Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Move Beyond Words, Experience True Healing that Works on Every Level – Mental, Emotional, and Physical – And Start Creating a Life You Truly Love
Few things are more disheartening than feeling like you’ve understood, and even made peace with, certain issues, only to have the same physical, visceral reactions to them come roaring back to the surface again and again.
You may have already done the insight work – you can connect the dots and name the patterns. You can explain why you go into shutdown, or feel hyper-alert and emotionally flooded … but knowing why doesn’t seem to make any difference.
I get it.
Despite being aware of your own patterns and trying your best to work through them, you still find yourself overthinking everything, feeling too much, too fast – a surge of panic, anger, shame, or overwhelm that seems to come out of nowhere – or, on the opposite end of the spectrum, you feel disconnected, numb, and incapable of feeling much of anything.
Over time, these experiences seep into every facet of your life …
You begin to avoid certain situations, second-guess yourself in relationships, or keep yourself busy all the time so that you don’t have to feel too deeply.
Sound familiar?
If so, you’re far from alone. And help is available.
While a lot of therapy techniques focus on helping you change the way you think in order to change the way you feel, this isn’t always effective, because much of our anxiety, depression, and trauma is stored in our nervous systems – our physical beings.
But there is another way …
You can change the way you carry yourself, the way you move, and the way you feel, in order to change the way you think and react.
If that seems difficult to believe, try holding on to thoughts of depression and sadness while simultaneously standing straight up with your head facing forward and your shoulders back.
Not as easy to hold those thoughts and feelings of being beaten down while maintaining that posture, is it?
That’s just an over-simplified example of the impact our physical beings can have on our thoughts and emotions.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a holistic, body-oriented approach to individual counseling and therapy that goes far beyond simply understanding your thoughts and behaviors on a cognitive level.
It takes advantage of the interconnectedness of the physical, mental, and emotional sides of our beings to help you pay attention to what your body and nervous system are experiencing at any given moment, and then use that newfound awareness to gently shift your reactions and begin to reclaim a sense of control in your life.
If you’re tired of repeating the same patterns over and over again and you’re ready to try something different, I invite you to reach out today, schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation, and learn more about how Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can help you chart a new course forward toward a life you truly love.
How Does Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Work?
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy starts with a simple (but often life-changing) idea: your body can hold painful experiences and emotions long after your brain thinks it’s done dealing with them.
Your nervous system may have learned behaviors in the past that were designed to protect you – and those physical reactions can keep showing up on autopilot long after they’ve served their purpose.
Even when you’re safe here in the present, your body may still be bracing for danger in any number of ways: tension, shallow breathing, a tight chest, a restless urge to move, numbness …
None of this means you’re broken. Far from it.
These are learned survival responses that have served you well.
The problem is, they’re no longer doing so.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can help you not only understand these survival mechanisms, but work with them, and through them, to create positive, lasting change in your relationships and life.
Rather than just conceptualizing and talking about the issues you’re experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is designed to bring gentle attention to your present-moment experience:
- What do you notice in your body right now?
- What happens when you talk about that memory, that relationship, that fear?
- What impulses show up – to pull away, to go quiet, to get angry, to perform, to disappear?
From there, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can help you experiment with small, manageable shifts – in posture, breath, boundaries, movement, or grounding – so your system can discover new options beyond your old survival responses.
Over time, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can expand your capacity to stay present, allowing you to choose your response instead of being pulled into the same automatic reactions, so you can:
- Reduce the power of triggers by helping your system process what’s been “stuck” beneath the surface
- Increase your ability to stay present when emotions rise – without shutting down or getting overwhelmed
- Work with fight/flight/freeze/fawn patterns in a way that brings not just understanding, but actual relief
- Set and maintain healthy boundaries by learning to notice and honor your body’s signals earlier
- Calm your nervous system so you feel less on edge, less reactive, and more at peace and in control
- Reclaim your sense of self-trust and internal safety and break free from the patterns that have kept you stuck
It’s also important to note that this approach is not about pushing you to relive painful experiences. This is about helping you feel more grounded in the present – so the past has less power over you.
Ready to get started?
I invite you to reach out today, schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation, and discover how Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can help you achieve a greater sense of self-control, self-respect, and self-empowerment.
Am I the Best Sensorimotor Psychotherapist for You?
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be a profoundly effective approach to healing – but this doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone.
We all come from different backgrounds, carry different emotional wounds, and take different paths towards healing and growth.
As effective as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be, the single most important determinant of effective counseling and therapy is the healing relationship you create with your therapist.
After all, if you don’t feel comfortable and safe with me, you’ll find it nearly impossible to do the work necessary to heal and grow.
So how do you know if I’m the best Sensorimotor Therapist for you?
The only real way to find out is to contact me and schedule a free, 15-minute phone consultation. We’ll talk about what you’re struggling with, what you’ve tried, what’s worked and what hasn’t, what you’re hoping for, and what kind of approach feels most aligned with you … and we’ll see if we feel like a good fit for working together.
What I can tell you is that I draw from multiple evidence-based approaches – particularly EMDR Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, but also CBT, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and other somatic and mindfulness techniques – so our work is responsive to what you need in the moment, while staying focused on your overall goals.
In other words, I’ll tailor the process to you – your pace, your needs, and what helps you feel safe enough to do meaningful work.
Many people who gravitate toward sensorimotor work are exhausted by always trying to “think their way through it,” and are ready for something that helps them actually feel different.
If you feel the same way and are ready to try something different and finally break free from outdated behavioral and relational patterns and reactions that are no longer serving you, I invite you to reach out today and schedule a free, 15-minute initial phone consultation.
I look forward to meeting you, helping you experience true healing on every level – mental, emotional, and physical – and start creating a life you truly love.