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SOMATIC INTENSIVES IN SAN JOSE, CA
When you understand the pattern, but your body keeps repeating it.
Focused, nervous-system-centered therapy for high-functioning adults ready to work differently with the patterns keeping them overwhelmed, depleted, and stuck.
Brace. Anticipate. Perform. Push. Keep going.
When Knowing Better Doesn’t Lead to Doing Differently
You’ve read the books, journaled, and talked it through. But your body doesn’t always get the message.
You recognize your perfectionism
But can’t loosen its grip.
You understand your boundaries
But struggle to hold them.
You know you need to slow down
But slowing down feels uncomfortable.
You understand your patterns
But still react automatically.
You want more connection
But vulnerability feels difficult.
You know you’re exhausted
But keep overriding your limits.
It isn’t a lack of awareness, motivation, or discipline. Some patterns developed where being vigilant, productive, or accommodating helped you navigate life, and over time they became automatic.
“What happens inside me when I try to do something different?” That’s where our work begins.
What Is a Somatic Intensive?
A focused experience designed to help you work directly with one deeply learned pattern.
6
individual sessions
90 min
each session
6 to 8
weeks
Rather than exploring many concerns, we choose one focus, like the urgency you feel when you’re not being productive. Through conversation and somatic exploration, we notice how it shows up in your body and what happens when you respond differently.
How the Intensive Works
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We identify and refine our focus
Your consultation begins identifying the pattern, so we start working with it in your first session.
2
We explore it through your body
We revisit a recent moment and notice what happens. Does your chest tighten when you imagine saying no?
3
We bring the work into everyday life
Personalized practices, like guided meditations or reflection prompts, fit the life you’re already living.
4
We notice, reflect, and adjust
A brief Nervous System Self-Reflection Assessment helps us see what’s changing. There’s no score.
What matters is your willingness to engage, not your ability to do everything perfectly.
What Could You Walk Away With?
Awareness of your body’s signals
Recognizing tension and overwhelm before you’re depleted.
More choice under pressure
Pausing before you automatically overwork or accommodate.
Relationships with emotions
Feeling without suppressing or intellectualizing.
Flexibility with boundaries
Tolerating the discomfort of saying no or asking for help.
Access to rest and connection
Experiencing presence without feeling compelled to be productive.
Practices you can keep
Personalized tools for when familiar patterns arise.
The responses you’ve relied on aren’t the only ones available.
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Capable without constantly bracing.
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Responsible without carrying everything.
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Ambitious without living in urgency.
The intention isn’t to become a different person. It’s to have more freedom in how you experience being yourself.
You can make room for rest without treating it as something you have to earn.
Is a Somatic Intensive Right for You?
This is a good fit if
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You can name a specific pattern affecting your well-being or ability to rest.
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You’re ready to dedicate six to eight weeks to one focus.
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You’ll engage with brief practices between sessions.
Another approach may fit better
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Between-session practice isn’t possible right now. Another format may serve you better.
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You want ongoing support across many areas. Individual Therapy may fit.
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You want quick relief or a guarantee. This isn’t a shortcut.
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You need a different level of clinical care. In a crisis, another setting may be more appropriate.
You don’t need previous experience with somatic therapy. You do need curiosity, openness, and a willingness to participate.
Somatic Intensives vs. Ongoing Individual Therapy
Neither is deeper or more effective, just structured differently. Explore Individual Therapy
What to Know Before You Start
$325
per session
6 sessions
90 minutes each
San Jose
in person
California
online
Getting started
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Consultation. We discuss the pattern and whether this approach fits.
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First session. We refine your focus and begin the work.
Frequently Asked Questions
You Don’t Have to Keep Responding the Way You Always Have
Those responses may have served an important purpose. But they don’t have to remain your only options. You don’t need to become less capable. You need more ways of being than capable.
If there’s a pattern you’re ready to work with, I’d welcome the opportunity to explore whether a Somatic Intensive is right for you.
Somatic Intensives available in person in San Jose and virtually throughout California.