Listening to the Wisdom of Your Body
Anxiety can feel overwhelming, constricting and exhausting. It can disrupt your daily life, making it difficult to find peace even in the simplest moments. At Soma Counseling and Wellness, we understand that anxiety isn’t just a mental struggle- it’s also deeply rooted in the body. Your nervous system plays a crucial role in how you experience and manage stress and anxiety. When you’re anxious, your body may be stuck in a state of fight or flight, making it difficult to feel safe and relaxed. Our approach focuses on regulating the nervous system, helping you shift from high alert to one of rest and recovery. In our work together, you will learn practical ways to manage anxiety, calm your nervous system and build emotional resilience.
A Somatic Approach
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What is Couples Therapy and How does it work?As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Level 2 Gottman trained practitioner, Michelle provides specialized support to help couples strengthen their relationships and resolve conflicts. The Gottman Method is a research based approach to couples therapy and focuses on enhancing three essential areas: building friendships and intimacy, managing conflict constructively, and creating shared meaning and purpose in the relationship. Therapy will consider how factors such as family of origin dynamics (the framework you grew up in), past experiences, trauma, and external stressors affect the relationship. By understanding these influences, couples will discuss how they shape their interactions and work together to create healthier patterns that support both partners’ needs. In addition to regular couples therapy sessions, each partner may also be asked to attend a few individual sessions to supplement progress. This will allow me to get to know each individual better, assess each of your personal needs, and develop the very best treatment plan moving forward. Whether you are married or dating and struggling with communication issues, feeling stuck in conflict, emotional disconnection, or major life changes, my approach combines interventions from a holistic view of your relationship, helping you grow and build a healthy relationship TOGETHER.
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How long does couples counseling last?The duration is dependent on the couples’ needs, the challenges they’d like to work through, and the pace of their progress. I recommend that couples commit to a minimum of 6 consecutive sessions to get started.
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How can couples counseling with Soma Counseling and wellness help you?We are here to help your relationship move from distance and pain to intimacy and connection.Soma Counseling and Wellness is ready to walk with you in this process of change. Two people can become so entrenched in their negative patterns of behavior that it can be very hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Let us help you see that light.
ANXIETY THERAPY IN GEORGIA & FLORIDA
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Soma Counseling and Wellness
You don’t have to live in a constant state of anxiety and overwhelm. Transforming your body’s response to stress and learning to move through anxiety is possible. We can help you discover a way to embodied balance and well being. Through the integration of somatic therapy techniques, mindfulness, breathwork and movement, we will help you reconnect with your body’s wisdom to reduce anxiety and cultivate wellness. If you’re ready to explore a new way of healing, we are dedicated to supporting you. Contact us today to schedule your first session.
I am virtually accessible to residents of Georgia and Florida.