Trauma-informed bodywork for PTSD and complex PTSD.
Trauma is stored in fascia, in autonomic tone, and in the patterns of how the body holds itself when it expects threat. Talk therapy reaches the meaning; body-based work reaches the storage. This practice operates on the storage layer — carefully, slowly, in full collaboration with whatever clinical care you're already in.
What This Work Is — And Isn't
This is not a substitute for trauma-focused psychotherapy. It is a complement. Somatic bodywork and Reiki give the nervous system a safe, embodied container in which to discharge what's been held. Clients in EMDR, IFS, or trauma-focused CBT often report that integration deepens once body-based work is added.
Pacing & Consent
Sessions are titrated. The practice is trauma-informed throughout — pace, contact, depth, and verbal engagement are negotiated up front and adjustable in the moment. You retain authority over your own body and session at all times.
Which Protocol Fits
Most clients with a trauma history start with somatic therapy alone for the first few sessions, then layer in fascia and Reiki once the nervous system has established a relationship with the practitioner. The Spiral Prana Hardware Reset is available once that baseline trust is in place.
- Is this safe if I have a PTSD or C-PTSD diagnosis?
- Yes — the practice is trauma-informed throughout. Pace, contact, and depth are titrated to what your nervous system can integrate in a given session. You stay in control of the floor at all times.
- Does this replace therapy?
- No. Somatic bodywork is a complement to talk-based and clinical care, not a substitute. Many clients find that adding body-based work moves what was stuck in cognitive-only work.
- Do I have to disclose my trauma history?
- Only what you choose to share. The body remembers without needing a narrative — sessions can do significant work without you recounting events.
Serving Cape Cod & the Islands
Outcall and by-appointment sessions across Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket.
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Ready to reset the system?
Call (508) 864-5400, email somaticresonanceinstitute@gmail.com, or initiate the clearance protocol below.