Why living in New York City can be triggering for trauma survivors

There are unique challenges when it comes to living in New York City while managing symptoms of PTSD — but therapy can help.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJuly 7, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapysomatic therapy, Sarah Shuster, ptsd, new york city, nyc

How to Create Healthy Boundaries in Romantic Relationships

All relationships have boundaries. Whether we realize it or not, our actions, words and behaviors implicitly tell people what we do and do not want or will allow.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJuly 6, 2026Christine Menna, Tina Tacorian

What is Emotional Perfectionism?

Discussing individual’s need to regulate and control their emotions to avoid feelings of shame, guilt, or disappointment.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJuly 1, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapyemotional health, emotionally focused therapy

Does Perfectionism Make You a Better Artist?

Do you struggle to manage perfectionism and your ‘inner critic’ in the creative process? Learn how to identify and manage anxiety related to self-expression and art.

Understand Your IssuesMelanie BerkowitzJune 30, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapynew york city, nyc, perfectionism, Melanie Berkowitz

What to do with an anxious attachment style

Those of us with anxious attachment style need to take extra care to watch out for ways we may be self-sabotaging our romantic relationships.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 30, 2026Downtown Somatic TherapyAlessandra Mikic, attachment theory, anxious attachment

Venting or Processing? How to Tell the Difference

By addressing physical aspects of emotional experiences, somatic therapy helps to achieve genuine emotional healing and growth.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 21, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapyemotions, emotional health, Emotional Regulation

How Can Somatic Therapy Help Your Relationship?

Somatic therapy offers strategies to help couples become unstuck and reconnect with each other.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 16, 2026Downtown Somatic TherapySomatic therapy, couples therapy, relationships

Three Simple Strategies To Deal With Intense Emotions

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by your emotions? At Downtown Somatic Therapy, we believe in the healing power of emotion, but emotions can feel dangerous for some people.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 15, 2026Downtown Somatic TherapyAvi Klein, Melanie Berkowitz, Christine Menna

Can You Trust Your Emotions?

Emotions serve as valuable indicators of our inner state, revealing deeper truths about ourselves.

Understand Your IssuesStefan Allen-HickeyJune 12, 2026Downtown Somatic TherapyEmotional Regulation, emotional health

I Know My Attachment Style, Now What?

There has been a wave of mainstream acknowledgement that trauma is stored in the body, this is the second wave: moving it out.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 12, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapyattachment theory, anxious attachment, avoidant attachment

How Shame Affects Relationships

When we feel shame we may withdraw from others, avoid intimacy, or become defensive or angry.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 10, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapytherapy, somatic therapy, shame, relationships, couples therapy, Tina Tacorian

How to Use Somatic Therapy to Work with Feelings of Frustration

Somatic therapy treats frustration as a nervous system signal, not a bad mood. Learn body-based techniques to release tension and work with anger.

Understand Your IssuesLily Meyersohn, LMSWJune 10, 2026frustration, neuroplasticity

Can Somatic Therapy Help with Sexual Issues?

Due to its mindful, body-centered approach, somatic therapy can be an effective way to address and resolve a host of issues related to sex.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 9, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapycouples therapy, relationships, sexual issues, sex therapy

What Should I Do if I Have a Panic Attack?

Soften how frightening the symptoms of a panic attack are by making the situation feel a bit more controlled.

Understand Your IssuesStefan Allen-HickeyJune 8, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapypanic attacks, stefan allen-hickey, anxiety, meditation

Are Emotions Contagious?

Understanding how easily emotions spread and impact us can be essential for deepening your somatic therapy work.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 8, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapyemotional health, Emotional Regulation

Relieving Insomnia: How Somatic Therapy Helps Relieve Anxiety and Restore Sleep

By delving into the sensations and bodily experiences associated with anxiety, somatic therapy offers a pathway to calmness and relief.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 8, 2026Downtown Somatic TherapySomatic therapy, anxiety, insomnia, sleep

How Somatic Therapy Can Help Ease Defense Mechanisms

Somatic therapy improves awareness of defense mechanisms and helps process the feelings these defenses are covering up.

Understand Your IssuesStefan Allen-HickeyJune 4, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapydefense mechanisms, somatic therapy

Experiential Therapy for ADHD: Working with Shame

Therapist and client work with curiosity about the ways ADHD impacts our emotional bonds.

Understand Your IssuesAustin DalgleishJune 3, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapyadhd, neurodivergence, shame, somatic experiencing

3 Ways to Stop Avoiding Conflict in Relationships

Fading into the background while others engage in animated debates? Often feeling like too many things in your relationship are left unsaid? You may be conflict avoidant.

Understand Your IssuesAvi KleinJune 2, 2026Downtown Somatic Therapyconflict, conflict avoidance

Why Getting in Touch With Anger Is So Important for Women

Women are socialized to stifle and suppress their anger, which is why connecting with it and giving it a voice can be such an empowering experience.

Understand Your IssuesTina TacorianJune 2, 2026Melanie Berkowitz, Tina Tacorian

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