Somatic Relationship Therapy & Coaching for BIPOC, QTBIPOC, & Interracial Relationships
Somatic Relationship Therapy is a holistic, body-oriented therapeutic approach to healing relational and communication issues in romantic relationships. This approach is grounded in the understanding that our past and ongoing trauma (including colonial and structural violence) and relational experiences live within our bodies and show up in the ways we relate to each other. Somatic Relationship Therapy moves away from focusing on traditional talk therapy and intellectual understanding by inviting awareness of the body and all of its wisdom to transform relational patterns. This trauma-informed approach uses mindful awareness (slowing down and noticing what’s happening in your bodies while interacting with each other) and body-oriented practices to support healing and transforming the ways you connect and relate to each other. The work within these sessions is paced to each partner’s nervous system. While Somatic Relationship Therapy can be done as a standalone therapy, relational work can be enhanced by each partner being in their own individual therapy. Having your own therapeutic space to further process new material emerging as you work on being with your partner in a more embodied way can support deepening the relational work.
Somatic Relationship Therapy sessions are offered as 90 minutes.
How do we know if Somatic Relationship Therapy is right for us? Somatic relationship therapy may be right for your relationship if:
1. You all have done talk therapy together but are still experiencing communication difficulties
2. You and/or your partner(s) have experienced trauma and/or developmental woundings early in life
3. You all are experiencing difficulty managing emotional states or staying grounded and present when interacting with each other
4. You all desire and are committed to learning how to move with each other in non-violent ways
5. You all are seeking a holistic and embodied way to be in relationship with each other
Somatic Relationship Coaching integrates the holistic, body-oriented trauma-informed approach described above into a coaching approach for relationships. These services are offered to relationships that already incorporate somatic awareness and practices in their relational lives and are seeking to deepen their intimacy and connection with each other.
Somatic Relationship Coaching services are offered as 2 hour sessions that can be booked weekly, biweekly, or monthly. These services include a 20 minute complimentary discovery call with all partners to talk about the needs and goals you all have for this work and a 90 minute initial session.