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Insight into patterns of behavior, rapid-access to self care tips, and the answer to all your therapy-related questions.
Insight into patterns of behavior, rapid-access to self care tips, and the answer to all your therapy-related questions.
Infant-care research is reshaping therapy, encouraging warmth, presence, and deeper attuned connection.
Ever wonder what your therapist is thinking about? Read-up on the musings of mental-health professionals.
Clinical Director Avi Klein spoke with therapist Michael Lowney at our Manhattan office about his AEDP work.
Creating distance from our parts helps us gain perspective and relate to them without feeling overwhelmed.
Many women face body struggles shaped by hormones, culture, and family beliefs. Somatic therapy supports healing.
In this post, we’ll explore how chronically repressing our anger impacts our body and offer a guide to sitting with anger.
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.
How emotions and body sensations reveal what’s happening beneath the surface.
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.
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) offers a profound approach to navigating the aftermath of dishonesty.
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?
Rresearch about the nervous system that helps make sense of living experience within bodies, environment, and in relationships.
The form medical trauma takes is as diverse as the experiences of the people who endure it.
If both individuals in a couple lean toward an avoidant attachment style, a therapist can help draw out the feelings gently over time.
Trauma-informed therapy aims to avoid re-traumatization over the course of treatment by emphasizing a person-specific approach.
Identify what is getting in the way, move past blockages and help you access your true emotions, needs and desires.
Therapy isn’t just about coping, but learning to thrive through positive emotions.
Make space for ancestral grief, gifts and burdens, and honor the inherent worth they convey upon ourselves and lineages.
You might feel lonely, but you’re not alone! Take a closer look at common mental-health issues and their underlying reasons.
Somatic therapy in NYC can help you heal your relationship with your body and live more intuitively.
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.
Healing starts with self-validation, and approaches like somatic therapy help the mind and body recover.
Understanding victim consciousness isn’t about self-blame; it’s about self-awareness.
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.
By addressing physical aspects of emotional experiences, somatic therapy helps to achieve genuine emotional healing and growth.
Emotions serve as valuable indicators of our inner state, revealing deeper truths about ourselves.
Through somatic therapy, we can learn to harness the power of frustration, facilitating neuroplasticity and personal transformation.
There has been a wave of mainstream acknowledgement that trauma is stored in the body, this is the second wave: moving it out.
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.
Somatic therapy improves awareness of defense mechanisms and helps process the feelings these defenses are covering up.
By delving into the sensations and bodily experiences associated with anxiety, somatic therapy offers a pathway to calmness and relief.
Somatic therapy offers strategies to help couples become unstuck and reconnect with each other.
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.
Somatic tools to navigate intense emotions, even when it feels scary.
The success of this relationship relies on understanding the emotions that underlie a partner’s response to stress.
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.
Self-protective responses to shame can be a source of misunderstanding and lead to ruptures in relationships.
Ambivalent about therapy? It may signal deeper growth—or that you’ve outgrown your therapist.
Feeling unsure about therapy? It can open transformative work or show it’s time to move on.
Befriending your emotions impacts your experiences and your ability to work with your emotions rather than feeling controlled by them.
Soften how frightening the symptoms of a panic attack are by making the situation feel a bit more controlled.
At Downtown Somatic Therapy, we recognize the body’s innate ability to heal. Tracking sensations in your body allows you to access your feelings more deeply, ultimately allowing you to set aside your old stories for a new experience.