Somatic Therapy for Anxiety in Southfield, MI

Helping women navigate anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout through gentle, body-centered therapy.

When Life Feels Like You’re Sprinting While Everyone Else Walks

You tell yourself, “I’m just busy.”
But then you look around and wonder why other people seem to move through life without the constant sense of urgency you feel.

Sometimes our bodies get so used to living in stress mode that it becomes the default. Calm feels unfamiliar — maybe even unsafe. Your nervous system starts interpreting everyday challenges as big threats, mirroring times in your life when you had less choice, less control, or less safety.

You might notice it in your body:

  • A tight chest or short breath when you try to slow down

  • Shoulders locked up like you’re bracing for impact

  • Snapping at people you love without knowing why

  • Feeling restless or uneasy in quiet moments

  • Never truly feeling “off duty”

This isn’t just “in your head.” It’s in your body.
Somatic therapy works directly with those patterns, helping your nervous system learn that safety — and rest — are possible again.

Let’s Clear Something Up

Somatic therapy isn’t about dramatic hyperventilation sessions or intense “trauma release” workouts you’ve seen on Instagram or TikTok. You won’t be flailing, screaming, or forcing a breakthrough.
Real somatic work is gentle, intentional, and guided at a pace that feels safe for you.

Somatic Therapy: What It Is (and What It Isn’t)

What Somatic Therapy Is

It’s noticing subtle sensations in your body — a flutter in your chest, warmth in your hands, tightness in your jaw — and getting curious about them.

Sometimes that leads to:

  • Gently expanding your window of tolerance so discomfort doesn’t hijack you

  • Connecting with a deeper memory or emotion that can now be processed

  • Following your body’s natural urge to move, stretch, or shake to release built-up energy

  • Realizing your body can feel safe, even in stillness

Somatic therapy meets you exactly where you are — no performance, no pressure, and no need for anything that feels “too much.”

Somatic therapy bridges the gap between mind and body. It helps your nervous system learn that you’re safe now — not stuck in a past experience. And when your body feels safe, your mind follows.