Somatic therapy For what your body has been carrying, quietly, on its own

Ceri Blythe — Somatic & Trauma-Informed Therapist

Wānaka, New Zealand · In-person & Online

What Happens In Session?

Two hands placed in a delicate, but uplifting position. These hands are tan skin with patches of lighter skin, possibly due to birth marks or vitiligo.

Sometimes emotions feel overwhelming

Together, we explore:

How emotions live within the body
Feeling more alive, embodied, and aware
How to move through feelings that once felt overwhelming
How to build capacity for uncertainty and change
How to reconnect with your body's wisdom and sensations
How to express what words sometimes can't
How to develop tools for regulation, grounding, and self-connection

This space welcomes presence, curiosity, listening, movement, breath and softening.

Anxiety, grief, anger, stress, and uncertainty can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves - frozen, stuck, or like we're constantly trying to hold everything together.

Through the wisdom of Somatic Therapy and Trauma-informed practices, I offer a space where you can gently reconnect with your body, explore what you're feeling, and develop a deeper sense of safety within yourself.

This work brings more awareness towards the resources that we all have within us - the breath, posture, the way we show up in space, gentle movement, pacing - and learning how to lean into these resources more and more.

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When we move with awareness, we return home to ourselves.

A Space to Return to Yourself

This work is about slowly building a relationship with yourself where your body starts to feel like a place you can return to. A place where you can notice. Feel. Process. Rest. Grow.

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Do you feel?

"I feel stuck and disconnected from myself."
"My emotions feel overwhelming and I don't know what to do with them."
"I feel anxious, frozen, or constantly in my head."
"I want to reconnect with my body."
"I'm moving through grief, change, burnout, or a difficult transition."
"I want to feel more alive, expressive, and connected."

In our sessions, we may combine Movement Therapy, somatic exploration, body-awareness practices, nervous-system regulation tools, creative expression, reflective conversation, and embodied mindfulness. Each session is shaped around you, your experience, and what your body is ready to explore.