Somatic Work 

Somatic Work refers to work that targets discomfort, pain, sensation, or stuckness in the body.  This might include things like a feeling of general tension, tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, or a feeling of being frozen. 

 

Using specialized techniques, we can target somatic sensations with EMDR or other modalities to release stuckness in the nervous system or the body and to allow the nervous system to return to a calm, regulated state. 

 

Somatic techniques also allow us to target things like chronic pain, neurogenic seizures, or other disorders that have a physical and a mental component.

 

There are many types of somatic work, including things that are purely physical, like yoga or TRE (trauma releasing exercises), or treatments that have a mental and physical component, like EMDR.  Our clinicians have training in somatic and attachment focused EMDR, and we incorporate somatic techniques into trauma therapy.  We also have a referral network for other somatic professionals in Athens and are happy to discuss if one of these might be helpful to you.