Somatic Therapy for Trauma, Nervous System Healing & Embodied Wholeness.
You don't need to be fixed. You need to come home to your body.
Online somatic therapy in Ontario.
Somatic therapy is a body-centered approach to healing that supports the nervous system in releasing stress, trauma, and survival patterns stored beyond words.
At Mariya Garnet Integrative Wellness, I work as a somatic therapist in Ontario and virtually, supporting individuals who feel disconnected from their bodies, overwhelmed by chronic stress, or stuck in patterns shaped by trauma.
Beyond Resilience:
Somatic therapy invites us into this “beyond” — not by forcing growth, but by listening to the body’s own wisdom and timing.
"I no longer want to be resilient.
I don’t want to simply bounce back from things that hurt me or cause me pain. Bouncing back means returning to where I stood before. Instead, I want to go beyond the hurts and the darkness.
The first step toward genuine healing from my mental illness was when I came to trust and believe that there was a beyond.
Now I reach for beyond every day, in every encounter, in every circumstance. I seek to go where I have never traveled. I wake with the vision of a purposeful day, filled with adventure and teachings.
Then I take the first step and try to make it Beyond.”
- Richard Wagamese
Does it sound familiar?
If this poem found something in you — here's what people often carry when they arrive at this work.
You understand your patterns. You just can't feel your way out of them.
You've done the work. You can name your attachment style, trace your anxiety back to its roots, explain your triggers with precision. And still — something hasn't shifted. The body hasn't gotten the memo.
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You understand your patterns intellectually but still feel stuck in them
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You feel disconnected from your body, or numb to it entirely
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Talk therapy helped — but only so far
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You've been holding it together for so long that exhaustion feels normal
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You suspect your chronic stress, pain, or illness is connected to something deeper
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You're someone who thinks carefully and feels deeply, but insight alone hasn't been enough
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Part of you is ready to stop managing and start actually living
If any of this is familiar, you're in the right place. Somatic therapy works precisely where understanding stops and the body begins.
The first step is a free 20-minute conversation. No forms, no commitment — just a chance to see if this feels right.
What Is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is a body-centered approach to healing.
Rather than focusing only on thoughts and narratives, it works with the wisdom of your body — the sensations, breath, movement, and nervous system responses that carry the story of your experiences.
Trauma and chronic stress don't only live in the mind. They live in the body.
Somatic therapy creates the conditions for your nervous system to safely release what it's been holding — without forcing, without rushing.
Benefits of Somatic Therapy
Clients often seek somatic therapy to support:
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Trauma healing and emotional regulation
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Anxiety, overwhelm, or chronic stress
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Dissociation or emotional numbness
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Difficulty feeling grounded or present
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Reconnection with the body and inner experience
Somatic therapy is paced slowly and collaboratively, honouring your capacity and choice at every step.
All sessions are available online across Ontario and beyond — from wherever you are.
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Ready to stop managing and start healing? Book your free 20-minute call.