//You’re ready for something to shift//
When Your Body Feels Like It's Holding Too Much
You’ve tried to think your way through it. You’ve talked about it. You may have spent years in therapy and understand the patterns, yet your body still reacts before your mind can catch up.
Maybe it shows up as a racing heart, a tight chest, or a constant sense of tension in your body. You might feel on edge, easily overwhelmed, or shut down in moments where you want to stay present. You may notice yourself overthinking, bracing, or reacting in ways that don’t match how you actually want to show up.
Somatic therapy helps you make sense of these reactions and build the ability to respond in a way that feels more steady, grounded, and in control.
What Is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy is a body-based approach that supports nervous system regulation, helps process trauma and emotions held in the body, and builds emotional resilience. The focus is on learning to recognize and understand the signals your body is sending and responding in ways that feel safe, grounded, and aligned with you.
​​
-
Anxiety and chronic stress
-
Panic attacks and feeling emotionally flooded
-
Dissociation and disconnection from your body
-
Muscle tension, migraines, and other stress-related physical symptoms
-
Trauma triggers and emotional overwhelm
-
Feeling “on edge” or unable to fully relax, even during downtime
-
Burnout that rest alone doesn’t seem to resolve
-
Emotional reactivity that feels bigger than the situation
-
Feeling disconnected from yourself despite functioning well in daily life
-
Difficulty slowing down or being present in your body
Somatic therapy can support you if you’re experiencing:
What Sessions Might Look Like
Sessions begin with building safety and awareness. This may include breathwork, guided tracking of sensations, grounding exercises, or noticing how emotions show up in different parts of the body. You stay in control of the pace and depth of the work, with space to move at a level that feels manageable for your system.
​
Somatic therapy is flexible and can be integrated with EMDR or art therapy, or used as a standalone approach. You don’t need to have everything figured out before starting. A willingness to slow down and begin listening to your body is enough to begin.
Virtual Somatic Therapy in NYC, Westchester, and Across New York
I offer somatic therapy for adults across New York State. Sessions are fully virtual, so you can attend from home without the added stress of commuting or adjusting to a new environment when your system is already overwhelmed.
Whether you’re navigating trauma, burnout, or emotional reactivity, this work supports you in reconnecting with yourself and building the capacity to respond from a more regulated place, so past experiences no longer carry the same weight in your present life.
Therapy that helps you process, heal, and move forward.”
HI! I’m Attiya Awadallah, LCAT, ATR-BC, a licensed and board-certified psychotherapist specializing in EMDR therapy, somatic therapy, art therapy, anxiety treatment, trauma therapy, and complex trauma. Through my practice, Lenora: Art Therapy and Counseling, I work with adults across New York State who are feeling emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in survival mode, burned out, anxious, disconnected from themselves, or carrying unresolved trauma that continues to impact daily life, relationships, confidence, and direction.
​
My approach is integrative, active, personalized, and results-oriented. I integrate EMDR, somatic therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and creative therapeutic methods to help clients process difficult experiences, shift long-standing emotional patterns, strengthen emotional regulation, and create meaningful change that extends beyond the therapy session itself.
​
I have over 10 years of experience working across inpatient, outpatient, addiction treatment, and community mental health settings. In addition to individual therapy, I offer EMDR intensives and virtual psychotherapy services throughout New York State.
