Somatic & Body-Based Therapy for Anxiety
115 vetted providers offer somatic therapy for anxiety. They are sorted by city below, and every other option is one click away.
Some anxiety shows up mostly in the body: a pounding heart, tight muscles, panic that talking does not touch. Somatic therapy is built for that kind of anxiety, and it draws on what we know about the nervous system.
Somatic therapy works on anxiety through the body and nervous system as well as the mind. You learn to notice physical sensations, use your breath and move with care, so held tension can let go and your system can settle.
Somatic and body-based therapies are Progressive care, given by trained therapists. They can help when talk therapy has not reached the physical side of anxiety. You can compare them here with every other option.
More anxiety treatments to compare: Ketamine Therapy · TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) · EMDR Therapy · Neurofeedback, or the full list for anxiety.
Somatic therapy in Jacksonville, FL
12 listed for this city.
- Sacred Spaces Counseling
- ITS Holistic Therapy
- EVOLVE THERAPY LLC
- Mindful Expressions Therapy, Inc
- Mindful Soul Counseling LLC
- Linda Gurt Therapy and Counseling
- Empowered Sol Wellness Center, LLC
- Leslie Casler LCSW
- Calm Mind Center LLC
- Serene Mind Counseling + Evaluations
- Florida Healthy Minds, Inc - Polly Charette, LCSW
- Headed to Healing LLC
Somatic therapy in Atlanta, GA
6 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in Orlando, FL
4 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in Los Angeles, CA
4 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in New York, NY
4 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in Savannah, GA
3 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in Winter Park, FL
3 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in Seattle, WA
3 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in San Francisco, CA
3 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in Denver, CO
3 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy in Decatur, GA
3 listed for this city.
Somatic therapy for anxiety: questions people ask
How can somatic therapy ease anxiety?
It works with the body signs of anxiety, like a racing heart, tight muscles and panic. Talk alone often misses these. The approach rests on research into how the nervous system handles stress.
What happens in a session?
Your therapist guides you to notice sensations in your body, to work with your breath and sometimes to move gently. There is less retelling of events and more attention to what your body is doing right now.
Is there research behind it?
Some, and it is growing. Somatic Experiencing and similar methods have been studied most for trauma, mostly in small studies. Many are offered by licensed clinicians.
Will I have to relive painful memories?
No. A good somatic therapist moves slowly and puts your safety first. The goal is to keep you from feeling overwhelmed.
Want to weigh more choices? See every anxiety option in the US, from traditional to alternative to progressive care, or search the full Live Well Map directory.