SOMATIC EXPERIENCING®  |  SOMATIC THERAPY

I'm currently filling spaces as they become available from my waitlist. If you are interested in doing some work together and your needs are not immediately urgent, please get in touch to be added to my list. 
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Somatic Therapy is an umbrella term for therapeutic support that places our body and our moment-to-moment experience at the heart of the healing process. What 'somatic therapy' looks like varies widely depending on the modality and the therapist’s own training, particular approach, and unique style.

 

My work is grounded in Somatic Experiencing®. SE is a gentle, trauma-informed modality that can help release stuck patterns, integrate overwhelm (past or present), and build nervous system resilience.

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At first glance, an SE session might look like coaching or counselling with two people sitting together and talking, but the work begins with a different kind of listening, one that turns inward.

In our sessions, we bring attention to your physical sensations, body states, emotions, images, and movements or gestures that want to happen, allowing your system to gently reveal what wants to be seen. My job is to support you in noticing what your body is feeling, expressing, or holding back. Through careful listening, gentle direction, observation, and reflective feedback, I track what's unfolding in the moment. Together, we build on your own unique internal and external resources to help your nervous system settle, strengthen, and find its own direction. Along the way, we may explore movement, guided relaxation, creative practices, or co-regulating touchwork as needed.​

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This kind of work is collaborative and client-led. You set the pace and focus. We follow what’s present and meaningful for you, working within your intentions and the natural unfolding of the process.

I have completed the full three year Somatic Experiencing® training program (body based trauma resolution) and I am a certified SEP. I am also a Co-Regulating Touchwork Practitioner.All of my work is shaped by trauma informed practice and is strongly influenced by an embodied form of NonViolent Communication, 20+ years as a Yoga Therapist/Yoga Teacher/Yoga Teacher Trainer, and my own personal ongoing apprenticeship to the wisdom of the body as a source of information, meaning, and healing. 

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Curious?
I offer in person sessions in Wellington or online.
$145 per session. 

Email me at info@katielane.co.nz to arrange a free 15-minute phone chat to ask questions, learn more, or book your first session.

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**Somatic therapy is a powerful adjunct support, but it is not a substitute for mental health treatment. Because emotional, psychological, and physical health are deeply interconnected, I will sometimes recommend working alongside other professionals — such as counsellors, psychotherapists, naturopaths, or medical practitioners**