somatic therapy

American  

noun

Psychiatry.

1. any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.

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Example Sentences

“I got certified as a breath coach. I started leaning more into embodied practices, body connection and somatic therapy tools.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was a program run by the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective in New York, where they offered a group that integrated writing, dance and body-based healing exercises drawn from somatic therapy.

From Seattle Times

She was treated with traditional talk therapy and somatic therapy, a form of body-centered therapy, to explore the effect of stress on her body.

From Los Angeles Times