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What Does “Somatic” Actually Mean And How Are Somatic Approaches Used In Therapy?
Trauma Therapy, Somatic Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 6/3/25 Trauma Therapy, Somatic Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 6/3/25

What Does “Somatic” Actually Mean And How Are Somatic Approaches Used In Therapy?

What does “somatic” actually mean - and how does it help in therapy? In this blog, I break down the real meaning of somatic work, how it supports trauma healing, and why I use it with clients who feel stuck in survival mode.

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Ahhhh I’m so excited Put It Down is finally here 💕⁣
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If you keep calling it empathy but your nervous system calls it survival…⁣
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It’s because a lot of us were never taught how to not carry everything.⁣
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So we became:⁣
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Mental health isn’t just therapy once a week.⁣
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For me, it’s also movement, acupuncture, nourishing meals, mindfulness, slowing down, supportive relationships, therapy, nervous system care, and learning when to put my phone away. ⁣
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Your nervous system learned to carry weight that was never yours to hold!⁣
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Here are 5 ways I know you’re carrying and absorbing what’s not yours to hold.⁣
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🌸When you can immediately feel the shift in someone’s tone and your body

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