What is Somatic Therapy?
a holistic pathway to healing which recognizes the mind and body as connected and intertwined
Your physical body creates an imprint of difficult memories, emotions, grief, and trauma just like your mind does. If not sufficiently processed and released, your most challenging life experiences can become stuck, trapped and frozen in time in the body.
These holding patterns eventually create blockages which disrupt the natural healthy flow of your energy, making it difficult for the body to function properly and effectively. If left untreated, physical wellness will suffer with the development of muscular tension, chronic pain, headaches, GI distress, autoimmune issues and disease. Mental health will also be compromised, as stuck stagnant energy maintains anxiety, depression, PTSD and other psychological disorders.
If you have been in traditional therapy for a long time without feeling much better, there's very likely a somatic component of your healing that hasn't been addressed. A somatic therapy session will offer your body the opportunity to release and then heal.
About Me
Sarah R. Memoli LMHC, HHP, RYT
After graduating from Boston College with a MA in Counseling Psychology in 2002, I moved to San Diego to finish my intern hours for licensing as an LMHC. There I was introduced to and fell in love with holistic wellness. The mind-body connection intrigued and made sense to me. I completed a 1000-hr program to become certified as a Holistic Health Practitioner in California and studied with renowned and innovative healers in the (then) still emerging field of Somatic Therapy. When I returned to Rhode Island, I completed a 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training in order to deepen my understanding of how to foster healing and harmony through movement of the body and the breath. I have been in private practice for almost 20 years with a mission of helping other humans to find a more peaceful, joyful and meaningful existence. I feel honored to guide my clients on their journeys and grateful for all of the healers who have supported me on my own.