Mental Health affects your life more than you think. From your routine to relationships, from career to corpse, mental health shows up in different aspects of life through physical traits. If you feel numb inside, you don’t wanna go out and you cry silently, it’s your sign to ask for help. Somatic Psychotherapy helps you deal with your trauma.
At Bridges Mind and Body Psychotherapy, we identify the root cause of your trauma and then perform Psychotherapeutic exercises to help you get the control of your life back into your hands! If you’re looking out for the best psychotherapist in California, talk to us, we’ll help you feel better!
Somatic Psychotherapy is a form of nervous system regulation therapy which deals with body based trauma. In reality, the body remembers trauma on a cellular level. With Somatic Therapy, you discover the root of your trauma through body-based exercises.
Understanding trauma responses, sensations, breath, and shutdown patterns. Then, through actively working on these patterns, you heal. This is called Somatic Psychotherapy.
Trauma is the root cause of how you shape yourself. If not treated right, it can convert into Bipolar Disorder, High-Functioning Depression, OCD, PTSD, etc. Here’s an overlook of what unhealed trauma can become:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition where you’d feel uneasy, under chronic stress, and very scared due to a traumatic event. Most common in War veterans, sexual assault victims, and abusive parenthood, PTSD feels like being in a migraine all the time. Therapy for PTSD is not an easy step, but it’s the only thing that can help you get back.
Formerly known as Manic Depression or Hypermania, it is a mental condition which messes with your brain with cyclical mood swings, activity levels, and you may feel difficulty in concentration.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is a mental condition which comes with uncontrollable thoughts, overthinking, and obsessive repetitive behaviours. The most common example is to be obsessively hygienic.
This is a form of depression which goes unnoticed 99% of the time. It’s silent, you feel numb emotionally, and it's exhausting.
Emotional expression is more than just talking about it. Our mind expresses more through body. This is exactly what Somatic Psychotherapy taps into. Here’s exactly what somatic trauma therapy taps into:
Breathing is the fastest bridge between the mind and the nervous system. Through guided breathing practices, we gently slow down stress responses, release stored tension, and bring the body back into safety. Breathwork supports emotional regulation, grounding, and awareness without needing words or analysis.
The body holds emotions long after the mind moves on. Movement and dance allow suppressed feelings to surface naturally through rhythm, flow, and expression. By engaging the body in intentional motion, we support emotional release, restore vitality, and rebuild a sense of freedom and connection.
Trauma often lives in the body as tightness, numbness, or discomfort. Through safe, consent-based awareness of touch and physical sensations, we help the nervous system discharge stored stress. This process encourages relaxation, presence, and a deeper sense of safety within the body.
Hakomi is a mindful, body-centered approach that gently uncovers unconscious beliefs stored in the body. Using present-moment awareness and somatic cues, it helps reveal emotional patterns with compassion and curiosity. The process supports deep self-understanding, emotional integration, and lasting inner change.
At Bridges Mind and Body Psychotherapy, your healing journey isn’t about just moving on from a traumatic experience or getting better at expression, but also to successfully getting back to your normal self, the one that self regulates, lives the best of its life, here’s a depiction of what life looks likes before and after healing!
Josh is a warm, gentle, and compassionate therapist who’s helped me explore my own patterns with curiosity, break through areas that I’ve gotten stuck, and heal longstanding psychological wounds to be a more integrated, aligned and confident person.
Josh is a dedicated and skilled clinician. He is extremely versatile in his treatment and skills and will help you address your concerns and move you towards personal growth. He has both empathy and experience which sets him apart from others.
Joshua is a kind and compassionate clinician who so easily connects with his clients. His fervor and passion for mind-body work and family systems is unique in the field. Joshua helps clients learn tools, but also discover a deeper layer of themselves.
At Bridges Mind and Body Psychotherapy, we help you with body-mind connection with care, compassion, and creative expression. Book your session now!
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