Many people come to somatic therapy because stress has settled into the body: a tight chest, a clenched jaw, a stomach that will not settle, or a feeling of being permanently switched on. Somatic therapy works with those sensations and with the nervous system directly, rather than asking you to think your way out of them.

Talking therapies and somatic therapy are different ways in to the same experience. Neither is better for everyone, and some people use both. This page explains how they differ so you can decide what to ask about.

I offer three approaches. They overlap, and the free consultation is the easiest place to work out which suits you. Here is how they differ.