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Soma means body. Body-based healing practices provide a sophisticated augmentation to traditional mind or talk-based approaches. Somatic Inquiry, a body-based healing practice, is a specific approach to asking the body questions. Whereas the mind might answer a question with reason and logic, the body answers with physical sensation. Here’s an example: “What happens when you think of a time where important people let you down?” Mind answer: “I feel angry, and I begin to ruminate over all the times this has happened to me before.” Body answer: “My throat is tight, and I feel an aching in my stomach.” What’s the difference? The difference is that with a mind answer, we eventually reach a ceiling of insight where we can no longer add to the meaning that we’ve already made from an experience. When insight alone is no longer fruitful in changing our emotional or behavioral reactions, then that’s an indicator that our mind answer is in misalignment with our body answer. A body answer reflect

--> DBT | Trauma Therapy | Richmond, VA top of page Schedule now Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ​Seeking Depth to Recovery is home to licensed therapists trained in somatic trauma therapy including DBT, to help clients heal from trauma. DBT can help people manage symptoms of developmental trauma, emotional dysregulation, and anxiety. What Is DBT? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment designed to help individuals manage intense emotions, improve relationships, and build a life worth living. Originally developed for individuals with borderline personality disorder, DB

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