Somatic Therapy & Integration for Trauma Healing

Integrating body, mind, and parts work to support deep trauma resolution and nervous system regulation.

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What is Somatic Therapy?

Somatic therapy is a trauma-informed approach that recognizes the body as a key repository of experience and memory.

Trauma often gets “stuck” in the nervous system, creating patterns of tension, hypervigilance, or emotional reactivity.

Through somatic awareness, movement, breath, and mindfulness, therapy can release these patterns, helping the body and mind reconnect and restore balance.

In my practice, somatic therapy goes beyond talk therapy — it helps you feel safe in your own body, access internal resources, and integrate experiences that were previously overwhelming or inaccessible.

Somatic trauma therapy integrating body awareness, EMDR, and parts work with Rachel Pires

Integration of Somatic Work with EMDR & Parts Work

I blend somatic therapy with EMDR and ego state / parts work for a comprehensive, integrative healing approach:

  • EMDR: Reprocesses traumatic memories and regulates the nervous system.

  • Somatic Awareness: Helps you feel grounded, present, and safe in your body.

  • Parts Work / Ego States: Identifies protective parts, releases trauma, and restores internal cohesion.

Together, these approaches create a holistic pathway that addresses trauma cognitively, emotionally, and physically — supporting lasting integration and healing.

Benefits of Somatic Integration

Through this integrative approach, clients often experience:

  • Reduced anxiety, hypervigilance, and PTSD symptoms

  • Improved nervous system regulation and emotional balance

  • Greater embodiment, presence, and self-awareness

  • Healing of early attachment wounds

  • Restoration of internal cohesion and integration of inner parts

  • Long-term trauma recovery and emotional resilience

Rachel Pires, LCSW, trauma therapist specializing in somatic integration and EMDR therapy.

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I guide clients through a trauma-attuned, somatic, and integrative approach, blending EMDR, parts work, and mindful embodiment practices.

Sessions may include:

I also layer these somatic and integration practices into my coaching and certification programs for therapists, helping clinicians embody the same trauma-attuned, somatic-informed approaches they learn to bring to their clients.

Each session is designed to help you feel safe, present, and whole in your own body.

Somatic therapy supporting nervous system regulation and trauma healing

Who Can Benefit

  • Individuals with complex trauma or PTSD

  • People seeking deeper connection to their body and emotions

  • Those interested in integrating somatic awareness with EMDR

  • Anyone ready to engage in a mind-body-spirit approach to healing

Integrative somatic therapy with parts work and EMDR to restore wholeness.

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