Somatic Therapy in New York: What the Brain Scans Actually Show

I'm going to tell you something that might make you uncomfortable.

Especially if you're the kind of person who believes healing happens through understanding.

I was that person once.

Let me start with what the skeptics say.

"Somatic therapy is woo-woo."

"There's no evidence for body-based approaches."

"You can't heal trauma by shaking or breathing — that's not science."

I get it. I trained in traditional psychotherapy. I spent years in rooms where the body was treated like furniture — something to sit in while the real work happened in the mind.

And then I saw the brain scans. Read more and book a session with Trauma expert Esther Goldstein today!

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Stonewalling - And No, You’re Not Going “Crazy”.

When someone you love goes silent, your whole body feels it.
This piece unpacks the quiet heartbreak of stonewalling—why it makes you question your sanity, how your nervous system is trying to protect you, and what healing looks like through somatic therapy in NYC.

Learn to turn confusion into clarity, and silence into safety.

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Somatic Therapy, Adult Tantrums & "Arrested Development"

You notice that you get irritated and act out when youre stressed or overwhelmed. Almost in a child-like way. Though youre mature and smart, there are times when you get triggered and you revert to acting in a way a child would- you have tantrums. Adult tantrums. No, you’re not crazy for acting in this way but you may need to get some help to outgrow them. Good therapy that works on your development can help. book your first session in our new York and Long Island offices.

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Somatic Therapy in New York: What the Brain Scans Actually Show

Let me start with what the skeptics say.