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Learn more about somatic coaching
Somatic coaching is a coaching approach that works with the body as an active source of information and change. Rather than focusing solely on thoughts, goals, and verbal reflection, somatic coaching pays attention to physical sensations, posture, breath, movement, and the body's responses to different situations and states of mind.
Somatic coaching is not a clinical therapy. It does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. It works within a development and wellbeing frame, using body-based awareness to support personal growth, resilience, and the kind of change that cognitive approaches alone sometimes cannot reach.
In somatic coaching, the coach helps the client develop awareness of what their body is communicating: where tension is held, how posture shifts with different emotional states, what physical sensations accompany difficult decisions or habitual patterns.
Sessions may involve:
- Guided body awareness: noticing physical sensations, breath, and posture in the moment
- Connecting body signals to emotions, beliefs, or recurring patterns
- Working with breath, movement, or physical experiments to shift stuck states
- Developing body-based practices to support regulation, energy, and presence
- Translating somatic insight into practical change in how the client moves through daily life
Somatic coaching is most effective for presentations where body-held patterns and physical experience are central.
Burnout
Burnout is as much a physical phenomenon as a psychological one. Somatic coaching helps people reconnect with the body's signals that were ignored on the way to burnout, and develop a more sustainable relationship with energy, rest, and self-regulation as part of recovery.
Insomnia
Sleep difficulties often involve a nervous system that cannot settle. Somatic coaching introduces body-based practices to support regulation before sleep: breath work, body awareness, and releasing physical tension that keeps the system alert.
Perimenopause & menopause
The hormonal shifts of perimenopause and menopause affect the body in ways that are often poorly understood and inadequately supported. Somatic coaching helps people develop a more attuned relationship with their changing body, adapt their self-care, and navigate this transition with greater awareness and agency.
High sensitivity
Highly sensitive people often experience their nervous system as easily overwhelmed by stimulation, emotion, or environmental demand. Somatic coaching supports the development of regulation skills grounded in body awareness, helping clients work with their sensitivity rather than against it.
Choosing an approach isn't something you have to do alone. IC's matching can pair you with a therapist whose approach suits your situation. Get matched
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Finding a somatic coach with genuine training in body-based approaches, rather than a general coaching background with a somatic label, requires a more specific search. Our matching service is built to remove that friction. You complete a short survey, our psychologists combine data-driven insights with human judgement to identify the right therapists for your situation, and you choose from a shortlist of strong candidates. You can also browse our directory directly if you'd prefer to choose yourself.
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