Boca Raton, FL
You’re Ready for Therapy That Includes Both Mind and Body
Online somatic therapy for adults in Boca Raton, FL, specializing in anxiety, trauma, and midlife stress
You may understand yourself well and still find yourself reacting in familiar ways.
Many people in Boca Raton come to therapy because anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, or life transitions have left them feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in familiar patterns.
Somatic therapy includes both mind and body, helping you work with those patterns in a different way.
What is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy brings your thoughts, emotions, and body into the therapeutic process. Along with talking about what's happening in your life, we'll pay attention to how those experiences are showing up in your body and nervous system in the present moment. This gives us another way of exploring your experience and working with patterns as they emerge during our conversations.
As we talk, we'll move naturally between exploring your thoughts and emotions and noticing what's happening in your body and nervous system. Sometimes that means simply bringing awareness to physical sensations. Other times we may experiment with gentle practices such as movement or supporting different parts of your body, helping your mind and body begin responding to what's happening in the present instead of automatically falling into familiar patterns. This can help you respond with greater flexibility and choice.
Somatic Experiencing (SE) is the foundation of my work. When it's appropriate, we may also incorporate the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) or the Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP). You can learn more about each of these approaches below.
When You're Looking for More Than Traditional Talk Therapy
You may be drawn to this approach if you want enough space to talk through your life and relationships while also working more directly with the physical responses that can be difficult to change through understanding alone.
This approach may be a good fit if:
You want space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and what's happening in your body.
You want to better understand why your body responds the way it does to stress, anxiety, or past experiences.
You're open to therapy being experiential at times, including movement, grounding, or supporting different parts of your body when it feels helpful.
You want to feel safer in your body while building greater capacity and resilience for both the challenges and the joys of everyday life.
You want to recognize familiar patterns sooner and respond with greater flexibility and choice.
About Me
Hi, I’m Amy Hagerstrom.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) offering online somatic therapy for adults in Boca Raton and throughout Florida.
I spent many years in talk therapy, and while it helped me better understand myself, I struggled with my mental health for a long time. Body-based approaches helped me begin reconnecting with my body, but it wasn't until I started including my body in therapy through Somatic Experiencing that my mental health began to change in ways I hadn't experienced before.
Today, I work with adults who are looking for therapy that includes both mind and body. I offer a steady, collaborative space where we can explore your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and what's happening in your body at a pace that feels manageable.
If this resonates with you and you're in Boca Raton or anywhere in Florida, I'd be honored to work with you.
What You Might Be Navigating
You may recognize yourself in more than one of these.
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You've worked hard to understand yourself, but you still find yourself reacting in ways you can't seem to think your way out of. You may shut down during conflict, feel overwhelmed by situations that seem manageable to others, or notice your body holding tension long after the moment has passed.
→ Learn more about trauma therapy -
You're holding it together, but underneath your mind races and your body feels tense or unsettled. It's hard to relax when it feels like something is always about to go wrong.
→ Learn more about anxiety therapy -
You're juggling a lot and wondering if this is how life is supposed to feel. The ways you've always managed stress and kept going aren't working as well anymore. You may find yourself wanting more space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and decide what comes next.
→ Learn more about Midlife therapy
Approaches I May Incorporate Into Therapy
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Somatic Experiencing
The foundation of my work, helping you include both your mind and body in therapy.
Learn more about Somatic Experiencing -
Rest and Restore Protocol
A music-based listening therapy that supports rest, regulation, and your body's natural rhythms.
Learn more about Rest and Restore Protocol -
Safe and Sound Protocol
A music-based listening therapy that helps support emotional regulation, connection, and a greater sense of ease.
Learn more about Safe and Sound Protocol
Sometimes We Look Beyond Therapy
Alongside somatic therapy, we may also explore how sleep, nutrition, movement, light exposure, stress, and daily routines are affecting how you feel. These parts of daily life can influence your energy, mood, resilience, and your ability to recover from stress.
When it feels relevant, we'll look for small, realistic changes that support the work we're already doing together. If additional support would be helpful, I can also collaborate with or refer you to trusted professionals, including functional or integrative medicine providers, registered dietitians, and other wellness practitioners.
This integrative perspective is meant to complement our therapy work, recognizing that your mental and physical well-being influence one another.
Start Online Therapy in Boca Raton, FL
Sessions are held online, so whether you're in Boca Raton or elsewhere in Florida, you can access therapy without having to travel to an office. If you're looking for therapy that includes both mind and body, online sessions allow us to do this work wherever you are.
If you live outside the Boca Raton area, you can learn more about online somatic therapy throughout Florida.
I offer a free 10-minute consultation to answer your questions and see if we're a good fit.
Schedule your 10-minute consultation to get started.
If you have questions before scheduling, you're also welcome to reach out through my Contact page.