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Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
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Depression & Burn Out Therapy
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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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Building self-trust isn’t about one big breakthrough over night! it’s about small, consistent choices that show your nervous system: “I’ve got me.”⁣
✨ Pausing to check in before saying yes⁣
✨ Validating your emotions and
So excited to start offering therapy intensives this summer. I’ve seen firsthand how powerful intensives can be! ⁣
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Sometimes you need more than 50 minutes -  especially when you’re ready to stop looping the same patterns, get to the roo Healing your attachment style isn’t just about finding the right partner and communicating perfectly - it’s about learning how to feel, name, and express your emotions in real time. ⁣It’s about learning what attachment wounds get tr ✨ June Intentions ✨⁣
Not big goals or resolutions, but energy for the month! ⁣
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🌿 Pause before fixing⁣
🌿 Rest without guilt⁣
🌿 Let go of the grip on constant productivity⁣
🌿 Reconnect with what actually feels good - in your body, emotions, mind
Mental health isn’t another to-do list. And healing it shouldn’t be another project.⁣
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If you’ve ever felt like you’re “not doing enough” in your healing… pause and ask:⁣
- What am I trying to prove?⁣
- Who Not all trauma looks loud. Sometimes it looks like smiling when you’re deeply uncomfortable. Or feeling anxious when things are finally calm. Or over-explaining yourself just to feel safe in a conversation.⁣
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If you’ve ever thought:⁣
&ld C-PTSD isn’t “just trauma.”⁣
It’s what happens when you’ve had to stay in survival mode for too long. When you’ve felt unsafe, unseen, or on edge in your own body or relationships — not because of one event, Always more peaceful on top of a mountain!⁣
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A reminder that even if you can’t get there - you can close your eyes and visualize this space - noticing the colors, the sights, the sounds, the textures, the smells, etc. For a moment you can let We spend so much time trying to be liked—filtering ourselves, overexplaining, people-pleasing—but what about being someone you actually like?
Someone you trust.
Someone you respect.

Because no amount of external validation can replace th

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