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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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I have something really exciting coming in 2 weeks, so this list of May intentions is all about what I plan to work on and what I plan to teach more about 🩷⁣
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🌸 Listening to my body’s cues⁣
🌸 Letting go and trusting I can put responsibility
The peacekeeper role is exhausting your body and here’s why⁣:
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You say : “I don’t care, you pick” so many times you’ve genuinely lost track of what you actually want.⁣
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Someone’s annoyed with you and it’s n

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