Somatic therapies · San Diego
Somatic Therapy in San Diego: healing what the body remembers
Stress and trauma don't only live in our memories. They live in our breath, our muscles and our nervous system.
Our somatic therapies, Acupuncture, Breathwork and Hypnotherapy, work through the body to help you feel safe, release what you've been holding and integrate experiences that talk alone can't always reach.
- Acupuncture, Breathwork and Hypnotherapy
- Trauma-informed, private, one-on-one sessions
- Doctors and Licensed Providers on one care team
- Coordinated with Psychotherapy and Trauma Therapy
- Progress measured with GAD-7, PHQ-9 and PROMIS
- HSA, FSA and LSA welcome, always gratuity-free
The basics
What is somatic therapy?
"Soma" means body. Somatic therapies use the body as a doorway to the mind. Instead of starting with your thoughts, they start with what you feel: tension, a held breath, a racing heart, a sense of shutting down.
Researchers and clinicians, including Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score, and Dr. Gabor Maté, have described how unresolved stress and trauma can stay stored in the body and shape how we feel and respond every day. Somatic care helps your nervous system move out of fight, flight or freeze, so the experiences behind those patterns can be processed and integrated.
Our somatic therapies
Three ways we work through the body
Medical · Doctors of Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Trauma-informed Acupuncture calms the nervous system, eases the physical patterns stress leaves behind, such as tight shoulders, poor sleep and digestive upset, and helps you feel at home in your body again.
AcupunctureRead: Trauma-informed Acupuncture
Trauma-Informed Breathwork
Breathwork
Guided breathing shifts your nervous system out of survival mode and helps you feel and release emotions held in the body, at a pace that feels safe.
Breathwork
With our Clinical Hypnotherapist
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy gently accesses the subconscious, where many memories and beliefs are stored, so they can be understood and integrated. Your first Hypnotherapy session is a 2-hour session with a deep intake.
HypnotherapyAlso at Saffron & Sage
Somatic Bodywork with Dr. Scott
Hands-on bodywork that helps release tension and stress held in the tissues.
Massage and bodyworkAlso at Saffron & Sage
Somatic Coaching with Sheava
Coaching that uses body awareness to help you notice and shift old patterns.
CoachingWhy people come to us
When the body is still holding on
- Feeling stuck in anxiety, overwhelm or burnout
- Past trauma, large or small, that still shows up in daily life
- Grief and loss
- Trouble sleeping or switching off
- Physical symptoms that seem connected to stress
- Having talked it through but still feeling it in the body
Part of The Saffron Method®
Working with the spirit
The Saffron Method® looks for root causes in three places: thoughts (mind), toxicity (body) and trauma (spirit). Somatic therapies are how we work with the third, and we treat all three together.
Your somatic sessions are coordinated with the rest of your care team, including Psychotherapy and Trauma Therapy when needed, so each session builds on the last.
Explore The Saffron Method®Psychotherapy and Trauma TherapyWhat to expect
Somatic care, at your pace
Start with a conversation
A free discovery call or your first appointment helps us understand your story and goals.
Choose your starting point
Your care team recommends Acupuncture, Breathwork, Hypnotherapy or a combination.
Go at your pace
Sessions are private and one-on-one. You stay in control, and nothing is forced.
Integrate and measure
You get simple practices for home, and members track progress with the GAD-7, PHQ-9 and PROMIS Global 10 every 90 days.
Questions
Somatic therapy FAQs
What is somatic therapy?
Somatic therapy is a body-based approach that works with the nervous system and physical sensations to help release stress and integrate difficult experiences.
Is somatic therapy good for trauma?
Many people use somatic approaches as part of trauma care because trauma can be held in the body as well as the mind. At Saffron & Sage, somatic therapies are coordinated with Psychotherapy and Trauma Therapy when that's right for you.
Which somatic therapies do you offer?
Acupuncture, Breathwork and Hypnotherapy, plus Somatic Bodywork and Somatic Coaching.
Do I have to talk about my trauma?
No. Somatic work can begin with the body and the breath. You share only what feels right.
Is this the same as psychotherapy?
No. Somatic therapies work through the body. If you'd also like talk therapy, our Psychotherapist offers individual therapy and Trauma Therapy, and your care team coordinates both.
How do I get started?
Book a free discovery call or call (619) 933-2340.
Ready when you are
Your body has been holding on. Let's help it let go.
Somatic therapies are not a substitute for emergency or crisis care. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911. Individual results vary. Medical services are provided by Kasawa Medical APC; wellness services by Saffron & Sage LLC.
