About Somatic Therapy
Your Body Holds the Key to Healing
Healing from trauma isn’t just about understanding your past—it’s about reclaiming your body, your power, and your voice in the present.
Many people approach healing by working only with their thoughts, trying to ‘fix’ themselves with logic and willpower. Or by suppressing and muting their symptoms. But trauma is not a mindset problem—it’s a full-body experience and our symptoms are the messengers we need to guide the healing process. Without addressing how trauma lives in the body, healing remains incomplete.
Somatic therapy invites you to work with your body, rather than against it, so that healing becomes something you don’t just try—but something you embody.
Trauma Lives in the Body
Trauma, like stress, creates real physiological shifts—tightness, breath constriction, digestive issues, chronic fatigue, and even long-term illness. These are not random symptoms. They are your body’s way of communicating what has been suppressed, ignored, or left unresolved.
Most of us have been conditioned to override our bodies—to disconnect, dismiss, and suppress. The result? We get stuck in cycles of survival, repeating patterns that don’t serve us. True healing begins when you learn to listen to your body’s cues, regulate your nervous system, and shift from survival to full presence.
What Trauma Can Feel Like
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Trauma is deeply personal. What overwhelms one person may not affect another the same way. However, common signs of unresolved trauma include:
Emotional overwhelm – sudden waves of fear, sadness, or numbness
Physical discomfort – chronic tension, pain, exhaustion, burnout, respiratory issues, weight fluctuations, gastrointestinal issues, headaches, hormone imbalances,
Mental and cognitive patterns – intrusive thoughts, self-doubt, rumination, or PTSD symptoms
Disconnection – feeling detached from your body, emotions, or sense of self
Trauma healing isn’t only about focusing on eliminating these experiences—it’s about changing your relationship to them so they no longer dictate your life and addressing what caused them at the root.
The Heart of the Work
This isn’t about ‘fixing’ yourself. It’s about reclaiming your power.
Somatic trauma integration helps you:
Feel safe in your own body
Break free from old patterns
Develop emotional resilience
Trust your intuition and voice
Live with confidence, alignment, and purpose
Since 2012, Metta Healing Arts has evolved into a fully integrative practice that blends ancient wisdom with modern body-based healing. This work is always grounded in compassion, consent, and empowerment—so you can take aligned action toward the life you deserve.
Your Journey to Independence
Our work together is not meant to be long-term. While some clients may choose to continue our work, my intention is to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and practices to feel confident in managing your emotions and nervous system on your own.
This is a partnership designed to empower you—helping you develop self-trust, resilience, and the ability to navigate life’s challenges independently. As we work together, you’ll build a strong foundation that allows you to integrate what you’ve learned and embody your healing, even after our sessions have ended.
For some, continuing our work together offers an opportunity for deeper exploration, guidance through ongoing life transitions, or support in focusing on growth-oriented goals. These can include expanding emotional capacity, breaking patterns, strengthening relationships with themselves and others, building confidence, or navigating new challenges as they arise. Whether our time together is short-term or evolves over time, my focus remains on empowering you to create lasting transformation that extends beyond our sessions.
This work is about giving you back to yourself—so that healing doesn’t just happen in session, but in every aspect of your life.
Ready to begin? Let’s talk.
“I came across Julie during a time in my life when I felt hopeless- I tried everything to heal from my past trauma but still felt filled with anxiety every day and felt like I couldn’t move forward with my life. Julie truly changed my life in such a short amount of time! She helped me regulate my nervous system & step out of constant fight or flight mode so that I could be present in my life again and enjoy it again. I went from feeling constantly sick and crippled with anxiety to peaceful, present, happy & aligned. She helped me heal in more ways than I ever thought possible and I’m forever grateful! If you are feeling crippled by anxiety & the trauma of your past and have no idea how to move forward and find the light, I have no doubt that Julie will help you get there. I will never be able to express enough how grateful I am💖 THANK YOU”
“My anxiety has dropped, I’d like to feel it’s thanks to all the tools you’ve given me. I wouldn’t be where I’m at now without all our time together and all your guidance. I love you Julie”