Somatic therapy operates off the idea that what happens to you in your life is stored not only in your mind but also in your body. By focusing on both the physical sensations in your body and the discussion of your problems, it is a comprehensive approach to therapy. Somatic therapy techniques include:

• Developing more awareness of your body and its sensations
• Calling upon emotional resources
• Grounding
• Learning tools to calm oneself
• Alternating focus between something stressful and something not stressful to help release tension
• Replaying past situations with new physical tools
• Emotional release
• Strengthening boundaries