Somatic Movement Therapy
Nurturing Touch & Somatic Movement Therapy Integration
This offering centers somatic movement therapy and nurturing touch as a gentle, body-led approach to healing.
If you are a new participant, this service may be supportive if you are experiencing pelvic pain, pelvic trauma, birth trauma, or if you are not ready for internal pelvic floor work. This visit does not include internal pelvic floor therapy.
Learn more about internal pelvic floor therapy here.
If you are an established client, this service offers supported time to practice your prescribed home movement exercises with your physical therapist.
Somatic Movement Therapy for Safety, Presence, and Reconnection
If you are new to pelvic physical therapy, this visit introduces somatic movement exercises that emphasize safety, curiosity, and embodiment. Using trauma-sensitive somatic approaches, we focus on sourcing groundedness, presence, and internal support.
You have the opportunity to:
Ease into movement without receiving a diagnosis
Build a trusting relationship with your physical therapist
Explore somatic repositioning and gentle nervous system regulation
Learn to listen to your body’s signals with compassion
This is a slow, relational entry point into pelvic health and somatic care.
Somatic Exercise Support for Established Clients
Are you an established client feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or struggling to stay consistent with your home exercise program?
If you already have a prescribed home practice (typically 2–3 exercises), this one-hour somatic movement therapy visit may support you in returning to your practice with clarity and ease.
Sessions often begin with:
Guided imagery
Breathwork or meditation
Nervous system settling
And may include hands-on guidance as you practice your prescribed physical therapy exercises.
This is a wellness visit, not a diagnostic session.
Virtual option available.
Learn More About Somatic Movement Therapy
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Somatic Approaches to Exercise & Touch May Include
Somatosensory and vestibular integration through embodied, compassionate touch with a skilled practitioner
Connecting with your nervous system, organs, fluid body, connective tissue, and endocrine system
Sourcing movement with more ease, pleasure, and internal trust
Individualized breathing practices and dynamic posture-based movement
This work is also for you if you want your spine and pelvis to feel freer, and your hips and shoulders to feel both strong and responsive.
A Note on Emotional Responses & Nervous System Shifts
You may experience unexpected emotions, physical discomfort, or moments of nervous system “dysregulation” when moving slowly while being witnessed and supported.
Nothing is wrong with you if this occurs.
Your tissues can hold unprocessed experiences when sensations were once overwhelming. These adaptations are protective. Somatic movement therapy allows space for this material to surface gradually, with care.
This service may be profoundly supportive as an adjunct to your work with your trusted psychotherapist.
Collective Context & Additional Support
Our bodies exist within social, historical, and political contexts. Many of us carry the weight of systemic oppression and witnessed or lived violence. These experiences are often stored in the body until we slow down enough to tend to them.
Because of this, participants who also have an established relationship with a trusted mental health provider may feel more supported as stress, fear, or pain emerges. Helpful directories may include:
Somatic healing is not meant to happen in isolation. Our bodies carry the effects of communal harm, and healing can deepen and transform when it happens in relationship and community.
Fees & Provider
Fee:
60 min $180— in person or virtual (guided self-touch is invited)
30 min $90 — in person or virtual
Provider:
Held by Dr. Maryssa, PT, DPT
Body-Mind Centering® Student
