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so·mat·ic
adjective | sō-ˈma-tik

Of or relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.
In therapy: letting your feelings and sensations in your body guide you, informing you in ways words alone sometimes can’t.

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Somatic Therapy for Women Ready to Find Themselves Again

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Somewhere along the way, you may have lost touch with what you need.

You care deeply. You notice what other people need before they say it. You replay conversations, worry about disappointing people, and often make decisions based on how they'll affect everyone else before asking yourself what you want.

A woman with glasses and long wavy hair, smiling and laughing, is sitting on a chair. She is wearing a white and blue striped shirt and pink pants. She has her hand on her head and is looking joyful.

Maybe you've become so good at holding everything together that most people have no idea how anxious, exhausted, lonely, or disconnected you feel.

Maybe you've done therapy before. You understand your patterns. You know where they came from. But when you're stressed, overwhelmed, or in conflict, you still find yourself reacting in ways that don't feel like who you want to be.

Somewhere along the way, you may have gotten really good at organizing your life around other people's needs, emotions, expectations, or approval—and lost touch with yourself in the process.

I'm Toni Richter, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and somatic therapist. I help women reconnect with themselves through therapy that goes beyond insight alone. Together, we'll slow down enough to understand what your nervous system learned to do to help you survive, build a greater sense of safety, and gently create new ways of relating to yourself and the people you love.

What our work might look like

I draw from Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and trauma-conscious yoga. Rather than only talking about what's happening, we'll also pay attention to what your body is communicating. Healing isn't about forcing yourself to "move on." It's about helping your nervous system discover that it doesn't have to work so hard anymore.

Together, we might:

Understand the patterns that keep pulling you away from yourself.
Build more trust in your body, your emotions, and yourself.
Release what has remained stuck from past experiences.
Learn to notice your own needs with the same care you've given everyone else.
Practice relationships and boundaries that feel more mutual, honest, and sustainable.
Rediscover parts of yourself that have been buried beneath anxiety, perfectionism, or years of putting yourself last.

I don't believe you're broken, and I'm not interested in "fixing" you. I believe your mind and body adapted in ways that made sense at one time. Therapy becomes a place to understand those adaptations with compassion, create more choice, and reconnect with the person you've always been underneath them.

My approach

I tend to work best with women who are looking for more than a place to vent. Many of my clients have tried therapy before and are ready to slow down, include the body in the healing process, and commit to the kind of consistent work that creates lasting change over time.

My approach is relational, collaborative, and grounded in a feminist, trauma-informed perspective. I'll never push you faster than your nervous system is ready to go, and I won't promise quick fixes. Instead, we'll move at a pace that feels safe while helping you build a life that feels more like your own.