Somatic Experiencing® in Pennsylvania

A person sitting before somatic therapy near me. Somatic experiencing therapy can help you heal from trauma and complex PTSD.

For too long, you've felt disconnected—from yourself, your body, and the world around you.

The weight of past experiences sits heavy on your shoulders, manifesting in ways you can't always explain.

Deep down, you know this: the tension, the anxiety, the dissociation and the unexplained physical symptoms—they're all real.

So very real.

We're so glad you've found your way here.

You and your body have carried heavy burdens throughout your life.

Adapting and surviving the very best you could.

Now, it's time to thrive.

What is Somatic Experiencing?

Somatic Experiencing is a body-oriented approach to healing trauma. Developed by Dr. Peter Levine, this method helps release traumatic shock stored in the body, which can cause physical and psychological symptoms.

So, how Can Somatic Experiencing Help?

Somatic Experiencing can address a wide range of issues, many of which are felt in the aftermath of trauma:

  • Chronic anxiety and depression

  • PTSD and complex trauma

  • Unexplained physical symptoms

  • Difficulty regulating emotions

  • Feeling disconnected from your body

  • Chronic pain

  • Difficulty feeling connected to the body

  • Digestive issues

  • Sleep disturbances

  • Relationship difficulties and attachment issues

By working with the body's innate ability to heal, Somatic Experiencing can help you:

  • Develop greater resilience to stress

  • Improve your ability to set healthy boundaries

  • Enhance your capacity for connection and intimacy

  • Reduce symptoms of trauma

  • Increase your sense of safety and well-being

  • Reclaim a sense of aliveness and joy in your body and your life

Somatic Experiencing Therapy Can Help You Heal From PTSD and CPTSD

The Somatic Experiencing Approach:

    • Focuses on bodily sensations and felt experiences

    • Helps you develop greater body awareness

    • Guides you to release stored trauma responses

    • Builds resilience and capacity to handle stress

    • Restores your nervous system's natural desire to regulate

    • Learn to track bodily sensations

    • Explore gentle movements and exercises

    • Develop resources for self-regulation

    • Slowly process traumatic experiences at a pace that feels right for your nervous system

    • Integrate new experiences of safety and coherence

Sarah Herstich provides somatic experiencing therapy near me. She is a somatic therapist who provides therapy for childhood trauma and PTSD treatment.

Meet Reclaim’s Somatic Trauma Therapists!

Sarah Herstich, LCSW

Sarah is and EMDR Therapist and is trained by the Somatic Experiencing Institute. She will be credentialed as a somatic experiencing practitioner any day!

Casey Koch provides somatic therapy near me. Casey is a somatic therapist and treats CPTSD and PTSD in Horsham, PA.

Casey Koch, LCSW

Casey is an EMDR Therapist, a certified trauma therapist. Casey holds a Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification from the Embody Lab.

Ready to Get Started? Here’s How!

step 1

Contact Reclaim Therapy for a free consultation call.

step 2

Meet with Sarah or meet with Casey to begin your Somatic Experiencing Therapy

step 3

Start experience that power that your body holds to support you in moving toward regulation and ease.

Looking for another type of therapy support?

Our team of trauma therapists provide EMDR Therapy, parts work and trauma focused therapy for eating disorders, PTSD, Complex PTSD and body image concerns.