Somatic Therapy helps you to connect with your body to process stress, trauma, and emotional overwhelm, so you can lovingly hold space for yourself, heal your nervous system, and feel more regulated.
Somatic Therapy in Victoria, BC
When talk therapy isn’t enough, your body might be holding the rest of the story.
Somatic therapy might be for you if:
You feel STUCK - you know what needs to change, but struggle to break old patterns.
You’ve tried talk therapy before, but hit a wall in your growth.
Your mind loops on the same worries, leaving you restless and unable to find resolution.
You lie awake at night, trapped in worry spirals that steal your sleep.
You’re stuck in a cycle of burnout — knowing you need to slow down, but still pushing yourself to take on more.
Somatic therapy helps you tune into the wisdom of your body, because lasting transformation doesn’t only happen by changing your thoughts. It happens through deep connection to and awareness of your nervous system, your breath, your posture, your patterns.
If you feel stuck in anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, or like traditional therapy isn’t quite landing, somatic therapy can help. This approach gently bridges the mind-body connection so you can create a life filled with clarity, confidence, and deep self-trust.
What is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is a body-oriented approach to mental health that integrates talk therapy with body awareness, breathwork, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems.
Rather than focusing only on what you think or say, somatic therapy helps you notice how emotions live in different parts of your body - and how you can begin to release what’s stuck, also known as unburdening.
This can be especially helpful if you've experienced:
Chronic stress or burnout
Anxiety or panic attacks
PTSD or developmental trauma
Dissociation or emotional numbness
Feeling stuck or "frozen" in patterns you can't think your way out of
The body remembers…
But it can also heal.
Somatic therapy can help you to:
Recognize physical signs of stress and emotional holding so you can break the burnout cycle
Use tools like breath, grounding, and gentle movement to regulate your nervous system so you can feel more calm and resilient
Build awareness and trust in your body’s signals and wisdom, leaving you feeling more grounded.
Release long-held tension and cultivate a sense of self trust
"When we learn to love all our parts, we can learn to love all people - and that will contribute to healing the world.”
- Dr. Richard Schwartz
Meet your therapist
Mandy is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) and somatic art therapist who supports individuals to increase self worth, confidence, and daily balance by nourishing their mind-body connection and helping them to gain understanding of their inner world.
Areas of specialty:
Stress & work/life balance
Emotional regulation
Self-esteem & confidence
Somatic Therapy in Victoria BC for Anxiety, Trauma, and Emotional Regulation
Feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed? Your body might be holding more than you think. Somatic therapy helps you process, regulate, and restore.
Book a free discovery call to explore if somatic therapy is right for you.