Somatic Therapy & EMDR

A healing space to resolve trauma and chronic stress, engage the body’s innate wisdom, and promote lasting well-being.

My name is Jessica. I am a licensed clinical social worker, Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga facilitator, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and EMDR therapist. I work in person in East Boston and offer online sessions for adults and teens in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine and Connecticut.

Through compassionate and collaborative therapy, I support individuals in accessing their innate capacity for healing and growth. I view my role as a guide in the empowering journey of self-discovery, helping clients connect with their inner wisdom and resilience. I believe that healing happens not only through insight, but also through attunement, presence, and the restoration of embodied safety.

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Does this sound like you?

You take care of everyone else, but never leave space for yourself.

Lately, you might find yourself feeling overwhelmed, on edge, or even resentful. You're stretched too thin, yet it feels impossible to stop.

You start pulling away—ignoring messages, avoiding social plans—not because you don't care, but because you're exhausted. Lonely. Unseen.

You’re working nonstop, and when you do try to rest, your mind won’t let you. “Relaxation” looks more like drinking, scrolling, or zoning out—never actually restorative.

You know you’ve been through a lot. And you’re starting to realize: you're not taking care of yourself the way you need to.

You want something deeper than traditional talk therapy. Maybe you've tried it, and it’s just not cutting it anymore.

If any of this sounds familiar, it may be a sign that your body is holding on to chronic stress—or unresolved trauma. These patterns don’t mean you’re broken. They’re your nervous system’s way of coping with overwhelm.

Boston Somatic Therapy can help you rebuild your mind-body connection to promote emotional and physical healing. I integrate traditional talk therapy with physical techniques such as building body awareness, breathing exercises, and gentle movement. Sessions help to create space for your body to move through and heal from stressful life events, whether you are new to therapy or feel “all talked out.” Your body has the inherent wisdom to heal, and I am there to support and guide you through it.

Modalities

  • Somatic Experiencing

    Somatic Experiencing is a gentle, body-focused therapy designed to heal stress and trauma stored deeply in the nervous system. Developed by Dr. Peter A. Levine, it guides you to gently release stuck fight, flight, or freeze responses and build greater presence, resilience, and emotional balance.

  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. EMDR works by helping people reprocess traumatic memories through a combination of eye movements and other bilateral sensory input.

  • Trauma Sensitive Yoga

    Trauma Sensitive Trauma Center Yoga (TCTSY) is based on key components of hatha yoga, where participants engage in physical forms and movements. Elements of standard hatha yoga are modified to maximize empowerment and cultivate a positive relationship with the body.

  • Talk Therapy

    Individual therapy sessions are designed to address your treatment goals and provide symptom relief. Therapy sessions are typically a blend traditional talk therapy with skill building, psychoeducation and somatic work. Sessions can include EMDR, Somatic Experiencing and yoga.

  • Therapy Intensives

    Intensives are longer-format sessions designed to be effective and efficient to support your treatment goals. They can be focused on EMDR or Somatic Experiencing. Intensives are done as 90-minute or three hour sessions and can be 1-5x per week depending on treatment goals, modality and timeline.

Let’s work together.

Send me a message to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation. I can answer any questions you have and get you set up with an initial appointment. I can also help you look up and verify your PPO out-of-network benefits.

Please let me know times you are available to connect!