Somatic Psychotherapy

03/04/2026

Marketing for psychotherapy has become unrecognizable. First, there was an influx of new methods targeting clients and psychotherapists who feel the need to add another method to their practice so they can feel "good enough."

But it has gotten even worse. Now I see a barage of ads for therapists to "grow their practice," offered by other therapists (who...have free time to make these platforms, so is their practice thriving?). The target is shifting from clients, to clients and therapists, and now...therapists are marketing to other therapists.

I'm baffled as to what has happened to the dignity of psychotherapists and the intergrity of psychotherapy practice. What is happening to our intrinsic value as professionals?

Does anybody else feel this way?

03/03/2026

I was honored to be interviewed by Shruti Rustagi, connecting my previous life as an aerial artist with helping clients in somatic psychotherapy treatment to learn how to let go. I hope you enjoy it!

20 min
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GaWMnDkwlPmzZJcJI2ZmH?si=eNZrP_G2Q8GXdE9cVvYidA&nd=1&dlsi=c632abb46b474003

03/02/2026

Your inner child is patiently waiting for you.

02/22/2026

"The brain has not yet realized that it is made of body"
-JFT

02/19/2026

Interested in earning a doctorate in Somatic Psychology? CIIS is having a virtual open house this weekend!

https://www.ciis.edu/events/spring-open-house Virtual Open House is this weekend - check it out!

Experience CIIS at our Spring Open House—connect with community, explore programs, and imagine what’s next for your education.

02/04/2026

"You are how you move;
you live how you are."

02/01/2026

"The body is the site of sensory appreciation and creative self-fashioning."
- Shusterman, 2002

01/29/2026

AIs can beat us at narrow technical skills. To future-proof our careers and our education, we should focus beyond cognitive skills; social, emotional, physic...

01/29/2026

Embodiment is awareness itself.
-JFT

01/29/2026

Most people go to therapy to fix themselves: some people go to therapy to discover a new way of living in the world that brings forth their aliveness. I'm interested in working with folks who seek the latter.
For more information, please message me, or visit www.soma-psyche.com

01/25/2026

If you go to therapy to "get rid of bad feelings" you are wasting your time. Good therapy stems from learning to understand those feelings and develop self-compassion. This process allows you to grow your emotional container which will increase your empathy, resilience, and self-awareness.

After that, the "bad feelings" become a source of information, rather than something to get rid of.

01/22/2026

Have you thanked your body today?