Somatic therapy - we
specialize in helping adults overcome anxiety and depression through transformative
exercises during sessions
Mindfulness and Somatic Therapy for
Anxiety and Depression
Do you too often feel overwhelmed by a seemingly endless torrent of obligations and stress in your life? Are you tired of feeling chronically rushed, tense, and fatigued? Or maybe high levels of anxiety and work pressure are causing you to feel irritable or impatient with people?
The extreme pressure you experience is unsustainable, and it’s keeping you from feeling the essential joys of life that come from secure personal relationships and meaningful leisure activities. Through mindfulness and somatic psychotherapy for anxiety and depression, we’ll implement evidence-based techniques needed to resolve your symptoms and build healthy coping skills.
Effective therapy will help you feel more relaxed, focused, and emotionally available to fully connect with key people in your life.
“The unconscious mind is not only a storehouse of deep-seated fears and painful life experiences. It’s also a source of intuitive wisdom and fundamental inner truths that have conglomerated in you through many years of valuable life experiences.”
-Tim Holtzman
A Therapist You Feel Comfortable With is Key
Winding River therapists ensure clients feel carefully attended to, and feel fully comfortable speaking up at any time about needs that arise. Our team is warm, gentle, and highly collaborative. We make it a priority to regularly check-in with you about how certain segments of sessions affect you, and whether you find specific techniques helpful or not.
Our staff prioritizes lifelong training, and stays up-to-date on new research in neuroscience and psychology, so that we are best equipped to lead clients towards meaningful personal growth and emotional well-being.
“When you’re able to be fully present, your heart opens because your mind isn’t in the way.”
-Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Mindfulness and Somatic Counseling Session for Anxiety and Depression - What to Expect
As the client, you always get to choose how much of a session you want to do in mindfulness, and how much you want to do via regular talking. You’ll also be the one to decide what topics we focus on each session.
To start, precise guidance and instruction will be provided to help you establish a deep state of present awareness. Then, you’ll be gently directed to explore the most important themes and topics you bring to therapy while maintaining a clear and calm state of mind. The speed and emotional intensity of our sessions will be tailored to meet your specific needs and requests.
Our therapists utilize some of the most innovative psychological techniques available - Hakomi Mindful Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). And for those of you who prefer a more direct and evocative technique geared towards past trauma, we will use EMDR therapy as well.
For more info, read on here: further explanation of mindfulness and somatic psychotherapy.
Free Phone Consultation
Berkeley Somatic Therapists (online): It’s important for you to choose a therapist with whom you feel comfortable talking with, so we invite you to book a free, 20-minute phone consultation here. Or, contact us directly to schedule a time or to ask questions: admin@windingriverpsychotherapyservices.com/ (510) 761-9818.