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Yoffe Therapy
Est. 2006 · Licensed in California
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Body-Mind Psychotherapy

Trauma doesn't only live in thoughts and memories. It lives in the body. We work with both.

Healing That Includes the Whole Person

Body-Mind Psychotherapy, also called somatic psychotherapy, is a clinical approach that integrates the body's role in emotional and psychological healing. Traditional talk therapy engages the thinking mind, but trauma, early attachment disruption, and chronic stress often live below the level of conscious thought, held in physical sensation, posture, breath, and nervous system activation.

Our body-mind approach helps clients tune into physical sensations as information, not something to be bypassed. We work slowly and collaboratively to build somatic awareness, regulate the nervous system, and gradually process trauma that may not be accessible through words alone. This approach is especially powerful for adoptees and foster youth who experienced early pre-verbal trauma: when words weren't available but the body was still taking note.

Who This Specialty Is For

  • People who feel their trauma is "stuck" or can't be resolved through talking alone
  • Those with chronic physical symptoms linked to stress or trauma
  • Adoptees and foster youth with pre-verbal trauma
  • Anyone who notices their body reacts before their mind understands why
  • People in recovery from dissociation or numbing

Treatment Approaches

Somatic Experiencing (SE-informed)
Developed by Peter Levine: a body-oriented approach for healing trauma and PTSD by resolving the "stuck" fight-or-flight response in the nervous system.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Integrates somatic and cognitive approaches, working with body sensation, movement, and mindfulness alongside traditional talk therapy.
Mindfulness-Based Body Scanning
Guided attention to physical sensation as a way of building interoceptive awareness and supporting emotional regulation.
Polyvagal-Informed Work
Drawing on Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory to understand and shift nervous system states toward greater safety and social engagement.

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