Heal the body. Calm the mind.
Trauma is not just a memory of what happened. It is a physical state that lives in your nervous system today. If you feel constantly on edge, shut down, or unable to relax no matter how much you talk about it, your body may be stuck in a survival loop. We work where the trauma actually lives.
Book a free 15-min consultWhen the body holds what the words can't reach.
You may have done years of talk therapy and still feel the tension in your shoulders, the tightness in your chest, the dissociation that pulls you out of the room. That is not a failure of your work. It is a sign that the trauma is held somewhere words cannot fully reach.
At Turn the Mind, we offer specialized Somatic Experiencing® (SE) therapy with a certified practitioner. We help you move beyond traditional talk therapy to release the physical tension and the fight, flight, or freeze energy still trapped in the body.
"Your body knows the way home. We help it remember."
A bottom-up approach to finishing what was interrupted.
Developed by Dr. Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing is grounded in an observation about animals in the wild: after a life-threatening event, they instinctively shake off the intense survival energy and return to baseline. Humans often override these instincts. The unfinished energy stays locked in the body, showing up later as:
- Chronic anxiety and panic attacks
- Hypervigilance, always being on guard
- Emotional numbness or dissociation
- Chronic pain, digestive issues, or unexplained fatigue
- Difficulty relaxing, even when nothing is wrong
By tracking your "felt sense" (the subtle internal signals of your body), SE helps your nervous system finish processing what it never got to finish, so you can feel grounded and at home in your skin again.
Three core pillars, kept safe and steady.
SE is intentionally gentle. We move at the pace your nervous system can hold. Three core principles guide the work, so healing feels safe and sustainable.
Titration
We process the trauma in tiny, manageable bites, so you never feel overwhelmed. Small enough to digest, large enough to shift.
Pendulation
We help your nervous system swing between activation and a place of calm "resourcing." That rhythm builds your internal strength and teaches your body it is safe to settle.
Discharge
We allow your body to complete its natural survival responses (a small movement, a deep breath, a temperature shift) so the stuck energy can finally release.
Healing from trauma asks for more than clinical knowledge. It asks for a deep understanding of the nervous system.
Martha is specifically trained and certified in Somatic Experiencing®, the gold-standard approach for body-based trauma resolution. She works with clients to safely renegotiate and release trauma, rather than reliving it.
By focusing on your felt sense, the subtle internal signals of your body, Martha guides you in restoring the natural self-regulation of your nervous system. The goal is not just to feel better in the moment. It is to expand your window of tolerance, so you can be more resilient to stress, more present in relationships, and better equipped to handle the ups and downs of life without becoming overwhelmed or shut down.
You don't have to live in a body that feels like a battlefield.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation. Martha and our team are here to help your nervous system find its way back to calm, in person in Glen Rock or virtually across NJ, NY, CT, and PSYPACT states.