Somatic Therapy in Virginia
For High-Achieving Black Women Healers, Who Are Tired of Holding It All Together
You’ve spent a lifetime being dependable the strong one, the steady one, the person everyone turns to when things fall apart. And while you can manage it all on the outside, inside you may feel overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or deeply tired. You’re moving through life on autopilot, keeping pace, keeping peace, and keeping the mask on even when your body is begging you to slow down.
If no one ever taught you how to rest, it makes sense that slowing down feels unfamiliar.
If you’ve always had to push through, it makes sense that your body is tired now.
If you’ve learned to survive, it makes sense that peace feels foreign.
You’re not alone and you’re not doing anything wrong.
Your nervous system has been trying to keep you safe, not stuck.
At Embodied Culture, we provide virtual somatic therapy for women across Virginia, supporting those who are ready to move beyond survival mode and reconnect with themselves in a deeper, more sustainable way. This is a space where you don’t have to perform, hide, or be strong. You get to simply be human.
Why Somatic Therapy?
Talk therapy helps you understand your story.
Somatic therapy helps your body release the story you’ve been carrying.
Many high-achieving Black women come to Embodied Culture after recognizing that insight alone hasn’t brought ease. They aren’t looking for quick fixes or coping tricks — they’re looking for real transformation from the inside out.
Through body-based trauma healing, we support your nervous system in:
Softening patterns of chronic stress and tension
Shifting out of anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional shutdown
Restoring connection with your body’s signals and needs
Building capacity for rest, pleasure, and stillness
Breaking cycles of overgiving and self-sacrifice
Feeling safe to slow down rather than powering through
This work is deep. It’s intentional. It’s rooted in safety.
And it changes what your body believes is possible.
What We Support
Burnout & emotional exhaustion
Anxiety & chronic stress
Trauma & PTSD
Shutdown, numbness & dissociation
High-functioning depression
Perfectionism, people-pleasing & internal pressure
Identity transitions & rediscovering self
If you’ve been holding everything for everyone else,
this is where you finally put it down.
Our Somatic & Attachment-Focused Approach
We integrate body-centered and relational healing methods, including:
Somatic Experiencing® (SE)
Dynamic Attachment Repatterning experience (DARe) for repairing attachment wounds & relational safety
Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) for nervous system regulation
Embodied emotional processing & capacity-building
Faith-integrated support for clients who desire it
Therapy with us is spacious and collaborative — not rushed, not surface-level, and never one-size-fits-all.
We move slowly and intentionally so your body can build real capacity instead of simply coping.
Who We Serve
We specialize in supporting:
High-achieving Black women navigating burnout & transition
Therapists, healers, educators & healthcare professionals
Women who look like they have it all together but feel alone internally
Those who’ve done talk therapy and are ready for deeper healing
You’ve mastered survival.
Let’s build something more than that.
Serving Clients Across Virginia
FAQs
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Yes — all sessions are offered online anywhere in the state.
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Yes — Safe & Sound Protocol is available virtually throughout Virginia.