Identify what is getting in the way, move past blockages and help you access your true emotions, needs and desires.

How emotions and body sensations reveal what’s happening beneath the surface.

Make space for ancestral grief, gifts and burdens, and honor the inherent worth they convey upon ourselves and lineages.

If both individuals in a couple lean toward an avoidant attachment style, a therapist can help draw out the feelings gently over time.

By acknowledging, and sitting with, how depression makes us feel in our bodies, we can begin to overcome the feelings of “overwhelm” that depression can engender.

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) offers a profound approach to navigating the aftermath of dishonesty.

Our clinicians find meaning and purpose in incorporating the body into the therapeutic experience. This approach is healing and experiential — it distinguishes itself from other forms of therapy.

Infant-care research is reshaping therapy, encouraging warmth, presence, and deeper attuned connection.

Learn how EFT and PACT help couples reconnect through attachment theory and neuroscience.

Transform fear of commitment into secure, authentic connection with AEDP therapy.

Exploring how ADHD shapes attachment, emotional bonds, and self-care through EMDR.

EMDR, paired with somatic therapy, supports emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and greater connection to the body.

A holistic, compassionate approach to strengthening relationships, well-suited to queer couples who may face unique challenges.

Internal Family Systems therapy offers a transformative approach to healing for queer clients dealing with guilt and shame.

Somatic therapy isn’t just about addressing pain; it’s also about embracing joy and pleasure in life.

How AEDP helps men safely explore emotions, build resilience, and deepen relationships.

Internal Family Systems is more than addressing emotional wounds; it’s about fostering a deep sense of connection and wholeness.

Somatic therapy must include hormones—we can’t separate body, mind, and biology.

What are the different kinds of somatic therapies and what are the key differences?

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

You may be experiencing conflict between your thinking brain and your feeling and sensing mammalian self.

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) encourages a genuine connection between therapist and client.

Understanding Piaget and Erikson's ages and stages of development provides a valuable framework for somatic therapists.

Rushing Woman's Syndrome is a reality for many navigating the fast-paced rhythm of New York City. What’s behind the rushing?

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Understanding victim consciousness isn’t about self-blame; it’s about self-awareness.

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

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

Somatic tools to navigate intense emotions, even when it feels scary.

Healing starts with self-validation, and approaches like somatic therapy help the mind and body recover.

IFS paves a new way forward—one where curiosity, compassion, and partnership guide them back to each other.

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

Depression is one of the most common mental challenges today. Thankfully we know the signs to look out for and how to treat it.

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

Understanding the impact of emotionally unavailable attachment figures on adult attachment patterns is a crucial aspect of the therapeutic process.

Somatic therapy harnesses our innate capacity for healing by creating space for your body to process pre-verbal complex trauma.

For queer identifying people, dating often comes with complexities that can feel isolating, exhausting and disembodying.

What is the role of anger in an emotionally healthy person and how can somatic therapy help someone develop a positive relationship with anger?

Many men displaying anger or engaging in escapist or risky behaviors might be unaware they are symptoms of underlying depression.

We define anxiety by what happens in the body and we measure the severity of that anxiety by how it manifests physically.

The success of this relationship relies on understanding the emotions that underlie a partner’s response to stress.