Somatic Therapy
For Adults | Online Across California
You’re Ready For Therapy To Feel Different.
If you’re considering somatic therapy, this is where the differences between approaches begin to matter.
You may recognize parts of this:
You’ve spent time trying to understand yourself.
You’ve read, reflected, maybe even talked things through with others. Intellectually, things make sense. But understanding something in your mind hasn’t quieted the tension that still lives in your body.
For many people, this is connected to experiences—sometimes trauma—that left a lasting imprint on the nervous system.
Insight Hasn’t Been Enough
Even during ordinary moments, part of you stays on alert.
You notice yourself scanning for shifts in tone, mood, or expectation. It can be hard to fully relax when your system is used to staying prepared, attentive, and ready to respond.
You’re Still Feeling Vigilant
On the outside, you may appear capable, steady, and composed.
But internally, there can be a constant effort to hold everything together.
You’re Carrying More Than You Show
Over time, that quiet effort can leave you feeling stretched thin, even when others see you as someone who has it all under control.
These are often the kinds of patterns somatic therapy is designed to work with—though how that work happens can differ significantly between approaches.
For many people, that difference becomes clearer after encountering somatic work in different forms.
Somatic care has become more widely talked about.
You may have already tried piecing together somatic techniques from different videos, articles, or apps—hoping something would finally quiet your nervous system.
But lasting change often comes from work that considers your whole experience, with somatic tools as one part of a comprehensive plan.
You may be ready for therapy that works with your nervous system, not just your thoughts.
What This Work Actually Feels Like
If you’ve been looking for the right kind of somatic therapy—something that works directly with your nervous system—Brainspotting may be what you’ve been searching for.
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In session, we’re not trying to think through the problem.
We’re paying attention to how your system is responding in real time—where there’s tension, where something begins to shift, where your body holds activation or settles.
There’s no pressure to perform or produce insight.
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Using your visual field, we identify a point that connects to where your brain and body are holding activation.
This point helps access deeper processing that isn’t always available through thinking or talking alone.
Once we find it, we stay there—allowing your system to process in a focused, contained way.
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You don’t have to explain everything.
You don’t have to relive anything.
You don’t have to find the right words.There’s no expectation to make sense of the experience while it’s happening.
You’re simply noticing—and allowing your system to process at its own pace.
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Over time, people often notice a shift not just in how they understand things—but in how they actually feel and respond.
Patterns that once felt automatic may begin to loosen.
Situations that once activated your system may feel more manageable or less intense.This is a focused, effective way of working—especially for those who have already done therapy and are ready for something deeper.
I’m Dr. Pipkins, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in brain-body based care.
I began working this way because of the difference I saw in my clients. After nervous system–based sessions, they weren’t just thinking differently—they were feeling and moving through their lives differently, too.
This Work Is Effective Online.
Somatic therapy can be done very effectively through secure video sessions.
We approach the work much like we would in person.
You’ll want to choose a quiet, private space where your attention can be undivided and you feel comfortable enough to focus.
During sessions, you’ll be seated upright with your face visible so I can observe subtle eye movements and responses as we work.
Together, we move at a pace that feels manageable and supportive—allowing your nervous system to process without needing to force or explain everything in words.
Signs You’re Ready for Mind–Body Connection
You might feel drawn to somatic therapy if insight alone hasn’t been enough — if you understand why you feel the way you do, but your body still feels tense, wired, or “on alert.”
This approach often resonates if:
You can talk about your feelings, yet don’t feel grounded in your body
Stress shows up physically (tight chest, racing thoughts, jaw tension, restlessness, trouble sleeping)
You’ve built awareness or boundaries, but still feel pushed past your limits
You tend to push through discomfort rather than pause and notice
You want healing that feels integrated, not just intellectual
You’re looking for tools that support you in daily life, not only in session
Mind–body therapy isn’t about becoming a perfectly calm or regulated version of yourself. It’s about building a different relationship with your body and nervous system—one that supports you, responds to your needs, and helps you move through the world with more steadiness and choice.
What This Work Makes Possible
When you’re no longer pushing past your body’s signals, you gain access to a different kind of life — one with more choice, more breath, and more room for your own needs.
Over time, mind–body therapy helps you move through the world with less urgency and more clarity, reconnect with a sense of internal safety, and build spaciousness you don’t have to earn by overworking or holding everything together.
You begin to feel more like yourself again — not the version shaped by pressure, but the one rooted in presence, intuition, and steadiness.