Somatic Therapy

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To create our approach, we trained in-person with:

Our approach gets to the root of the issue which lies in nervous system dysregulation. 

Evidence shows that our somatic approaches are effective both in-person & online. 

Somatic Therapy for
Mind & Body in Distress

Therapy with us involves experiential nervous system education and carefully tailored care.

Clients come to us when they feel: 

  • Anxious, overwhelmed or burned out

  • Disconnected or numb

  • Stuck, trapped or hopeless

  • Irritable or a lack of focus 

  • Racing, looping or incessant thinking

  • Body symptoms like IBS, migraines or back pain

Talk therapies often describe the issue without fixing it or they attempt what can’t be done, e.g., thinking your way out of anxiety. It can often feel like talking in circles without anything changing.

That is because stress, anxiety and pain exist below the mind at the body-level where unprocessed emotion, trauma, and energy have become stuck. 

Your body is literally calling you back into connection + health if you will just listen.

Our 3-Step Approach to Nervous System Regulation

Somatic therapy doesn’t have to be mysterious or “woo-woo”.
We directly treat the nervous system using evidence-based techniques.

In sessions you can expect:

  • Healing begins with a safe and supportive connection. We work at your pace without rushing or pushing.

    (This stage applies relational and person-centered therapies)

  • We build a shared understanding of how your symptoms operate and what keeps them in place today. In the process, we meet your protective parts that guard emotional burdens and unprocessed losses and we map out what needs to happen in order to heal.

    (This stage applies Internal Family Systems & Psychodynamic therapies)

  • Inside every session, we use focused somatic techniques to get to the root of your symptoms. 

    You'll learn how to listen, really listen, to the signals your body is sending. 

    This awareness work allows blocked energy to discharge & restores you to a baseline of restful alertness and natural motivation and energy. This state becomes a home base you can keep coming back to.

    Exercises include: 

    • State awareness training 

    • Down-regulation & up-regulation–through breath, sound, self-touch & movement

    • Restoration of boundaries, voice & healthy aggression

    You can try out some of our somatic tools here. 

    You’ll learn to integrate these tools into work, relationships, exercise and sleep to create a positive upward spiral that supports long-term resilience.

    (This stage applies Somatic Experiencing and Attachment-Focused EMDR Therapies)

This isn’t about "coping better"

It's about upgrading your nervous system to greater capacity & vitality.

After Working With Us:
Your Body Feels Safe & Your Story Updates

We teach every client: Story follows state.

The story that appears true depends on the state of your nervous system. “When you are dysregulated, pessimism and despair prevail. When your body feels good, hope & optimism appear naturally.

By helping your body find safety and connection, your perspective on life shifts and your identity updates. You start getting reflections that “something has changed” and that you are “lighter to be around”. This energy is magnetic and attracts good people.

After working with us, clients often report: 

  • Inner strength & resilience

  • Less anxiety, depression & chronic pain

  • Better sleep & physical wellbeing

  • Feeling lighter, clearer, and less burdened

  • Improved personal and professional relationships

  • Positive life changes that stick and compound

Therapist Spotlight:
Sarah Bibbo, ASW, RYT

I provide Somatic Experiencing Therapy for mind-body healing across California.

Having personally overcome chronic health challenges through somatic therapy, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to the healing process. Clients come to me to navigate the complexities of anxiety, chronic pain, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation through an integrative, somatic-based approach.

My work is shaped by my background as a trauma-informed yoga instructor and creative arts practitioner, and is rooted in evidence-based practices such as:

  • Somatic Experiencing

  • Internal Family Systems

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • mindfulness techniques, and

Together we will map the patterns affecting your mind and body, build practical tools for nervous system regulation, and restore your natural resilience and vitality.

Credentials:

  • MSW, Smith College

  • Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (#126487)

  • Supervised by Steven Bradshaw, LMFT (#136584)

Certifications & Trainings

  • Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Training (ongoing)

  • Certified Trauma Sensitive Yoga Instructor (JRI Trauma Center, Bessel van der Kolk). Teaching Trauma Sensitive Yoga since 2011

  • Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT), Yoga Alliance

Credentials, Training,
& Experience

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Investing in your nervous system is a smart choice.

Your body knows how to heal, it just needs the right support.

Let's get you back on track.