that unresolved energy gets stored in the body.
This is why working with the body is so fundamental to trauma resolution; trauma is a physiological response to overwhelming survival stress, whether from a single big event or many small events linked together over time.
In Somatic Experiencing, we are creating space for these incomplete responses to complete through working directly with the nervous system via felt-sense, tracking sensation and impulse.
Trauma and chronic stress can make it feel like we can't safely be in our bodies. This disconnection perpetuates our feeling of being in danger, because it severs us from our instincts, true feelings, and desires.
When we restore our sense of being able to be safely in our bodies, we restore the natural flow of life force through our whole system.
And this is ultimately what trauma resolution is about, a restoration of your wholeness, aliveness, power, agency, and choice, through which you can shape and experience your life.
“Anyone, no matter their history, can begin to hear wholeness beckoning, whether in a shout or a whisper, and resolve to move in its direction. With the heart as a guide and the mind as a willing and curious partner, we follow whatever path most resonates with that call.”
— Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal
Your relationship to your body is the longest relationship that you will ever have. It is the ground of your entire life. It is never too late to begin tending to this relationship.
I’m Marissa
I'm a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner whose approach is deeply rooted in my background as a birthworker. My practice is guided by a steadfast reverence for the body's inherent wisdom. I believe in the transformative power that emerges when we truly return to the home of our bodies—reconnecting with ourselves in ways that open new possibilities for healing and wholeness.
FAQs
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Our sessions are guided by the material that you bring in and the present-moment capacity of your nervous system. You may bring a specific theme, experience or pattern to the session that you want to work with. We might also sit with the body and see what arises. While we may use specific practices and tools throughout the session, the sessions themselves are not practice-based. Our time together is completely tailored to following and listening to you and your body.
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I generally recommend booking sessions either weekly or every other week at the beginning. We can discuss frequency of session, and find a rhythm that works for you.
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Yes! There are give and takes to working together online, but I find that there is actually some benefit to you getting to be in the comfort of your own space. It's pretty remarkable how our nervous systems can sync up, even through distance.
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Sessions are $150 and 50 minutes long. I also offer packages which you can learn more about below.
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3-Month Container: Sessions Every Other Week
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3-Month Container: Weekly Sessions or 6 Month Container: Every Other Week Sessions
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2 Payments of $1440 (Save $770)
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Cancellation & Reschedule Policy
You are welcome to reschedule at any time as long as you provide 24 hours notice. If you cancel with less than 24 hour notice, or fail to show up, you will be charged the full session fee for the appointment. The only time this will be waived is in the case serious illness, extreme weather or other unavoidable circumstances. Thank you for understanding. There will be a $50 cancellation fee for packages canceled within 48 hours of purchase. After that, a 75% refund will be issued. The only time this will be waived is in the case serious illness, extreme weather or other unavoidable circumstances.